System and Method for Utilizing Excess Printing Capability
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1. A method for utilizing excess printing capacity, the method comprising:
- establishing a network of one or more printing partners;
making one or more print jobs available on-line to each of the printing partners based on one or more pre-established criteria; and
allowing each of the printing partners the ability to select and complete one or more of the print jobs.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for utilizing excess printing capacity. The present invention utilizes a printing network that consists of a printing service provider, one or more print jobs, a printing distribution system, and printing partners. The printing service provider uses a printing distribution system to distribute standardized print jobs to printing partners at a fixed price.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for utilizing excess printing capacity, the method comprising:
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establishing a network of one or more printing partners; making one or more print jobs available on-line to each of the printing partners based on one or more pre-established criteria; and allowing each of the printing partners the ability to select and complete one or more of the print jobs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for utilizing excess printing capacity, the system comprising:
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one or more print jobs; a network of one or more printing partners; and a printing distribution system, wherein one or more print jobs are made available on-line to each of the printing partners based on one or more pre-established criteria, and each of the printing partners having the ability to select and complete one or more of the print jobs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for utilizing excess production capacity in an industry, the method comprising:
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aggregating one or more orders from customers; establishing a network of one or more fulfillment partners within the industry; creating a production job from the one or more orders by processing the one or more orders into a standard format that is understandable and useable by the fulfillment partners within the industry; making one or more production jobs available to the fulfillment partners; and allowing each of the fulfillment partners the ability to select and complete one or more of the production jobs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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