Patent ID: 7084998
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: G06Q,H03M

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: installing a printer driver in an operating system (OS) of a data processing system as a dedicated printer that appears as a printer available to one or more applications running within the OS; in response to a print command from an application having a electronic document opened, presenting a first graphical user interface (GUI) to allow a user of the application to choose a printer from a list of one or more printers available to the application including the installed dedicated printer; in response to a printer selection command from the first GUI for selecting the dedicated printer, the printer driver associated with the dedicated printer connecting the data processing system with a remote document management system over a network and displaying a second GUI having a navigation view of the remote document management system to a user of the data processing system to allow the user to navigate the remote document management system; and in response to a selection from the user on the second GUI for selecting the dedicated printer, storing over the network the electronic document at a location of the remote document management system selected by the user via the second GUI without printing the electronic document at a printer, including converting the electronic document to a specific format different than a format of the electronic document before storing the electronic document in the location of the remote document management system over the network, wherein if the electronic document is a PDF compatible document having a link, the method further comprises: