Single virtual printer engine with software rip (VIRTUAL SINGLE PRINTER ENGINE WITH SOFTWARE RIP)

摘要

The multiple print engine architecture allows a plurality of week stations 10 to generate and transmit individual prints to the distribution processor 14 side. The distribution processor 14 is operable to spool the print at the print spooler 20 and then perform software RIP on the print. The RIP process separates the prints into a plurality of individual prints stored in the page buffer 24. [ The image operations manager 26 together with the engine manager 28 is operable to selectively distribute pages to the multiple print engine 16 side. The pages are distributed so that the pages can be placed in the output bin 40 in the order in which they are received as printouts.