EP0557004A2
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Apparatus and method for electronic impositioning
Assignee: Scitex Corp Ltd
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Filing: 1993-02-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-02-10
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and method for exposing at least a portion of a fully imposed flat is described. The apparatus includes a) apparatus for creating a plurality of partial flats forming sections of the portion of the fully imposed flat, the partial flats being described in a first page description language, b) apparatus for converting the plurality of partial flats from the first to a second page description language, thereby creating a plurality of converted partial flats and c) large format exposing apparatus, having an initial exposure position, for sequentially receiving and exposing the plurality of converted partial flats and for returning to the initial exposure position only after exposure of the entirety of the plurality of converted partial flats.
Inventors
- 👤 Avigdor Bieber
- 👤 Victor Wrobel
- 👤 Paltiel Barak
- 👤 Ephraim N. Carlebach
- 👤 Michael Braunold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:51
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F1/00; G03F1/90; G06; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
Apparatus for exposing at least a portion of a fully imposed flat, the apparatus comprising: means for creating a plurality of partial flats forming sections of said portion of said fully imposed flat; and large format exposing means, having an initial exposure position, for sequentially receiving and exposing said plurality of partial flats and for returning to said initial exposure position only after exposure of the entirety of the plurality of partial flats.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
Apparatus for exposing at least a portion of a fully imposed flat, the apparatus comprising: means for creating a plurality of partial flats forming sections of said portion of said fully imposed flat, said partial flats being described in a first page description language; means for converting said plurality of partial flats from said first to a second page description language, thereby creating a plurality of converted partial flats; and large format exposing means, having an initial exposure position, for sequentially receiving and exposing said plurality of converted partial flats and for returning to said initial exposure position only after exposure of the entirety of the plurality of converted partial flats.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 and wherein said means for converting includes more than one means for converting operating in parallel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 and wherein said large format exposing means comprises: means for receiving a plurality of offset distances corresponding to locations of said plurality of converted partial flats wherein the first offset distance is the initial exposure position; and means for beginning exposure of each of said converted partial flats at its corresponding offset distance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 4 and wherein said means for converting includes means for determining said plurality of offset distances.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 and wherein said large format exposing means comprises: means for receiving a plurality of offset distances corresponding to locations of said plurality of partial flats wherein the first offset distance is the initial exposure position; and means for beginning exposure of each of said partial flats at its corresponding offset distance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 6 and wherein said means for converting includes means for determining said plurality of offset distances.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
67 words
A method for exposing at least a portion of a fully imposed flat, the method comprising the steps of: creating a plurality of partial flats forming sections of said portion of said fully imposed flat; and sequentially receiving and exposing said plurality of partial flats, beginning at an initial exposure position and returning to it only after exposure of the entirety of the plurality of partial flats.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for exposing at least a portion of a fully imposed flat, the method comprising the steps of: creating a plurality of partial flats forming sections of said portion of said fully imposed flat, said partial flats being described in a first page description language; converting said plurality of partial flats from said first to a second page description language, thereby creating a plurality of converted partial flats; and sequentially receiving and exposing said plurality of converted partial flats, beginning at an initial exposure position and returning to it only after exposure of the entirety of the plurality of converted partial flats.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method according to claim 9 and wherein said step of receiving and exposing comprises the steps of: receiving a plurality of offset distances corresponding to locations of said plurality of converted partial flats wherein the first offset distance is the initial exposure position; and beginning exposure of each of said converted partial flats at its corresponding offset distance.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 10 and wherein said step of converting includes the step of determining said plurality of offset distances.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method according to claim 7 and wherein said step of receiving and exposing comprises the steps of: receiving a plurality of offset distances corresponding to locations of said plurality of partial flats wherein the first offset distance is the initial exposure position; and beginning exposure of each of said partial flats at its corresponding offset distance.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 12 and wherein said step of converting includes the step of determining said plurality of offset distances.
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