Online decorating system for edible products
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1. A method for printing images on edible media sheets, comprising:
- providing a plurality of cake design interfaces to a plurality of local control devices, each local control device being part of a local control system including a mobile device from which a subject image is uploaded, wherein each local control device i) is positioned remotely from a central control device, ii) is a client of the central control device, and iii) is in communication with a mobile device image source and a separate edible media printer of the local control system;
providing, at each local control system, a user interface to receive an image and selections for comestible products;
generating, at the central control device, a plurality of print instructions, wherein each print instruction is based on the image and selections received at a corresponding one of the local control systems;
transmitting, from the central control device to each local control device, one of the plurality of print instructions;
generating, at each local control system, a print file based on the transmitted print instructions, the print file including a representation of the subject image;
transmitting, to each edible media printer corresponding to each local control system, the generated print file;
printing, at each edible media printer, an image on an edible media sheet, wherein the edible media printer is equipped with edible ink and configured to print on edible media sheets; and
applying an edible substrate layer of each edible media sheet to a comestible product.
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Abstract
A web-enabled standalone application may, in selected implementations, prevent received license-controlled image data from unauthorized re-use, editing, or distribution, and permits image processing, such as applying the International Color Consortium'"'"'s color correction process, at the local control device. The web-enabled standalone application may further generate a printer specific byte stream based on post-image processed data, providing a color managed workflow independent of local control device operating system print drivers.
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1. A method for printing images on edible media sheets, comprising:
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providing a plurality of cake design interfaces to a plurality of local control devices, each local control device being part of a local control system including a mobile device from which a subject image is uploaded, wherein each local control device i) is positioned remotely from a central control device, ii) is a client of the central control device, and iii) is in communication with a mobile device image source and a separate edible media printer of the local control system; providing, at each local control system, a user interface to receive an image and selections for comestible products; generating, at the central control device, a plurality of print instructions, wherein each print instruction is based on the image and selections received at a corresponding one of the local control systems; transmitting, from the central control device to each local control device, one of the plurality of print instructions; generating, at each local control system, a print file based on the transmitted print instructions, the print file including a representation of the subject image; transmitting, to each edible media printer corresponding to each local control system, the generated print file; printing, at each edible media printer, an image on an edible media sheet, wherein the edible media printer is equipped with edible ink and configured to print on edible media sheets; and applying an edible substrate layer of each edible media sheet to a comestible product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for printing images on edible media sheets, comprising:
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providing a plurality of cake design interfaces to a plurality of local control devices, each local control device being part of a local control system including a mobile device from which a subject image is uploaded, wherein each local control device i) is positioned remotely from a central control device, and ii) is in communication with a mobile device image source and a separate edible media printer; providing, at each local control system, a user interface to receive an image and selections for comestible products; generating, at the central control device, a plurality of print instructions wherein each print instruction is based on the image and selections received at a corresponding one of the local control systems and wherein each set of print instructions is uniquely associated with a given user of a plurality of users; transmitting, from the central control device to each local control device, one of the plurality of print instructions; generating, at each local control system, a print file based on the transmitted print instructions, the print file including a representation of the subject image; transmitting, to each edible media printer corresponding to each local control system, the generated print file; printing, at each edible media printer, an image on an edible media sheet, wherein the edible media printer is equipped with edible ink and configured to print on edible media sheets; and applying an edible substrate layer of each edible media sheet to a cake. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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