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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
John T. Varga, Longmont, CO (US);
Rose E. Visoski, Louisville, CO (US);
David Ward, Broomfield, CO (US);
Robert Keeble, Edgewater, CO (US);
John T. Varga, Longmont, CO (US);
Rose E. Visoski, Louisville, CO (US);
David Ward, Broomfield, CO (US);
Robert Keeble, Edgewater, CO (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for processing a logical page in parallel with graphics for the sheet that are defined in a job ticket. The system includes multiple parallel Raster Image Processors (RIPs) and a control system. The control system receives print data and a job ticket, identifies a graphic that is associated with a logical page and defined in the job ticket, and transmits the logical page to a parallel RIP for processing. The parallel RIP determines page dimensions from the logical page, transmits the page dimensions, and rasterizes the logical page. The control system determines a location for the graphic based upon the transmitted page dimensions, and directs another RIP to rasterize the graphic in order to generate a rasterized graphic in parallel with the RIP that is rasterizing the logical page.