Data printing system and method generating intermediate printing data for another application to change the printing data

A terminal for processing data with a first application, comprising:

• an intermediate module operated under control of an operating system of the terminal;
• a communication processor configured to communicate with a printer;
• and
• a printer driver activated by the first application via the intermediate module to generate printing data of the data processed by the terminal and to cause the printer to print the data according to the printing data received by the printer,
• wherein the printer driver is configured to generate an intermediate printing data before the data is tuned for an outputting size, and to allow a second application to access and change the intermediate printing data to an ultimate printing data and to cause the printer to print the data according to the ultimate printing data,
• wherein said second application inquires and obtains an answer about functions of the printer when accessing said printer;
• and
• said printer driver changes to the ultimate printing data in accordance with the functions of the printer.

A printer for printing data, connected to a terminal configured to process the data with a first application, the printer comprising:

• an intermediate module operated under control of an operating system of the printer;
• a communication processor configured to communicate with the terminal;
• and
• a printer driver activated by the first application of the terminal via the intermediate module to generate printing data of the data processed by the terminal and to cause the printer to print the data according to the printing data received by the printer,
• wherein the printer driver is configured to generate an intermediate printing data before the data is tuned for an outputting size, and to allow a second application to access and change the intermediate printing data to an ultimate printing data and to cause the printer to print the data according to the ultimate printing data,
• wherein said second application inquires and obtains an answer about functions of the printer when accessing said printer;
• and
• said printer driver changes to the ultimate printing data in accordance with the functions of the printer.

A method of printing data with a printer, comprising the steps of:

• processing the data with a first application;
• generating an intermediate printing data before the data is tuned for an outputting size;
• inquiring and obtaining an answer about functions of the printer with a second application accessing said printer;
• changing the intermediate printing data to an ultimate printing data in accordance with said functions of the printer;
• tuning the data for the outputting size according to the ultimate printing data;
• and
• printing the data according to the ultimate printing data.

A method of printing data with a printer, comprising the steps of:

• processing the data with a first application;
• generating an intermediate printing data before the data is tuned for an outputting size with a printer driver;
• inquiring and obtaining an answer about functions of the printer with a second application accessing said printer;
• transferring the intermediate printing data to said second application;
• changing with the second application the intermediate printing data into an ultimate printing data in accordance with said functions of the printer;
• receiving the ultimate printing data from the second application and tuning the data for an outputting size according to the ultimate printing data with the printer driver;
• and
• printing the data according to the ultimate printing data.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to control printing of data, the computer program code mechanism comprising:
• a first computer code device configured to process the data with a first application;
• a second computer code device configured to generate an intermediate printing data before the data is tuned for an outputting size;
• a third computer code device configured to inquire and obtain an answer about functions of the printer with a second application and to change the intermediate printing data to an ultimate printing data in accordance with said functions of the printer with said second application;
• a fourth computer code device configured to tune the data for an outputting size according to the ultimate printing data;
• and a fifth computer code device configured to print the data according to the ultimate printing data.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to control printing of data, the computer program code mechanism comprising:
• a first computer code device configured to process the data with a first application;
• a second computer code device configured to generate an intermediate printing data before the data is tuned for an outputting size, with a printer driver;
• a third computer code device configured to transfer the intermediate printing data to a second application, to inquire and obtain an answer about functions of the printer, and to change the intermediate printing data by the second application into an ultimate printing data in accordance with said functions of the printer;
• a fourth computer code device configured to receive the ultimate printing data from the second application and tuning the data for the outputting size according to the ultimate printing data with the printer driver;
• and
• a fifth computer code device configured to print the data according to the ultimate printing data.