Patent ID: 6583888
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G03G,G06F

Abstract:
In a multifunctional printing system including a printing machine for producing prints from an electronic document stored therewith, the printing machine including a first document processing service and a second document processing service, the first document processing service including a first set of one or more document processing operations with each of the first set of one or more document processing operations being performable relative to the electronic document, the second document processing service including a second set of one or more document processing operations with each of the second set of one or more document processing operations being performable relative to the electronic document, an authorization system for controlling a manner in which users of the multifunctional printing system can access the first and second sets of one or more document processing operations, comprising:a programmable authorization subsystem communicating with said printing machine for setting a first access rights level with respect to the first set of one or more document processing operations and a second access rights level with respect to the second set of one or more document processing operations; and wherein, in response to setting the first and second access rights levels with said programmable authorization subsystem, a first set of users accesses the first set of one or more document processing operations and a second set of user accesses the second set of one or more document processing operations, and wherein the first set of users is smaller in number than the second set of users.