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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1994
Hajime Ishiguro, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazutoshi Morioka, Kawasaki, JP;
Tooru Sakai, Kahoku, JP;
Yasushi Takemura, Kahoku, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kanagawa, JP;
PFU Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Abstract
When the size of a printing paper is smaller than a half of the whole area used for expanding the printing data, a method and apparatus for controlling high speed printing in a printer device, having a bit-map memory, a data transfer circuit for transferring video data on the bit-map memory to a printer, and a copying unit for copying the dot-data within a rectangular region on the bit-map memory, include copying the dot-data expanded in a first area on the bit-map memory into a second area that does not overlap with the first area; and sending the dot-data to the printer, and simultaneously expanding the printing data of the next page in the first area. When the size of a printing paper is smaller than the whole area, the method and apparatus include copying the dot-data expanded in a first area on the bit-map memory into a second area that overlaps with the first area in one part; sending the dot-data to the printer; and expanding the printing data of the next page in the first area partially in parallel.