Personalized presentation instrument production systems and methods
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1. A presentation instrument production system, comprising:
- a presentation instrument production machine;
a production computer system coupled to the production machine, the computer system having presentation instrument production information that comprises a digital photograph from a designer of a presentation instrument that is unique to the presentation instrument and an identifier that is unique to the presentation instrument; and
at least one piece of stock material;
wherein the production machine is configured to apply the digital photograph to the stock material and to record the unique identifier on the stock material to produce a customized presentation instrument having the digital photograph and the unique identifier.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for producing a customized presentation instrument comprises receiving at a production computer system production information needed to produce a customized presentation instrument. The production information may comprise customized design information from a purchaser of the presentation instrument, recipient information and a unique identifier. The design information is placed onto a piece of stock material to form the customized presentation instrument. The identifier is stored on the presentation instrument. Further, the completed presentation instrument is sent to the recipient.
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40 Claims
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1. A presentation instrument production system, comprising:
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a presentation instrument production machine;
a production computer system coupled to the production machine, the computer system having presentation instrument production information that comprises a digital photograph from a designer of a presentation instrument that is unique to the presentation instrument and an identifier that is unique to the presentation instrument; and
at least one piece of stock material;
wherein the production machine is configured to apply the digital photograph to the stock material and to record the unique identifier on the stock material to produce a customized presentation instrument having the digital photograph and the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for producing a customized presentation instrument, the method comprising:
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receiving at a host computer system presentation instrument information that comprises customized design information from a purchaser of the presentation instrument and recipient information;
creating a presentation instrument record having the presentation instrument information;
associating a unique identifier with the presentation instrument record;
generating production information needed to produce the presentation instrument, wherein the production information comprises the design information, the identifier and the recipient information; and
transmitting the production information to a production facility computer system for production of the presentation instrument. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for producing a customized presentation instrument, the method comprising:
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receiving at a production computer system production information needed to produce a customized presentation instrument, the production information comprising customized design information having an image produced from a digital photograph, recipient information and a unique identifier;
producing the design information onto a piece of stock material to form the customized presentation instrument;
storing the identifier on the presentation instrument; and
sending the presentation instrument to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 30. A method as in claim 30, further comprising mailing the envelope to the recipient.
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32. A kiosk comprising:
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a housing;
a display screen coupled to the housing;
a processor disposed in the housing;
an input interface for inputting information that is usable by the processor; and
an output interface for transmitting information from the processor over a communication network;
wherein the input interface is configured to receive a digital image and to receive a request to produce a presentation instrument used in financial transactions having the digital image, and wherein the processor is configured to cause a presentation instrument request having the digital image to be transmitted from the output interface. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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