Centralized management of packaging data having modular remote device control architecture
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1. A method comprising:
- communicating a packaging record from a centralized packaging data (CPD) management system to device management software executing on a computing environment within a remote output location, wherein the packaging record defines a packaging layout identifying one or more artwork elements stored by the CPD management system;
accessing the CPD management system from the device management software operating within the computing environment of the remote location to retrieve the identified artwork elements from the CPD management system; and
configuring a manufacturing line within the remote output location to apply the retrieved artwork elements to packaging material.
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Abstract
A central packaging data (CPD) management system provides an online environment in which customers manage packaging data for their respective products. The CPD management system securely distributes the packaging data to manufacturing sites or other output locations, and allows the customers to control the printed output material applied to their packaging and manufactured products. Device management software executing on computing environments within the remote output locations receives the packaging records from the CPD management system, and configures the manufacturing line to apply packaging data centrally stored and managed by the CPD management system.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating a packaging record from a centralized packaging data (CPD) management system to device management software executing on a computing environment within a remote output location, wherein the packaging record defines a packaging layout identifying one or more artwork elements stored by the CPD management system;
accessing the CPD management system from the device management software operating within the computing environment of the remote location to retrieve the identified artwork elements from the CPD management system; and
configuring a manufacturing line within the remote output location to apply the retrieved artwork elements to packaging material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a centralized packaging data (CPD) management system that stores artwork elements in the form of packaging data, wherein the CPD management system presents an interface by which a user selects a packaging record that defines a packaging layout identifying one or more artwork elements; and
device management software executing on a computing environment within a remote output location, wherein the device management software receives the packaging record from the CPD management system, and configures a manufacturing line within the remote output location to apply the identified artwork elements to packaging material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a manufacturing line having plurality of input/output devices to apply packaging data to packaging material;
a plurality of device control modules that corresponds to the I/O devices, wherein the device control modules configure the I/O devices in accordance with print jobs; and
a master control module that receives from a server a packaging record that specifies the print jobs, wherein each print job references packaging data stored on the server, wherein the master control module parses the packaging record and distributes the print jobs to the device control modules. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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means for centrally storing packaging data;
means for generating packaging records based on the packaging data;
means for communicating the packaging records to remote output locations;
means for processing the packaging records at the remote locations to extract print jobs for execution by I/O devices;
means for retrieving the packaging data from the storing means based on the print jobs; and
means for configuring the I/O devices to apply the retrieved packaging data. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions to cause a processor to:
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receive a packaging record from a centralized packaging data (CPD) management system, wherein the packaging record defines a packaging layout identifying one or more artwork elements stored by the CPD management system;
access the CPD management system to retrieve the identified artwork elements from the CPD management system; and
configure a manufacturing line within the remote output location to apply the retrieved artwork elements to packaging material. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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