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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yasuhiro Hino, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395115 ; 395103 ;
Abstract
A plurality of plotting data generated for image output by an application program of a host computer are subjected to buffering; it is determined whether or not the plurality of buffered plotting data can be described by a smaller number of plotting data; and, when determined as capable of being described by a smaller number of plotting data, the plurality of buffered plotting data are converted into a smaller number of plotting data.