×

Efficient imposition of arbitrary postscript files without preprocessing by defining a virtual device that specifies a desired position of a page on an output device

  • US 5,870,766 A
  • Filed: 04/14/1998
  • Issued: 02/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of interpreting selected pages defined in a sequence of page descriptions included in a page description language file, comprising the steps of:

  • a) determining whether a current page from the sequence of page descriptions is a selected page to be rendered on a flat;

    b) if the current page is a selected page,i) defining a virtual device as an output device for the selected page, wherein the virtual device specifies an area in a raster memory for positioning the selected page on the flat; and

    ii) interpreting the selected page;

    c) if the current page is not a selected page,i) determining a next page in the sequence of page descriptions that is a selected page to be rendered on the flat;

    ii) defining the virtual device for the next selected page as the output device for the non-selected page; and

    iii) interpreting the non-selected page.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×