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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Stephen V Dennis, Bothell, WA (US);
Gabe L Newell, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for printer banding by which stored printer data files are processed a single time to create a set of bandable primitives corresponding to the entire page to be printed. If an object is larger than a preselected band size, the bandable primitives associated with that object are cut into banded sets of primitives corresponding to the preselected band size. The banded sets of primitives are sequentially converted to a bit-map data file for each of the bands. The bit-map data files are stored within a buffer until printed. The printer prints the entire page in the proper drawing order and allows a faster return to application than previously possible. A scrolling buffer may be used to increase efficiency of data processing by the printer.