US 7,480,070 B2
Spot color pattern system
Richard Falk, San Mateo, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Foster City, Calif. (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/991,036.
Prior Publication US 2003/0095271 A1, May 22, 2003
Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 358—1.18  [358/1.16; 358/1.17] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for simulating printing media comprising:
providing a database comprising a spot color name associated with corresponding image data that simulates printing media;
receiving a print job comprising page description language (“PDL”) code that includes a reference to the spot color name;
identifying the spot color name in the PDL code;
retrieving from the database the corresponding image data associated with the identified spot color name;
adding PDL code of the print job for painting the retrieved image data as a PostScript pattern in the print job, said PostScript pattern comprising a repeating unit;
executing the PDL code in the print job; and
painting the retrieved image data as a PostScript pattern in the print job.