IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit, adapted to form an image represented by data of a specific format on a medium on the basis of the data;
a reception unit, adapted to receive, from an external apparatus, print data of each page containing object data representing each of a plurality of types of objects;
a data rasterization unit having, for the respective types of objects, object conversion units, adapted to convert the object data into data of the specific format;
a composition unit, adapted to composite data of the specific format corresponding to the object data converted by the plurality of object conversion units, to page data of the specific format containing the object data; and
a control unit, adapted to input the page data composited by said composition unit to a subsequent processing unit for each page to use the page data for image formation by said image forming unit,wherein said data rasterization unit converts object data received by said reception unit into data of the specific format regardless of a break of each page containing the object data.
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Abstract
According to the claimed invention, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming unit which forms an image represented by data of a specific format; a reception unit which receives print data of each page containing object data representing each of a plurality of types of objects; a data rasterization unit which has object conversion units which convert the object data into data of the specific format; a composition unit which composites data of the specific format corresponding to the object data converted to page data of the specific format containing the object data; and a control unit which inputs the page data to a subsequent processing unit for each page to use the page data for image formation by the image forming unit, wherein the data rasterization unit converts object data into data of the specific format regardless of a break of each page containing the object data.
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13 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image forming unit, adapted to form an image represented by data of a specific format on a medium on the basis of the data; a reception unit, adapted to receive, from an external apparatus, print data of each page containing object data representing each of a plurality of types of objects; a data rasterization unit having, for the respective types of objects, object conversion units, adapted to convert the object data into data of the specific format; a composition unit, adapted to composite data of the specific format corresponding to the object data converted by the plurality of object conversion units, to page data of the specific format containing the object data; and a control unit, adapted to input the page data composited by said composition unit to a subsequent processing unit for each page to use the page data for image formation by said image forming unit, wherein said data rasterization unit converts object data received by said reception unit into data of the specific format regardless of a break of each page containing the object data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
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9. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus having an image forming unit which forms an image represented by data of a specific format on a medium on the basis of the data, comprising:
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a reception step of causing a reception unit to receive, from an external apparatus, print data of each page containing object data representing each of a plurality of types of objects; a data rasterization step of causing object conversion units for the respective types of objects to convert the object data into data of the specific format; a composition step of causing a composition unit to composite data of the specific format corresponding to the object data converted by the plurality of object conversion units, to page data of the specific format containing the object data; and a control step of inputting the page data composited in the composition step to a subsequent processing unit for each page to use the page data for image formation by the image forming unit, wherein in the data rasterization step, object data received in the reception step is converted into data of the specific format regardless of a break of each page containing the object data.
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10. A program which is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and causes a computer to control an image forming apparatus having an image forming unit that forms an image represented by data of a specific format on a medium on the basis of the data, causing the computer to execute
a reception step of causing a reception unit to receive, from an external apparatus, print data of each page containing object data representing each of a plurality of types of objects, a data rasterization step of causing object conversion units for the respective types of objects to convert the object data into data of the specific format, a composition step of causing a composition unit to composite data of the specific format corresponding to the object data converted by the plurality of object conversion units, to page data of the specific format containing the object data, and a control step of inputting the page data composited in the composition step to a subsequent processing unit for each page to use the page data for image formation by the image forming unit, wherein in the data rasterization step, object data received in the reception step is converted into data of the specific format regardless of a break of each page containing the object data.
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