Reusable job editing and delivery system

Abstract

A computer implemented method by which a user edits and delivers a print job in a computer system, the method including providing a printing software object as a COM component for editing and delivering a print job and providing job data of the print job to the printing software object, by a print job creator, in the form of references to pages. The references to pages are used by the software printing object, to call and display the pages on a need basis. The user edits the job data of the print job based on the displayed pages and the print job is delivered for processing in accordance with the edited job data.

1 . A computer implemented method by which a user edits and delivers a print job in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a printing software object as a COM component for editing and delivering a print job;    providing job data of the print job to the printing software object, by a print job creator, in the form of references to pages;    using the reference to pages, by the software printing object, to call and display the pages on a need basis;    editing the job data of the print job by user based on the displayed pages; and    delivering the print job for processing in accordance with the edited job data.    
   
   
       2 . The computer implemented method according to  claim 1  wherein the software printing object is provided as an in-process COM component.  
   
   
       3 . The computer implemented method according to  claim 2 , wherein the software printing object is used directly by an application that is the print job creator.  
   
   
       4 - 5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . A computer readable data storage medium having program code recorded thereon for a user editable print job editing and delivery system, the program code comprising: 
 a first program code that provides a printing software object as a COM component for editing and delivering the print job;    a second program code that provides job data of the print job to the printing software object, in the form of references to pages;    the printing software object uses the reference to pages to call and display the pages on a need basis and edits the job data of the print job based on the user's response to the displayed pages; and    a third program code that delivers the print job for processing in accordance with the edited job data.    
   
   
       7 . The computer readable data storage medium according to  claim 6 , wherein the software printing object is provided as an in-process COM component.  
   
   
       8 . The computer readable data storage medium according to  claim 7 , wherein the software printing object is usable directly by an application that is the print job creator.  
   
   
       9 - 13 . (canceled)