Hierarchical spooling data structure
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1. A computer readable medium, comprising:
- a spool storage data structure stored on the computer readable medium, the data structure including;
a first part containing data representing a fixed page of a job;
a second part containing data representing a fixed document of the job, the second part being generated to include a reference to the first part;
a third part containing data representing a fixed sequence of documents of the job, the third part being generated to include a reference to the second part; and
a fourth part containing data representing a root of the job, the fourth part being generated to include a reference to the third part.
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Abstract
A hierarchical spooling data structure includes a plurality of nodes. In accordance with certain aspects, the plurality of nodes include at least four nodes: a first node representing a fixed page of the job; a second node representing a fixed document of the job, the second node including a reference to the first node; a third node containing data representing a fixed sequence of documents of the job, the third node including a reference to the second node; and a fourth node containing data representing a root of the job, the fourth node including a reference to the third node.
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1. A computer readable medium, comprising:
a spool storage data structure stored on the computer readable medium, the data structure including;
a first part containing data representing a fixed page of a job;
a second part containing data representing a fixed document of the job, the second part being generated to include a reference to the first part;
a third part containing data representing a fixed sequence of documents of the job, the third part being generated to include a reference to the second part; and
a fourth part containing data representing a root of the job, the fourth part being generated to include a reference to the third part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium, comprising:
a data structure stored on said computer readable medium, said data structure specifying job information to be processed by a spooling module, the data structure including a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchical arrangement representing different aspects of the job information, wherein at least one of the plurality of nodes comprises a resource node containing data representing a shared resource of the job information, the at least one node being associated with only a root node of the plurality of nodes but referenced by other nodes of the plurality of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a system for consuming job information using a spooling entity, a spool storage for storing the job information, wherein the job information stored in the spool storage has a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchical arrangement representing the job information, the plurality of nodes including:
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a first node representing a fixed page of the job;
a second node representing a fixed document of the job, the second node including a reference to the first node;
a third node containing data representing a fixed sequence of documents of the job, the third node including a reference to the second node; and
a fourth node containing data representing a root of the job, the fourth node including a reference to the third node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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