Balancing compressed storage requirements with decompression times during punt protection processing in a page printer
First Claim
1. A method of image processing in an imaging device, the method comprising:
- (a) compressing a band from a page of image data;
(b) if an estimated decompression time for the compressed band does not satisfy a race-the-laser threshold for subsequent video imaging, then decompressing the band and measuring an actual decompression time; and
,(c) if the actual decompression time satisfies the race-the-laser threshold, then keeping the compressed band for subsequent video imaging.
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Abstract
An imaging device and method optimize memory usage during a print overrun avoidance operation by employing selected compression schemes upon page bands while ensuring that required decompression times of the bands are met for subsequent rendering purposes. A preferred method includes compressing a band from a page of image data and, if an estimated decompression time for the compressed band does not satisfy a race-the-laser threshold for subsequent video imaging, then decompressing the band and measuring an actual decompression time. If the actual decompression time satisfies the race-the-laser threshold, then the method includes keeping the compressed band for subsequent video imaging. On the other hand, if the actual decompression time does not satisfy the race-the-laser threshold, then the band is re-compressed using an alternate compression scheme and re-evaluated similar to the originally compressed band to determine whether the recompressed band'"'"'s decompression time will satisfy the race-the-laser threshold.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of image processing in an imaging device, the method comprising:
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(a) compressing a band from a page of image data; (b) if an estimated decompression time for the compressed band does not satisfy a race-the-laser threshold for subsequent video imaging, then decompressing the band and measuring an actual decompression time; and
,(c) if the actual decompression time satisfies the race-the-laser threshold, then keeping the compressed band for subsequent video imaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of punt protection processing in an imaging device, the method comprising:
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(a) pre-rasterizing a band from a page of image data; (b) compressing the band; (c) if a memory savings threshold is not achieved for the compressed band, then re-compressing the band using an alternate compression method; (d) if a memory savings threshold is achieved for the compressed band, then estimating a decompression time for the compressed band; (e) if the estimated decompression time does not satisfy a race-the-laser threshold for subsequent video imaging, then decompressing the band and measuring an actual decompression time; and
,(f) if the actual decompression time satisfies the race-the-laser threshold, then keeping the compressed band for subsequent video imaging. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imaging device comprising:
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(a) a print engine; (b) a memory operatively connected to the print engine for holding a compressed band from a page of image data; (c) means for decompressing the compressed band and measuring an actual decompression time if an estimated decompression time for the compressed band does not satisfy a race-the-laser threshold for subsequent video imaging; and
,(d) means for video imaging the compressed band if the actual decompression time satisfies the race-the-laser threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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