Patent ID: 7003723
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An interface, implemented in a computer, for representing and controlling a production printing workflow comprising: a display; a first document object representing a document, said document further comprising content and formatting, said formatting defining at least one page in said document, said first document object being associated with a first visual representation on said display; a document ticket object representing global document attributes, said document ticket object being associated with a second visual representation on said display and capable of being associated with said first document object; a page object representing a page attribute of one of said at least one page, said page object being associated with a third visual representation on said display and capable of being associated with said first document object; a first user input device for selectively associating at least two of said first, second and third visual representations; and a second user input device for creating said page object, said second user input device operative to allow selection of said page attribute, setting of a value of said page attribute and selection of one or more of said at least one page in said document to apply said page attribute to wherein upon application, one or more of said page objects are created and associated with each of said one or more of said at least one page and said corresponding document object; wherein association of said first, second and third visual representations results in association of said respective objects, wherein said association of said page object with one of said at least one page in said document in said first document object is operative to cause said page attributes to apply to said one of said at least one page.