METHOD TO REDUCE UNPRINTED SUBSTRATE WASTE DURING DIGITAL PRINTING
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Abstract
A method for printing more than one print job on a web based printer divides the web into logical print zones. Print jobs are assigned to different print zones by a multiplexer. The width and length of the print zones can vary during the printing as function of the print jobs. The method reduces the waste of unprinted substrate.
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31 Claims
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13. :
- A method for rendering multiple print jobs, the method comprising the steps of;
creating first and second documents including a first list of printer commands and a second list of printer commands; interpreting the first list of printer commands and the second list of printer commands to obtain first and second streams of interpreted printer commands defining first and second print jobs; assigning the first print job to a first logical print zone; assigning the second print job to a second logical print zone; multiplexing the first and the second streams of interpreted printer commands to obtain a multiplexed stream of interpreted printer commands; and rendering the multiplexed stream of interpreted printer commands to obtain a multiplexed bitmap addressing both the first and second logical print zones. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- A method for rendering multiple print jobs, the method comprising the steps of;
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22. :
- A system for rendering printer commands, the system comprising;
a first interpreter arranged to receive and interpret a first stream of printer commands to obtain a first stream of interpreted printer commands defining a first print job; a second interpreter arranged to receive and interpret a second stream of printer commands to obtain a second stream of interpreted printer commands defining a second print job; a multiplexer arranged to assign the first print job to a first logical printing zone, to assign the second print job to a second logical printing zone, and to multiplex the first and the second streams of interpreted commands to obtain a multiplexed stream of interpreted printer commands; and a renderer arranged to render the multiplexed stream of interpreted printer commands to obtain a bitmap addressing both the first and the second logical print zones. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- A system for rendering printer commands, the system comprising;
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