Method, system, program, and data structure for generating raster objects
First Claim
1. A method for generating raster objects, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of input contone and line work objects containing contone or line work data for at least one pixel on a sheet;
generating for each input contone object at least one output contone object including color data for each pixel in the input contone object;
generating for each input line work object at least one output line work object including color data for each pixel in the input line work object; and
generating control data for each pixel, wherein the control data is encoded to indicate one of a selection of pixel data from the output line work object, a selection of pixel data from a highest priority output contone object, and a selection of transparency and wherein the control data is used by logic to select color data from the output line work object or output contone object for pixel data to send to an output device to render the pixel data.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method, system, program, and data structure for generating raster objects. A plurality of input contone and line work objects are received containing contone or line work data for at least one pixel on a sheet. For each input contone object, at least one output contone object is generated including color data for each pixel in the input contone object. For each input line work object, at least one output line work object is generated including color data for each pixel in the input print data object. Control data is generated for each pixel indicating whether to select data from the output line work object or output contone object for the pixel, wherein the control data is used by logic to select color data from the output line work object or output contone object for pixel data to send to an output device to render the pixel data.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for generating raster objects, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of input contone and line work objects containing contone or line work data for at least one pixel on a sheet;
generating for each input contone object at least one output contone object including color data for each pixel in the input contone object;
generating for each input line work object at least one output line work object including color data for each pixel in the input line work object; and
generating control data for each pixel, wherein the control data is encoded to indicate one of a selection of pixel data from the output line work object, a selection of pixel data from a highest priority output contone object, and a selection of transparency and wherein the control data is used by logic to select color data from the output line work object or output contone object for pixel data to send to an output device to render the pixel data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for generating raster objects, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of input contone and line work objects containing contone or line work data for at least one pixel on a sheet;
means for generating for each input contone object at least one output contone object including color data for each pixel in the input contone object;
means for generating for each input line work object at least one output line work object including color data for each pixel in the input line work object; and
means for generating control data for each pixel, wherein the control data is encoded to indicate one of a selection of pixel data from the output line work object, a selection of pixel data from a highest priority output contone object and a selection of transparency, and wherein the control data is used by logic to select color data from the output line work object or output contone object for pixel data to send to an output device to render the pixel data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An information bearing medium for generating raster objects, wherein the information bearing medium includes code capable of causing a processor to perform:
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receiving a plurality of input contone and line work objects containing contone or line work data for at least one pixel on a sheet;
generating for each input contone object at least one output contone object including color data for each pixel in the input contone object;
generating for each input line work object at least one output line work object including color data for each pixel in the input line work object; and
generating control data for each pixel, wherein the control data is encoded to indicate one of a selection of pixel data from the output line work object, a selection of pixel data from a highest priority output contone object, and a selection of transparency, and wherein the control data is used by logic to select color data from the output line work object or output contone object for pixel data to send to an output device to render the pixel data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer readable medium containing raster object data structures comprising:
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at least one output line work object including line work color data for each pixel for which color data is provided in at least one input line work object, wherein one output line work object is generated for each input line work object; and
at least one output contone object including contone color data for each pixel for which color data is provided in at least one input contone object, wherein one output line work object is generated for each input contone object; and
control data for each pixel indicating whether to select data from the output line work object or output contone object for the pixel, wherein the control data is encoded to indicate one of a selection of pixel data from the output line work object, a selection of pixel data from a highest priority output contone object, and a selection of transparency, and wherein the control data is used by logic to select color data from the output line work object or output contone object for pixel data to send to an output device to render the pixel data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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