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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Jean M. Aschenbrenner, Boulder, CO (US);
Joseph S. Czyszczewski, Longmont, CO (US);
Nenad Rijavec, Longmont, CO (US);
Arthur R. Roberts, Boulder, CO (US);
James T. Smith, Ii, Boulder, CO (US);
Jean M. Aschenbrenner, Boulder, CO (US);
Joseph S. Czyszczewski, Longmont, CO (US);
Nenad Rijavec, Longmont, CO (US);
Arthur R. Roberts, Boulder, CO (US);
James T. Smith, II, Boulder, CO (US);
Ricoh Production Print Solutions, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and system for printing simple data utilizing a raster image processor in a computer system is disclosed. The raster image processor is configured for use with a complex data stream corresponding to at least one complex page description language. The method and system include embedding at least one control structure in the complex data stream. The control structure(s) are for informing the raster image processor of the simple data. The method and system also include converting the simple data into a printable format based on the at least one control structure and without using the complex page description language to convert a portion of the complex data stream corresponding to the simple data into the printable format. The method and system also include converting a remaining portion of the complex data stream into the printable format using the complex page description language.