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System and method for distributed design of a variable data publication

  • US 9,063,921 B1
  • Filed: 08/10/2005
  • Issued: 06/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receive, at a first client device and from a first user, layout information that includes instructions for a layout and formatting of a plurality of variable data fields;

    defining, at the first client device, a Variable Data Publication (VDP) template document based on the layout information and including the plurality of variable data fields;

    deriving, at the first client device from the VDP template document, a web form definition file to include each data field from the plurality of data fields, the web form definition file configured to be converted, by a web form generator of a publication server, into a web form wherein the web form includes an entry field corresponding to each variable data field from the plurality of variable data fields;

    defining, at the first client device, a variable data design file that includes the VDP template document and the web form definition file; and

    transmitting, from the client device to the publication server, the variable data design file such that the publication server (1) composes a web form viewable on a second client device, different from the first client device, that is configured to receive field content data associated with the plurality of variable data fields, (2) composes a VDP printable document based on the VDP template document and field content data.

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