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Methods and apparatus for routing pages to printers in a multi-print engine as a function of print job parameters

  • US 7,532,347 B2
  • Filed: 04/16/2007
  • Issued: 05/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A printing method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of bit-mapped pages, each page comprising an associated print job parameter, the plurality of bit-mapped pages including a first bit-mapped page from a first document and a second bit-mapped page from a second document;

    creating a virtual job stack comprising the first bit-mapped page;

    merging the second bit-mapped page into the virtual job stack to create a single virtual print job; and

    distributing the bit-mapped images from the single virtual print job to a plurality of print engines for printing.

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