SYSTEM TO ENABLE USE OF PDL METADATA TO DRIVE PRINTING OUTCOMES
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1. A method for enabling use of PDL metadata to drive printing outcomes, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection for a file in a first format;
parsing the file for metadata;
displaying attributes and values included in the metadata;
assigning at least one attribute to a print-rendering condition; and
,providing a job ticket in a second format for interpreting the attributes and values extracted from the file.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed toward method for enabling use of PDL metadata to drive printing outcomes. The method includes receiving a selection for a file in a first format. The method further includes parsing the file for metadata and displaying attributes included in the metadata. The method next assigns each attribute to a print-rendering condition. The method then provides the file in a second format.
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1. A method for enabling use of PDL metadata to drive printing outcomes, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection for a file in a first format; parsing the file for metadata; displaying attributes and values included in the metadata; assigning at least one attribute to a print-rendering condition; and
,providing a job ticket in a second format for interpreting the attributes and values extracted from the file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system of rendering print output based on metadata, the system comprising:
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parsing a file for instructions in metadata; assigning a fixed data extracted from the metadata to a print-condition; providing a modified job ticket associating the fixed data with the print-condition; providing the modified job ticket to a print rendering device; and providing an image of the file in a presentation format. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a file including variable data in a presentation format, the system comprising:
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a parser for extracting a metadata attribute from a formatted document; a processor for assigning a first value of the metadata attribute to a first process for presenting the file and assigning a second value of the metadata attribute to a second process for presenting the file; a job ticket writer for providing a job ticket including instructions for the first and second processes; a decomposer for interpreting the instructions in the job ticket and the metadata attribute and values in the file; and
,a means for providing a presentation of the file using at least one of the first and second processes. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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