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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Marc Delhoune, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
Veerle Dieltjens, Berlaar, BE;
Dominique Suys, Edegem, BE;
Roger Baeten, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
Marc Delhoune, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
Veerle Dieltjens, Berlaar, BE;
Dominique Suys, Edegem, BE;
Roger Baeten, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
Agfa Gevaert N. V., Mortsel, BE;
Xeikon N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for merging page elements according to a layout signal into one page for reproduction on a reproduction device. The page elements are segmented into smaller area tiles before storage stored into memory. Data from the page elements includes metadata describing the position into the memory of the sub-elements of the page element. Due to the used format for the page elements, data needed during merging can be retrieved, decompressed an processed quickly so merging can be done in real time during printing. The format used for the area tiles enables easy and fast execution of various image operations such as mirroring, rotation, etc . . . Complexity data can be incorporated into the page element data, giving information about the amount of processing required to execute the merging.