Abstract: The invention provides methods for managing print jobs. One such method includes (a) accumulating discrete print jobs electronically from respective customers, (b) aggregating the discrete print jobs into aggregate print jobs, each of the aggregate print jobs being printable at one time on units of an integral print medium, and (c) electronically distributing the aggregate print jobs to respective printers for printing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 20, 2014
Assignee:
Vistaprint USA, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert Keane, Erik Robertson, Sebastien Coursol
Abstract: Methods for creating a customized document using a downloadable product design tolls executing in the user's browser. A template for a partially completed product design is selected by the user and downloaded to the user's computer for editing by the user at the user's computer using the downloadable design tools. While viewing the product design template, the user can enter text or other content into the template elements. The completed product design can be uploaded to the server for production of the corresponding printed product.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 21, 2014
Publication date:
May 15, 2014
Applicant:
VISTAPRINT USA, INC.
Inventors:
Robert Keane, Sebastien Coursol, Erik Robertson
Abstract: Methods for creating a customized document using a downloadable product design tolls executing in the user's browser. A template for a partially completed product design is selected by the user and downloaded to the user's computer for editing by the user at the user's computer using the downloadable design tools. While viewing the product design template, the user can enter text or other content into the template elements. The completed product design can be uploaded to the server for production of the corresponding printed product.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2009
Date of Patent:
January 21, 2014
Assignee:
VistaPrint USA, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert S. Keane, Eric Robertson, Sebastian Coursol
Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for creating an aggregate print job for simultaneous printing of multiple individual print jobs. Individual print jobs having an associated parameter identifying the size of the product to be printed are received. A number of received individual print jobs are arranged to create an aggregate print job having multiple individual print jobs in two dimensions. Aggregate print jobs may have pre-defined individual print job locations of a pre-defined size and position with which individual print jobs of are associated or may have no pre-defined individual print job sizes and positions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2003
Date of Patent:
November 7, 2006
Assignee:
Vistaprint USA, inc.
Inventors:
Robert Keane, Erik Robertson, Sebastien Coursol