Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-Packard Company

Nolan W Letellier

Kristofer Erik Metz

A method for preparing electronic data for transmission includes calculating a duration for compressing the electronic data, calculating a duration for transmitting the electronic data if not compressed, and compressing the electronic data only if the duration for compressing does not exceed the duration for transmitting.

Preparing electronic data for transmission

A system and method simplify shapes for printing. A first shape is received by an output device such as a printer. The first shape is stored in a temporary storage cache. A second shape is received by the output device. The first shape is compared to the second shape. The first and second shapes are divided into overlapping and non-overlapping portions. The non-overlapping portions of the first shape are re-cached. The non-overlapping portions of the second shape are buffered until they are processed. The overlapping portions of the first and second shapes are simplified.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

Nolan W Letellier