LIMITED REPORDUCTION OF PRODUCT DESIGNS

• US 20140067591A1
• Filed: 10/29/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mafcote Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mafcote Incorporated
• Inventors: Schulman, Steven A., Belbita, Peter
• Application Number:
  US14/066,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20140067591A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for product design customization are provided herein. An interface for product design customization is provided with an application component that can run a stationery application, a merge application, an EZ print application, a photo paper application, etc. These applications may include the ability to insert, modify, or customize design elements. Additionally, these applications may enable a user to divide or split a product design into one or more product design portions, thereby layering the product design. Additionally, data may be merged across one or more documents associated with a product design. Product design reproduction, such as printing, may be limited or controlled according to one or more embodiments.

Claims

1. A system for limiting reproduction of product designs, comprising:

a design component configured to;

receive a purchased product selection;

generate a product design based on the purchased product selection, wherein the purchased product selection corresponds to a purchased product, wherein the product design is associated with the purchased product; and

insert or modify one or more design elements into the product design;

a user interface (UI) component configured to display the product design or one or more product design portions; and

a print component configured to control a number of prints associated with the product design or one or more product design portions, wherein the design component, the UI component, or the print component is implemented via a processing unit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the print component is configured to monitor the number of prints associated with the product design or one or more of the product design portions.

3. The system of claim 1, comprising a communication component configured to receive payment information associated with the product design or one or more of the product design portions.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the design component is configured to receive a product number associated with the purchased product.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the number of prints is based on the product number.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the print component is configured to enable or disable printing of the product design or one or more product design portions to a file.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the print component is configured to install a print application on a device communicatively coupled to the system.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the print application enables or disables printing of the product design from the device based on a balance associated with an account.

9. The system of claim 1, comprising a registration component configured to associate an account with the product design or one or more of the product design portions.

10. The system of claim 1, comprising an access component configured to grant access or deny access to an account, the product design, or one or more of the product design portions based on a balance associated with the account.

11. A method for limiting reproduction of product designs, comprising:

receiving a purchased product selection;

generating a product design based on the purchased product selection, wherein the purchased product selection corresponds to a purchased product, wherein the product design is associated with the purchased product;

inserting or modifying one or more design elements into the product design;

displaying the product design or one or more product design portions; and

controlling a number of prints associated with the product design or one or more product design portions, wherein the receiving, the generating, the inserting, or the displaying is implemented via a processing unit.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising monitoring the number of prints associated with the product design or one or more of the product design portions.

13. The method of claim 11, comprising receiving payment information associated with the product design or one or more of the product design portions.

14. The method of claim 11, comprising receiving a product number associated with the purchased product.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the number of prints is based on the product number.

16. The method of claim 11, comprising enabling or disabling printing of the product design or one or more product design portions to a file.

17. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed via a processing unit on a computer performs acts, comprising:

receiving a purchased product selection;

generating a product design based on the purchased product selection, wherein the purchased product selection corresponds to a purchased product, wherein the product design is associated with the purchased product;

inserting or modifying one or more design elements into the product design;

displaying the product design or one or more product design portions; and

controlling a number of prints associated with the product design or one or more product design portions.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, comprising monitoring the number of prints associated with the product design or one or more of the product design portions.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, comprising receiving payment information associated with the product design or one or more of the product design portions.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, comprising receiving a product number associated with the purchased product.