Xerox Corporation

Nan M Stumbo

David C Robinson

Timothy D Uetz

Khanh P Dinh

Chien-kuo E Chuang

Naveed Ismail

Jim I Benjamin

Mark R Reinhart

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for printing a spot color proof are disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving a request to print a print job, determining one or more spot colors in the print job, translating the one or more spot colors into a respective color value of a color model used by a printer that is selected to print the print job, generating the spot color proof that includes a patch of each one of the one or more spot colors printed in the respective color value and the respective color value, and printing the spot color proof.

System and method for printing a spot color proof

A network printing system is available to a large population of users submitting jobs thereto at random times. The system includes a first decomposer facility, such as for PostScript.TM. or PDF interpretation, and a second decomposer facility, such as for PCL interpretation. The first decomposer facility is capable of parallel interpretation of multiple page images within a job, while the second decomposer facility may not be. A buffer manager arbitrates the operation of the decomposer facilities, so that page images of different page description languages or other image formats are processed optimally.

Network print server with page-parallel decomposing

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Fairport, NY, United States of America

Nan M Stumbo