Systems and methods for distributing media production

• US 20070150358A1
• Filed: 11/02/2004
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quark Incorporated (Quark Holding Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Quark Incorporated (Quark Holding Corp.)
• Inventors: Allen, David, Varela, J.
• Application Number:
  US10/980,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20070150358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Various systems and methods for preparing, planning, creating, designing, and/or distributing media publications and processes related thereto are described herein. As just one of many examples, a system for facilitating media production is disclosed. The system includes a computer readable medium that includes instructions executable by a microprocessor to graphically portray a composition zone in accordance with a composition zone definition. Such a composition zone definition may include a location intent and a layout geometry.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating media production, wherein the system comprises:

a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by a microprocessor to;

graphically portray a composition zone in accordance with a composition zone definition, wherein the composition zone definition includes a location intent and a layout geometry

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the location intent includes at least one of:

a binding intent, a folding intent, and a layout intent.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the layout geometry includes at least one of:

a media geometry, a bleed geometry, a trim geometry, and a crop geometry.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the microprocessor to:

associate the composition zone with a media cell.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the media cell is selected from a group consisting of:

an open area on a printed publication, an open area of a static website, and an open area of an interactive website.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the composition zone definition further includes a context, and wherein the context includes at least a portion of the content surrounding the media cell.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the microprocessor to:

to receive a layout, wherein the layout includes at least one content object placed in accordance with the composition zone definition.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the content object is placed partially outside of a media area of the composition zone, and wherein the portion placed outside of the media area is excluded from the layout.

9. A system for distributing media production, the system comprising:

a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the microprocessor to;

receive a composition zone definition;

graphically display a composition zone in accordance with the composition zone definition; and

receive a layout in accordance with the composition zone definition.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the composition zone definition includes at least one of a size of the composition zone, a location of the composition zone, and a geometry of the composition zone.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the layout includes a content object at least partially disposed within the graphically displayed composition zone.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein a portion of the content object disposed outside of the graphically displayed composition zone is excluded from the layout.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the composition zone definition includes at least one of a bleed box, a trim box, an art box, a media box, a crop box, a binding intent, and a folding intent.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the composition zone is a first composition zone associated with a first media, wherein the composition zone definition includes a first composition zone definition defining the first composition zone for the first media and a second composition zone definition defining a second composition zone for a second media.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein a geometry of the first composition zone is different from a geometry of the second composition zone.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the layout is a first layout, and wherein the first layout is tailored for application in the first composition zone, and wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by a microprocessor to:

re-purpose the first layout to create a second layout tailored for application in the second composition zone.

17. The system of claim 9, wherein the composition zone definition further includes a context of the composition zone.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the context is selected from a group consisting of:

an abstract of an article located near the composition zone, and a visual mockup of an area surrounding the composition zone.

19. The system of claim 9, wherein the composition zone definition defines an advertisement area.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the composition zone definition includes an advertisement cost and a target group of advertisers.

21. The system of claim 9, wherein the composition zone corresponds to a media cell.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the media cell is a portion of a page of a printed publication.

23. A method for distributing media production, the method comprising:

defining a media production;

defining a media cell, wherein the media cell is a subset of the media production;

defining a composition zone, wherein the composition zone is controlled by a composition zone definition including a location intent and a layout geometry; and

associating the composition zone with the media cell.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the method further comprises:

graphically displaying the composition zone in accordance with at least part of the composition zone definition; and

receiving a layout in accordance with the composition zone definition.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the location intent includes at least one of:

a binding intent, a folding intent, and a layout intent.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the layout geometry includes at least one of:

a media geometry, a bleed geometry, a trim geometry, a crop geometry.