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Image forming apparatus for forming images from objects

  • US 8,284,445 B2
  • Filed: 02/09/2007
  • Issued: 10/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming system comprising:

  • an extraction unit, adapted to extract a plurality of types of object from application data;

    a prediction unit, adapted to predict a plurality of rasterization time, each of which is for rasterizing one of the plurality of types of object extracted by the extraction unit into data of a specific format;

    a conversion unit, adapted to convert a type of object into another type of object, in accordance with the plurality of rasterization time predicted by the prediction unit;

    a generation unit, adapted to generate print data including the object extracted by the extraction unit and the object converted by the conversion unit;

    a transmission unit, adapted to transmit the print data generated by the generation unit;

    a reception unit, adapted to receive the print data transmitted by the transmission unit;

    a reconstruction unit, adapted to reconstruct the plurality of types of object from the print data received by the reception unit;

    a plurality of rasterization units, each of which is adapted to rasterize one of the plurality of types of object reconstructed by the reconstruction unit into data of the specific format;

    a composition unit, adapted to composite data of the specific format corresponding to the object rasterized by the plurality of rasterization units, to page data; and

    an image forming unit, adapted to form an image based on the page data.

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