Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data

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G06K15/002Interacting with the operator G06K15/005only locally G06K15/007only remotely G06K15/02using printers G06K15/021Adaptations for printing on specific media G06K15/022for printing on continuous media G06K15/023for printing on transparent media G06K15/024for printing on segmented surfaces G06K15/025Simulating output on another printing arrangement G06K15/026introduction of proof output parameters G06K15/027Test patterns and calibration G06K15/028by thermal printers G06K15/029using optical beams G06K15/04by rack-type printers G06K15/06by type-wheel printers G06K15/07by continuously-rotating-type-wheel printers G06K15/08by flight printing with type font moving in the direction of the printed line G06K15/10by matrix printers G06K15/102using ink jet print heads G06K15/105Multipass or interlaced printing G06K15/107Mask selection G06K15/12by photographic printing G06K15/1204involving the fast moving of an optical beam in the main scanning direction G06K15/1209Intensity control of the optical beam G06K15/1214by feedback G06K15/1219Detection, control or error compensation of scanning velocity or position G06K15/1223Resolution control, enlarging or reducing, edge or detail enhancement G06K15/1228involving the fast moving of a light beam in two directions G06K15/1233using a cathode-ray tube or an optical-fibre tube G06K15/1238simultaneously exposing more than one point G06K15/1242on one main scanning line G06K15/1247using an array of light sources G06K15/1252using an array of light modulators G06K15/1257on more than one main scanning line G06K15/1261using an array of light sources G06K15/1266using a moving array G06K15/1271by light beam splitting G06K15/1276adding two or more images G06K15/128generating or processing printable items G06K15/1285Holographic scanning G06K15/129Colour printing G06K15/1295using a particular photoreceptive medium G06K15/14by electrographic printing G06K15/16Means for paper feeding or form feeding G06K15/18Conditioning data for presenting it to the physical printing elements G06K15/1801Input data handling means G06K15/1802Receiving generic data G06K15/1803Receiving particular commands G06K15/1805Receiving printer configuration commands G06K15/1806Receiving job control commands G06K15/1807relating to the print image preparation G06K15/1809relating to the printing process G06K15/181Receiving print data characterized by its formatting G06K15/1811including high level document description only G06K15/1813Page description language recognition G06K15/1814including print-ready data G06K15/1815Receiving print data in mixed format G06K15/1817Buffers G06K15/1818Adaptations for accepting data from more than one source G06K15/1819for a same print job G06K15/1821Sending feedback on the reception process to the data source G06K15/1822Analysing the received data before processing G06K15/1823for evaluating the resources needed G06K15/1825Adapting the print data to an output condition G06K15/1826Object trapping G06K15/1827Accessing generic data G06K15/1828characterized by the kind of storage accessed G06K15/183Removable memories G06K15/1831characterized by the format of the data G06K15/1832Compressed bitmaps G06K15/1834Outline coded data G06K15/1835Transforming generic data G06K15/1836Rasterization G06K15/1838from outline-coded data G06K15/1839from skeleton-coded data G06K15/184from compressed bitmap data G06K15/1842Geometric transformations G06K15/1843Changing size or raster resolution G06K15/1844Anti-aliasing raster data G06K15/1846Depleting generic raster data G06K15/1847with provisions for image feature conservation or enhancement G06K15/1848Generation of the printable image G06K15/1849using an intermediate representation G06K15/1851parted in a plurality of segments per page G06K15/1852involving combining data of different types G06K15/1853Combining raster data of different resolutions G06K15/1855Combining raster data and graphic primitives G06K15/1856characterized by its workflow G06K15/1857involving parallel processing in the same printing apparatus G06K15/1859involving data processing distributed amongst different data processing apparatus G06K15/186taking account of feedback from an output condition G06K15/1861taking account of a limited available memory space or rasterization time G06K15/1863by rasterizing in sub-page segments G06K15/1864by reducing the depth of some image elements' definition G06K15/1865by compressing the rasterized print data G06K15/1867Post-processing of the composed and rasterized print image G06K15/1868for fitting to an output condition G06K15/1869Depleting the print image G06K15/1871with provisions for image features conservation or enhancement G06K15/1872Image enhancement G06K15/1873Increasing spatial resolution; Anti-aliasing G06K15/1874with provisions for treating some of the print data differently G06K15/1876Decreasing spatial resolution; Dithering G06K15/1877with provisions for treating some of the print data differently G06K15/1878Adjusting colours G06K15/188with provisions for treating some of the print data differently G06K15/1881Halftoning G06K15/1882involving operator action G06K15/1884for choosing a level of output quality G06K15/1885for modifying the layout of a document G06K15/1886Storage of the print image data or of parts thereof G06K15/1888Storage of image elements as generic data G06K15/1889Merging with other data G06K15/189adding a background G06K15/1892adding a digitally readable background pattern G06K15/1893Form merging G06K15/1894Outputting the image data to the printing elements G06K15/1896by means of alternately addressed storages G06K15/1897while merging on-the-fly with other data G06K15/1898while adapting the order of the data to the printing elements' arrangement G06K15/22using plotters G06K15/225using optical plotters G06K15/40Details not directly involved in printing G06K15/4005Sharing resources or data with other data processing systems; Preparing such data G06K15/401Sharing memory space G06K15/4015Sharing generic data descriptions G06K15/402Sharing data concerning the arrangement's configuration or current state G06K15/4025Managing optional units G06K15/403handling the outputted documents G06K15/4035Managing mailboxes G06K15/404Managing other optional outputs G06K15/4045Managing the interface to the data source G06K15/405Choosing a data source G06K15/4055Managing power consumption G06K15/406Wake-up procedures G06K15/4065Managing print media G06K15/407Managing marking material G06K15/4075Determining remaining quantities of ink or toner G06K15/408Handling exceptions G06K15/4085Handling paper jams G06K15/409Handling power failures G06K15/4095Secure printing