Patent
1995-01-18
1998-03-17
Mancuso, Joseph
G06F 1500
Patent
active
057296650
ABSTRACT:
A method for printing variable data with a page description language, which enables the graphics states for a page of variable data to be defined and stored; and which enables the stored graphics states to be associated with items of variable data from a database, so that once defined, the graphics states can be used to print multiple pages of variable data. The method of the present invention is implemented by means of a control task, which executes in a printer in conjunction with a page description program, to identify variable data areas in the program, and store the graphics states for the variable data areas as they are defined by the program. After the program has terminated, a merge task associates items of variable data from a data file with the graphics states, generates a bit map for each variable data area, merges the bit maps with the page template, and outputs the page from the printer. Accordingly, in the method of the present invention, bit maps for multiple pages of variable data are generated from a single page description program.
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Garcia Gabriel I.
Mancuso Joseph
Varis Corporation
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