Patent ID: 6665587
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for defining a personalized printed product that consists of a plurality of graphical components, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a data template that describes each graphical component of the personalized printed product as panel fields; (b) encoding, within said data template, an order field indicative of the preferred order in which each graphical compenent is to be modified; (c) parsing the data template to create a double-linked list,including pointers to panel fields in the data template; (d) finding a first panel field in the data template by parsing the doubly-linked list; (e) determining whether the first panel field requires input by a user of at least one of text, line art or a user image; (f) entering by the user at least one of the text, line art or user image; (g) finding the next panel field in the data template by parsing the doubly-linked list; (h) determining whether the next panel field requires input by the user of at least one of text, line art or a user image; (i) entering by the user at least one of the text, line art or user image; (j) repeating steps, g, h and i until no further panel fields with an order field are found; (k) operating on pre-defined, non-editable panel fields; and (l) printing the personalized printed product when no additonal panel fields are found.