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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Michael W. Barry, Duluth, GA (US);
Francis A. Rowe, Duluth, GA (US);
E. Neal Tompkins, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael W. Barry, Duluth, GA (US);
Francis A. Rowe, Duluth, GA (US);
E. Neal Tompkins, Atlanta, GA (US);
Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A multiple print engine configuration allows a plurality of workstations to create individual print jobs and then transfer them to a distributing processor. The distributing processor spools the jobs in a print spooler and then performs a software raster image processing ('RIP') operation on the print jobs. The RIP operation divides the jobs into multiple individual jobs which are stored in a page buffer. An image task manager in conjunction with an engine manager selectively s the RIPed pages to multiple print engines.