Patent ID: 7227658

Claim:
A publication service interface between a content service provider application and a content providing application in a network printing system, comprising: functionality for configuring the interface for the content service provider to interface with the content providing application on a first level, wherein the first level comprises content service provider administration properties, wherein the content service provider administration properties comprise a service configuration operation, which includes at least one of an operation of adding a content service provider and an operation of deleting a content service provider, for a parameter to provide a service provided by the content service provider; functionality for configuring the interface for a multi-service operator to interface with the content providing application on a second level, wherein the second level comprises multi-service level administration properties that comprise a portion of the content service provider administration properties which excludes the service configuration operation for the parameter to provide the service provided by the content service provider application; and functionality for configuring the interface for an end user to interface with the content providing application on a third level, wherein the third level comprises end user level administration properties that comprise a portion of the multi-service provider administration properties.