US 7,274,479 B2
Method of utilizing variable data fields with a page description languageGeneral
US 7,274,479 B2
Method of utilizing variable data fields with a page description language
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Gabriel I. Garcia
Art Unit:
2625 Selective Visual Display Systems
Inventors:
Forrest P. Gauthier
Assignee:
GAUTHIER, FORREST P.
Priority:
01/18/95
Filed:
01/28/04
Granted:
09/25/07
Expiration:
10/28/19
Abstract
A computer implemented method for generating a bitmap suitable for high-speed variable printing, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a page description language file, the page description language file defining at least one variable data area and at least one static data area; (b) interpreting the page description language file, and during the interpreting step: (i) generating a static bitmap of the static data area, (ii) identifying the variable data area, and (iii) responsive to the identification of the variable data area, not adding a bitmap of the variable data area to the static bitmap; and (c) saving the static bitmap, whereby the saved static bitmap is used repeatedly in the generation of a plurality of documents, each of which contain the static bitmap and a variable data bitmap.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06T11/60G06K2215/0065G06T