Patent ID: 6424427
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of sending a multipart print job as a message to a printer, comprising the steps performed by a data processing system having a memory, of:creating, in the memory a print job as a message in an HTTP request including at least a header and a message portion, wherein the creating step includes: adding at least one extension to the HTTP request that includes at least one application/jobAttributes entity; adding to the HTTP request at least one entity that includes at least two alternative representations of a document; and adding at least one extension to the HTTP request that includes at least one application/documentAttributes entity on the same level as the application/jobAttributes entity; sending the print job as the message in the HTTP request to the printer; receiving a message in an HTTP response from the printer, specifying a status of the print job; after creating the print job as an HTTP request, verifying whether the HTTP request includes special instruction for the next document; creating an entity whose content-type is â€œapplication/documentAttributesâ€  if the HTTP request included special instruction for the next document; and creating an entity for the next document, if the HTTP request did not include special instructions for the next document.