公开(公告)号：US07031004B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-18

申请号：US09383981

申请日：1999-08-26

申请人： Ken Hayward ,  Marc Krolczyk ,  Dawn M. Marchionda ,  David M. Parsons ,  Susan W. Lyon

发明人： Ken Hayward ,  Marc Krolczyk ,  Dawn M. Marchionda ,  David M. Parsons ,  Susan W. Lyon

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1272 ,  G06F3/1287 ,  G06F3/1288

摘要： A method, computing machine and computer readable medium provides a computer user with the ability to route a print job to a service bureau over the Internet. The computer receives a print command input for printing a document. In response to the print command, the document is routed over the Internet to a service bureau for printing. Routing may involve activating a communications browser program in the computer and transmitting the document to a server associated with the service bureau. An Internet print web page including information identifying print job options and a print order form is retrieved from the server and displayed on the computer screen. In response to ther user's selection of a print job option identified on the print job order form, the print job and order form is transmitted to the service bureau.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，计算机和计算机可读介质为计算机用户提供通过因特网将打印作业路由到服务局的能力。 计算机接收用于打印文档的打印命令输入。 响应于打印命令，文档通过因特网路由到服务局进行打印。 路由可以涉及激活计算机中的通信浏览器程序并且将文档发送到与服务局相关联的服务器。 从服务器检索包括识别打印作业选项和打印订单的信息的因特网打印网页，并将其显示在计算机屏幕上。 响应于用户选择在打印作业订单上确定的打印作业选项，打印作业和订单将被发送到服务局。