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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:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan McLachlan, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Peter Mierau, Alamo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358-115 ; 358-111 ; 358-113 ; 358-116 ; 382218 ; 382219 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for transmitting graphical objects from a computer system to a printer. A graphical object is received from an application program. Graphical objects are stored in a computer memory coupled to the computer system. If the received graphical object matches a graphical object stored in the computer memory, an identifier identifying the matching graphical object, rather than the graphical object itself, is transmitted to the printer. Otherwise the received graphical object is stored in the computer memory and transmitted to the printer.