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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1996
Hideo Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Mutoh Industries Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image output method for dividing an image output region of one page into a plurality of bands, developing image data to be output in the format of raster data for each band, and outputting the developed image information for each band is disclosed. Each band is further divided into a plurality of blocks. The bit map memory is divided into a plurality of memory blocks, each of which has a storage capacity of each block. Image data of blocks that contain image data to be developed for each band is successively developed to unused memory blocks. For blank blocks, the developing process to the bit map memory is not performed. Thus, unused memory blocks are used in the developing process for the next block.