Raster image processor and processing method for universal data output
First Claim
1. A raster image processing method for processing content into an output data acceptable for rendering by an output engine included in an output device, the output data corresponding to data content accessible at least partly from an information apparatus, the method comprising:
- rasterizing at the information apparatus at least part of the content into one or more output images with at least one rasterization parameter associated with the output device;
generating at the information apparatus an intermediate output data for rendering of the data content at the output device, the intermediate output data including said one or more output images;
transmitting the intermediate output data from the information apparatus for rendering at the output device;
performing at least one image processing operation, at an output controller that is distinct from the information apparatus and associated with the output device, on said one or more output images included in the intermediate output data; and
conforming at the output controller the intermediate output data into the output data acceptable for rendering by the output engine.
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Abstract
A raster image processing method for processing input content into an output data acceptable for rendering by an output engine included in an output device includes the step of employing an information apparatus to rasterize at least part of the input content into one or more output images with at least one rasterization parameter associated with the output device. An intermediate output data including the output images is generated and is transmitted to the output device for rendering. An output controller that is distinct from the information apparatus and associated with the output device performs at least one image processing operation on the output images included in the intermediate output data. The output controller conforms the intermediate output data into the output data acceptable for rendering by the output engine.
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34 Claims
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1. A raster image processing method for processing content into an output data acceptable for rendering by an output engine included in an output device, the output data corresponding to data content accessible at least partly from an information apparatus, the method comprising:
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rasterizing at the information apparatus at least part of the content into one or more output images with at least one rasterization parameter associated with the output device;
generating at the information apparatus an intermediate output data for rendering of the data content at the output device, the intermediate output data including said one or more output images;
transmitting the intermediate output data from the information apparatus for rendering at the output device;
performing at least one image processing operation, at an output controller that is distinct from the information apparatus and associated with the output device, on said one or more output images included in the intermediate output data; and
conforming at the output controller the intermediate output data into the output data acceptable for rendering by the output engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A raster image processing method for processing content into a print data acceptable for rendering by a printer engine included in a printing device, the printing device including a printer controller, the print data corresponding to content accessible at least partly from an information apparatus, the method comprising:
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rasterizing at the information apparatus at least part of the content into one or more output images with at least one rasterization parameter;
generating at the information apparatus an intermediate output data that includes the one or more output images;
transmitting at the information apparatus the intermediate output data from the information apparatus to a processor distinct from the information apparatus and associated with the printing device;
converting at the processor the intermediate output data into a print data acceptable to the printer controller, and raster image processing at the printer controller the print data for rendering by the printer engine. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A method of processing content, comprising:
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creating raster data by rasterizing at least part of the content;
creating one or more images with at least two raster-form layers for storing segmented information associated with at least part of the content;
storing at least part of the raster data into the at least two raster-form layers according to the segmented information; and
transmitting an output data that includes said one or more images by local short range communication to an output device or system for rendering.
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22. A raster image processor for processing content, comprising:
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means for creating raster data by rasterizing at least part of the content, mean for creating one or more images with at least two raster-form layers for storing segmented information associated with at least part of the content, means for storing at least part of the raster data into the at least two raster-form layer according to the segmented information, and means for passing said one or more images for delivery to an output device or system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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28. A raster image processing method for processing content into output data acceptable for rendering by an output engine included in an output device, the output data corresponding to content accessible at least partly from an information apparatus, the method comprising:
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rasterizing at the information apparatus at least part of the content into an output image with at least two raster-form data layers and a selector mask layer, each raster-form data layer being associated with a segmentation type associated to an attribute related to information contained in the data content;
performing at least one image processing operation, at a processor distinct from the information apparatus and associated with the output device, on each data layer of the output image; and
conforming at the processor the output image into a form acceptable for rendering by the output engine.
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