System and method for creating documents populated with variable data
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1. A method for designing a printable document, comprising:
- designing a document having one or more fields;
linking one or more data items to each of the one or more fields in the document;
transmitting the document and the one or more data items over a network to a remote computer;
logging onto the remote computer over the network;
selecting the document from a list of documents;
identifying one data item from the one or more data items to place in each of the one or more fields in the document based on which of the one or more data items are linked to each of the one or more fields in the document; and
receiving a file from the remote computer via the network having the document with the identified data item placed in each of the one or more fields.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating a printable document. The system and method includes receiving a document design and a plurality of data items over a network connection, the document design having one or more fields, each field linked to at least one of the plurality of data items, determining which data items are linked to each of the fields in the document design, and receiving a selection of which data item to include in each of the fields in the document design. The printable document is generated based on the document design and the received selection.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for designing a printable document, comprising:
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designing a document having one or more fields;
linking one or more data items to each of the one or more fields in the document;
transmitting the document and the one or more data items over a network to a remote computer;
logging onto the remote computer over the network;
selecting the document from a list of documents;
identifying one data item from the one or more data items to place in each of the one or more fields in the document based on which of the one or more data items are linked to each of the one or more fields in the document; and
receiving a file from the remote computer via the network having the document with the identified data item placed in each of the one or more fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for generating a printable document, comprising:
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receiving a document design and a plurality of data items over a network connection, the document design having one or more fields, each of the one or more fields linked to at least one of the plurality of data items;
determining which data items are linked to each of the one or more fields in the document design;
receiving a selection of which data item to include in each of the one or more fields in the document design; and
generating the printable document based on the document design and the received selection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39)
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14. A computer readable medium operable on a computer system for designing a printable document, the computer readable medium configured to:
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design a document having one or more fields;
link one or more data items to each of the one or more fields in the document;
transmit the document and the one or more data items over a network to a remote computer;
log onto the remote computer over the network;
select the document from a list of documents;
identify one data item from the one or more data items to place in each of the one or more fields in the document based on which of the one or more data items are linked to each of the one or more fields in the document; and
receive a file from the remote computer via the network having the document with the identified data item placed in each of the one or more fields.
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23. A computer readable medium operable on a computer system for generating a printable document, the computer readable medium configured to:
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receive a document design and a plurality of data items over a network connection, the document design having one or more fields, each of the one or more fields linked to at least one of the plurality of data items;
determine which data items are linked to each of the fields one or more in the document design;
receive a selection of which data item to include in each of the one or more fields in the document design; and
generate the printable document based on the document design and the received selection.
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27. A computer system for designing a printable document, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory which stores a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions configured to;
design a document having one or more fields;
link one or more data items to each of the one or more fields in the document;
transmit the document and the one or more data items over a network to a remote computer;
log onto the remote computer over the network;
select the document from a list of documents;
identify one data item from the one or more data items to place in each of the one or more fields in the document based on which of the one or more data items are linked to each of the one or more fields in the document; and
receive a file from the remote computer via the network having the document with the identified data item placed in each of the one or more fields.
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36. A computer system for generating a printable document, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory which stores a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions configured to;
receive a document design and a plurality of data items over a network connection, the document design having one or more fields, each of the one or more fields linked to at least one of the plurality of data items;
determine which data items are linked to each of the one or more fields in the document design;
receive a selection of which data item to include in each of the one or more fields in the document design; and
generate the printable document based on the document design and the received selection.
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