Patent ID: 6429947
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method of processing a file within an automated printing system for producing printed materials, said method comprising:storing said file in a database in communication with said automated printing system, said file including instructions for printing said printed materials; storing one or more parameters in an image database; requesting of a master service hosted on a server computer that processing of said file be performed; requesting of a prepress software module that processing of said file be performed; retrieving automatically said one or more parameters from said image database; transferring said one or more parameters to a prepress software tool; executing said prepress software tool under control of said prepress software module, said prepress software tool automatically performing processing of said file using said one or more parameters, thereby allowing processing of said file without user intervention; and outputting said file from said prepress software tool, whereby processing of said file is performed automatically; setting one or more default parameters for processing of said file, based on the request made from said master service to perform the processing, thereby allowing said default parameters to be set differently for various clients that make requests; wherein said one or more parameters are automatically provided to said prepress software tool from said prepress software module, thereby allowing said prepress software tool to be executed without said user intervention; wherein said step of executing further comprises initializing said prepress software tool, thereby allowing said prepress software tool to be executed automatically in said automated printing system; wherein said step of executing operates to use an automated command line for said prepress software tool, thereby allowing said prepress software tool to be executed automatically in said automated printing system; and wherein said prepress software tool performs color washing, trapping, imposition, color separation, postscript to bitmap conversion, postscript to PDF conversion, PDF to postscript conversion, PostScript to TIFF/IT conversion, postscript to PDFX conversion, or compression.