Apparatus and method for storing compressed data to a storage device

The present invention relates generally to the storage of compressed data to a storage device. Apparatus for writing compressed data to a storage device having multiple storage areas. The apparatus identifies one or more storage areas to receive the compressed data based upon the compression ratio o...

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Hauptverfasser: Benear, Richard, Briggs, Randall Don, Vaughn, Gregory A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates generally to the storage of compressed data to a storage device. Apparatus for writing compressed data to a storage device having multiple storage areas. The apparatus identifies one or more storage areas to receive the compressed data based upon the compression ratio of the compressed data and the characteristic transfer rates of the storage areas. The apparatus then writes the compressed data to the Identified storage areas. This is accomplished so that when the compressed data is later read, the storage device has at least a minimum output rate. The storage device may, for example, be a disk storage unit for a laser printer. The compressed data may be compressed video data describing a document to be printed.