| US 7,471,403 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and methods for selectively distributing print pages in multiple print engine systems | ||
| Michael W. Barry, Duluth, Ga. (US); Francis A. Rowe, Duluth, Ga. (US); and E. Neal Tompkins, Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Foster City, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/464,621. | ||
| Application 11/464621 is a continuation of application No. 10/652577, filed on Aug. 29, 2003, granted, now 7,095,528. | ||
| Application 10/652577 is a continuation of application No. 08/511641, filed on Aug. 07, 1995, granted, now 6,657,741. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0274350 A1, Dec. 07, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.13 [358/1.15] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A multiple print engine system for printing a print job comprising a plurality of pages, the system comprising:
a raster image processor adapted to receive the print job and generate a raster image processed (“RIPed”) print job;
a parsing device adapted to parse the RIPed print job to RIPed pages;
a page buffer for storing the RIPed pages;
a plurality of printers, each comprising an associated output bin; and
a processor for selectively distributing after RIPing the RIPed print job by outputting select RIPed pages for printing by
select ones of the printers in a predetermined order for output as sheets in the associated output bin.
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