Computerized prepress
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1. A computerized method for creating a design to be printed, the method comprising:
- storing on a server system a downloadable design creation program having one or more design creation tools allowing a user at a client system to create an electronic design in WYSIWYG form, wherein the downloaded program executes in a browser of the client and has least one tool that allows a user at the client to select and edit at least one element of an electronic design while at least a portion of the electronic design is simultaneously displayed;
downloading the program from the server to the client;
creating an electronic design using one or more tools of the downloaded program; and
uploading the electronic design to a server system in a form allowing a translation program to create a prepress format file.
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Abstract
Computerized prepress is disclosed. In one embodiment, a computerized prepress system includes three components: a server, a client and a printer. The server has stored thereon an authoring program to create a document, and a translation program to translate the document to a suitable prepress format. The client downloads the authoring program from the server to create the document, and then uploads the document to the server for a translation to the suitable prepress format from the server.
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16 Claims
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1. A computerized method for creating a design to be printed, the method comprising:
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storing on a server system a downloadable design creation program having one or more design creation tools allowing a user at a client system to create an electronic design in WYSIWYG form, wherein the downloaded program executes in a browser of the client and has least one tool that allows a user at the client to select and edit at least one element of an electronic design while at least a portion of the electronic design is simultaneously displayed;
downloading the program from the server to the client;
creating an electronic design using one or more tools of the downloaded program; and
uploading the electronic design to a server system in a form allowing a translation program to create a prepress format file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer system comprising:
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one or more processors;
one or more communications devices capable of receiving programs downloaded from a server system;
an operating environment program comprising at least a browser; and
a program downloaded from a server, the program being adapted to execute in the browser and having one or more tools for creating a design in WYSIWYG form, at least one of the tools having one or more functions allowing a user of the computer system to select and edit at least one element of the design while at least a portion of the design is simultaneously displayed; and
wherein the downloaded program is further adapted to upload the design to a server in a form allowing a translation program to create a prepress format file. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A server system comprising:
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one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media;
one or more communications devices capable of downloading programs to one or more client computers;
a downloadable design program encoded on the computer-readable media, the program being adapted to execute in a browser of a client computer and having one or more tools for creating a design in WYSIWYG form, at least one of the tools having one or more functions allowing a user to select and edit at least one element of the electronic design while at least a portion of the electronic design is simultaneously displayed;
the program being further adapted to upload the electronic design to a server system in a form allowing a translation program to create a prepress format file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having encoded therein computer code executable in a browser for creating a design to be printed, the computer code comprising:
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computer code allowing a user to create a design in WYSIWYG form, computer code allowing the user to select and edit at least one element of the design while at least a portion of the design is simultaneously displayed, and computer code for providing the design in a form allowing translation of the design by a translation program into a suitable prepress format.
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