Apparatus and method for printing
AssigneeScitex Corporation Ltd.
InventorRefael Yacov Sity
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Abstract
A system and method for employing a digital representation of a color image to be printed in a printing system is provided. The method includes generating at least one raster representation of the color image to be printed and a run length representation of the color image wherein the high resolution representation includes a plurality of files, each file storing information representing a single color to be printed; and a run length file including at least the run length information of the color to be printed. Preferably, each one of the plurality of files including at least an indication for each pixel whether to print the raster representation or the run length representation. The method also includes providing the raster representation and the run length representation to printing apparatus.
Claims40
A method for employing a digital representation of a color image to be printed in a printing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. generating at least one raster representation of said color image to be printed and a run length representation of said color image wherein said run length representation comprises:
- i) a plurality of files, each file storing information representing a single color to be printed;
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- ii) a run length file including at least the run length information of said color to be printed;
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- b. providing said at least one raster representation and said run length representation to a printing apparatus of the printing system.
A method for employing a digital representation of a color image to be printed in a printing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. generating a run length representation of said color image to be printed and at least one raster representation of said color image wherein said generating said at least one raster representation comprises the step of compressing said at least one raster representation;
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- b. providing said decompressed run length representation and said at least one raster representation to a printing apparatus of the printing system wherein said providing comprises the step of decompressing said compressed at least one raster representation.
A printing system employing a digital representation of a color image to be printed in a printing system, comprising:
- a. means for generating at least one raster representation of said color image to be printed and a run length representation of said color image wherein said run length representation comprises:
- i) a plurality of files, each file storing information representing a single color to be printed;
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- ii) a run length file including at least the run length information of said color to be printed;
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- b. means for providing said at least one raster representation and said run length representation to a printing apparatus of the printing system.
A printing system employing a digital representation of a color image to be printed comprising:
- a. means for generating a run length representation of said color image to be printed and at least one raster representation of said color image wherein said means for generating said at least one raster representation comprises means for compressing said at least one raster representation;
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- b. means for providing said decompressed run length representation and said at least one raster representation to a printing apparatus of the printing system wherein said means for providing comprises the means for decompressing said compressed at least one raster representation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.