| US 7,499,191 B2 | ||
| Apparatus for transmitting print data using multiple virtual connections and a method thereof | ||
| Sang-eun Han, Gwacheon-si (Korea, Republic of); and Byoung-yue Kim, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/891,091. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2004-0004273 (KR), filed on Jan. 20, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0157328 A1, Jul. 21, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.15 [709/227] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A method of transmitting print data to a printing device through a network using multiple virtual connections, comprising:
receiving the print data, and obtaining information on a total length (TL) of the print data and the number of maximum virtual
connections (MC);
acquiring the number of real virtual connections (RC) by attempting the virtual connections to the printing device the same
number of times as the number of the maximum virtual connections; and
transmitting divided data to the printing device through the real virtual connections where, if the number of real virtual
connections is at least one at the acquiring step, calculating a chunked length (CL) of the divided data for the print data
and offsets where the divided data are located based on the total length (TL) of the print data and the real virtual connections,
and transmitting information on the total length of the print data, information on the chunked length of the divided data,
and information on the offsets to the printing device through the respective virtual connections.
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