Mail handling apparatus and process for printing an image column

Details Mail handling apparatus and process for printing an image column Mail handling apparatus and process for printing an image column

1995-11-06

1997-07-22

Evans, Arthur G.

395115, G06K 1500

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056511035

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for producing an image in a mail handling machine includes a printing device and a non-volatile memory having fixed and variable image data elements stored therein, a first portion of the fixed image data elements being stored in a compressed manner and a second portion of the fixed image data elements being stored in a bit map form. The apparatus further includes a first control device for identifying at least one of the variable image data elements stored in the non-volatile memory and associated with the image and a second control device for receiving from the first control device data corresponding to the at least one of the variable image data elements associated with the image and for downloading from the non-volatile memory and combining fixed image data elements associated with the image with the at least one of the variable data elements associated with the image and for utilizing the combined fixed and variable data elements associated with the image to cause the printing mechanism to print the image.

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