Patent ID: 6362895
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method of converting a file from PDF to PostScript format within an automated printing system for producing printed materials, said method comprising:storing said file in a database in communication with said automated printing system, said file including instructions for printing said printed materials; storing one or more conversion parameters in an image database; requesting of a master service hosted on a server computer that conversion of said file be performed; requesting of a conversion software module that conversion of said file be performed; setting one or more default parameters for performing conversion of said file based on said request made of said conversion software module, thereby allowing said default parameters to be set differently for various clients that make requests; receiving one or more other parameters for performing conversion of said file and saving said other parameters in said conversion software module; retrieving automatically said conversion parameters from said image database; transferring said conversion parameters to a PDF to PostScript software tool; executing said PDF to PostScript software tool under control of said conversion software module, said software tool inputting said file and performing conversion of said file using said conversion parameters; and outputting the resulting file from said software tool, whereby PDF to PostScript conversion of said file is performed automatically.