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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas E Snyder, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel J Clark, Los Gatos, CA (US);
James McClure, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395109 ; 395135 ; 395129 ; 395130 ; 358298 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for rendering graphic images as bit maps, including: (1) an input for receiving digital input commands; (2) a command interpreter to interpret the input commands and convert them into commands suitable for use inside the system; (3) a halftone screening section; and (4) a rendering section which outputs data suitable for use by a raster display or marking engine. The method and apparatus render multiple output pixels during each clock cycle and apply halftone screens or gray fills to an image.