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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
May. 15, 2000
Laura I. Reardon, Meridian, ID (US);
David W. Magnuson, Boise, ID (US);
Randall E. Grohs, Eagle, ID (US);
Johnny M. Lewis, Meridian, ID (US);
Charles K. Keyes, Boise, ID (US);
Laura I. Reardon, Meridian, ID (US);
David W. Magnuson, Boise, ID (US);
Randall E. Grohs, Eagle, ID (US);
Johnny M. Lewis, Meridian, ID (US);
Charles K. Keyes, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for generating a data processing pathway in a hardware-ready format is provided which includes a computer-based client and an output device. The client has processing circuitry, memory, a raster formatter, and a software-based data compression apparatus configured to render a rasterized, bitmapped image into image data in a hardware-ready format. The output device communicates with the client and has hardware-ready program code and a hardware-assisted print device. The hardware-assisted print device includes a printer controller, with the printer controller including processing circuitry, memory, and a data decompressor. The hardware-ready program code is operative via the printer controller to receive the hardware-ready image data from the client and render output containing the image to the hardware-assisted print device. A method is also provided.