System and method of providing publishing and printing services via a communications network
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1. A printing and publishing system providing prepress, content management, infrastructure, and workflow services to system subscribers in real time using a communication network, the printing and publishing system comprising:
- an end user facility coupled to a communication network, the end user facility providing page building operations, the page building operations including the design and construction of pages from images, text, and data available via said communication network and the generation of a portable document format (PDF) file;
a printing company facility coupled to said communication network, the printing company facility providing imposition operations and generating a plate-ready file from said PDF file, the imposition operations including the setting of pages on a particular plate as well as positioning and orientation of pages on said plate; and
a central service facility coupled to said communication network, the central service facility providing storage, file processing, remote access, and content management operations;
the content management operations including the capture, organization, archival, retrieval, and reuse of electronic files containing any one of text, graphics, photos, artwork, full pages, audio, video, and completed projects;
content management operations further including the organization and cataloging of file content for browsing, searching, and retrieving of files and data.
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Abstract
A printing and publishing system providing prepress, content management, infrastructure, and workflow services to system subscribers in real time using a communication network is disclosed herein. The printing and publishing system includes a central service facility and an end-user facility and/or a printing company facility. The end user facility provides page building operations allowing the design and construction of pages from images, text, and data available via said communication network. The printing company facility provides imposition operations allowing the setting of pages on a particular plate as well as positioning and orientation of pages on said plate. The central service facility provides storage, file processing, remote access, and content management operations. Content management operations include the capture, organization, archival, retrieval, and reuse of electronic files containing any one of text, graphics, photos, artwork, full pages, audio, video, and completed projects. Content management operations further include the organization and cataloging of file content for browsing, searching, and retrieving of files and data.
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20 Claims
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1. A printing and publishing system providing prepress, content management, infrastructure, and workflow services to system subscribers in real time using a communication network, the printing and publishing system comprising:
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an end user facility coupled to a communication network, the end user facility providing page building operations, the page building operations including the design and construction of pages from images, text, and data available via said communication network and the generation of a portable document format (PDF) file;
a printing company facility coupled to said communication network, the printing company facility providing imposition operations and generating a plate-ready file from said PDF file, the imposition operations including the setting of pages on a particular plate as well as positioning and orientation of pages on said plate; and
a central service facility coupled to said communication network, the central service facility providing storage, file processing, remote access, and content management operations;
the content management operations including the capture, organization, archival, retrieval, and reuse of electronic files containing any one of text, graphics, photos, artwork, full pages, audio, video, and completed projects;
content management operations further including the organization and cataloging of file content for browsing, searching, and retrieving of files and data.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing printing and publishing services to a remote client in real time using a communication network, the method comprising:
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storing files on a computer server, the files containing information relating to images, text, art, and data;
providing said files to a remote client for the designing of a page layout;
generating a portable document format (PDF) file from the designed page layout;
generating a plate-ready file from said PDF file; and
providing said plate-ready file to a remote printer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing printing and publishing services to a remote client performing any one of page layout designing and plate press printing where said printing and publishing services are provided in real time using a wide area communication network, the method comprising:
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storing high resolution files on a computer server;
generating low resolution files corresponding to said high resolution files;
providing said low resolution files to a remote client for the designing of a page layout;
generating a portable document format (PDF) file from the page layout designed by said remote client;
providing said PDF file to said remote client; and
providing a plate-ready file to a remote printer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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