Abstract: An object optimized printing system and method comprises a page description language decomposing system, a command instruction and data generating system and an image output terminal controller. The PDL decomposition system inputs a print file defining a plurality of pages in the page description language and locates the plurality of objects forming each page and their object types. Based on the determine object types and any explicit rendering commands in the PDL file, the PDL decomposition system automatically generates rendering tags for each of the objects. The rendering tags are used to control the command instruction and data generating system, the IOT controller and/or the image output terminal to optimize the printing by the IOT on an object-by-object basis. Based on the objects and the generated rendering tags, the command instruction and data generating system generates the differing types of data and the command instructions on a scanline-by-scanline basis.

Abstract: An object optimized printing system and method comprises a page description language decomposing system, a command instruction and data generating system and an image output terminal controller. The PDL decomposition system inputs a print file defining a plurality of pages in the page description language and locates the plurality of objects forming each page and their object types. Based on the determine object types and any explicit rendering commands in the PDL file, the PDL decomposition system automatically generates rendering tags for each of the objects. The rendering tags are used to control the command instruction and data generating system, the IOT controller and/or the image output terminal to optimize the printing by the IOT on an object-by-object basis. Based on the objects and the generated rendering tags, the command instruction and data generating system generates the differing types of data and the command instructions on a scanline-by-scanline basis.

Abstract: A technique for efficiently converting an original sampled image into a bitmap suitable for a specific output device. The method includes explicit printer and perception effects, and employs local permutations of bits, to find optimal bit settings. A continuous-tone image is first sampled to form a sampled image (12), through which a series of swaths are defined. For each swath (14i) in turn, an iterative procedure examines a column of bits (16) at a time, determining which configuration of the column of bits yields a minimal local difference value between the trial bitmap and the sampled image. While holding the rest of the trail bitmap constant, the column of bits is permuted and the difference value calculated, for each configuration of the column's look-ahead bits (22). To determine the difference values, local printer (17a) and perception (17b) models calculate effects between bits, while a local comparison model calculates the difference between the trial bitmap and the sampled image.