System and method for managing a print job in a printing system
First Claim
1. A print job processing system, comprising:
- a workstation communicating with a network;
a custom service communicating with the network; and
said workstation including,a document application for creating a document in a first format,a print driver, communicating with said document application, for converting the document in the first format into a document in a second format,a user interface, said user interface including a display and a user input device, anda browser, communicating with said user interface and said custom service, for accessing a services interface associated with said custom services, the services interface including selectable services of said custom service,said browser, responsive to said print driver converting the document in the first format into the document in the second format, being launched so as to display the selectable services of said custom service in the services interface on said display;
a file watching service communicating with the network;
said file watching service buffering the document in the second format;
said file watching service, responsive to selecting, though said user input device, one of the selectable services displayed in the services interface, transmitting the document in the second format to said custom service;
said custom service applying the selected selectable service to the document in the second format to form a print job;
said file watching service buffering the print job;
said file watching service transmitting the buffered print job to a printer for printing.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a system and method of processing a document converted, by a print driver, from a first format to a second format. The system includes a workstation with a browser communicating with both a user interface (having a display) and a network. The browser is used to access a services interface, the services interface including at least one selectable service available by way of the network. The browser, responsive to the print driver converting the document in the first format into the document in the second format, is opened to display the at least one selectable service of the services interface on the user interface display. Responsive to selecting the at least one selectable service from the displayed services interface, the at least one selectable service is applied to the document corresponding in the second format.
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25 Claims
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1. A print job processing system, comprising:
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a workstation communicating with a network; a custom service communicating with the network; and said workstation including, a document application for creating a document in a first format, a print driver, communicating with said document application, for converting the document in the first format into a document in a second format, a user interface, said user interface including a display and a user input device, and a browser, communicating with said user interface and said custom service, for accessing a services interface associated with said custom services, the services interface including selectable services of said custom service, said browser, responsive to said print driver converting the document in the first format into the document in the second format, being launched so as to display the selectable services of said custom service in the services interface on said display; a file watching service communicating with the network; said file watching service buffering the document in the second format; said file watching service, responsive to selecting, though said user input device, one of the selectable services displayed in the services interface, transmitting the document in the second format to said custom service; said custom service applying the selected selectable service to the document in the second format to form a print job; said file watching service buffering the print job; said file watching service transmitting the buffered print job to a printer for printing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A print job processing system, comprising:
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a workstation communicating with a web service by way of a network; a custom service communicating with the network; and said workstation including, a document application for creating a document in a first format, a print driver, communicating with said document application, for converting the document in the first format into a document in a second format, a user interface, said user interface including a display and a user input device, and a browser, communicating with said user interface and said custom service, for accessing a services interface associated with said custom services, the services interface including selectable services of said custom service; said browser, responsive to said print driver converting the document in the first format into the document in the second format, being launched so as to display the selectable services of said custom service in the services interface on said display; said custom service, responsive to selecting, though said user input device, one of the selectable services displayed in the services interface, applying the selected selectable service to the document in the second format to form a print job; a printer communicating with the network and corresponding with a printing destination; said browser is apprised of the printing destination. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A print job processing system, comprising:
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a workstation communicating with a web service by way of a network; and a custom service communicating with the network; said workstation including, a document application for creating a document in a first format, a print driver, communicating with said document application, for converting the document in the first format into a document in a second format, a user interface, said user interface including a display and a user input device, and a browser, communicating with said user interface and said custom service, for accessing a services interface associated with said custom services, the services interface including selectable services of said custom service; said browser, responsive to said print driver converting the document in the first format into the document in the second format, being launched so as to display the selectable services of said custom service in the services interface on said display; said custom service, responsive to selecting, though said user input device, one of the selectable services displayed in the services interface, applying the selected selectable service to the document in the second format to form a print job. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of processing a print job, comprising:
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A. performing the following on a workstation; (1) creating a document in a first format, (2) using a print driver to convert the document in the first format into a document in a second format, (3) accessing a services interface with a browser, the services interface including selectable services available by way of the network, (4) responsive to said A(2), opening the browser to display the selectable services of the services interface on a user interface display, and (5) selecting one of the selectable services from the displayed services interface; and B. responsive to A(5), causing the selected selectable service to be applied to the document in the second format to form a print job. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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