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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Gregory Dorfman, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
William B. Warshaw, Brea, CA (US);
Ramon Rubio, Downey, CA (US);
Gregory Dorfman, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
William B. Warshaw, Brea, CA (US);
Ramon Rubio, Downey, CA (US);
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An interface between a service provider application and a content providing application in a network printing system, comprising functionality for configuring the interface for the service provider to interface with the content providing application on a first level, wherein the first level comprises service provider administration properties, 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 service provider administration properties, 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. The service provider administration properties may comprise system maintenance, service maintenance and subscriber maintenance operations, the multi-service provider administration properties may comprise the service provider administration properties except system maintenance operations and service maintenance operations specifically relating to service provider level operations, and the end user administration properties may comprise the subscriber maintenance operations.