Patent ID: 7992774
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: an institution server connected to a communication network configured to generate a card account-specific link, wherein a session identification is associated with said card account-specific link and said user; a remote terminal connected to said communication network capable of accessing said card account-specific link; a card designer server connected with said communication network, wherein said card designer server includes a card designer application and a consumer card designer application, wherein said card designer application is configured to allow an institution associated with said institution server to create an initial card layout associated with said card account-specific link, wherein said initial card layout is generated as a function of a predefined template and said session identification, wherein upon selection of said card account-specific link said card designer application transmits said initial card layout to said consumer card designer application, and wherein said consumer card designer application is configured to allow a user to customize said initial card layout to create a user customized transaction card that is associated with said session identification; a web browser based customization interface configured to provide said user with a plurality of background image source selection options for selecting a card background image including a searchable catalog of images option, an image upload option, and an email image option, wherein said email image option allows said user to email a background image to a system-generated email address, wherein said web browser based customization interface is configured to allow said user to manipulate a size of said card background image, wherein said web browser based customization interface is configured to provide a plurality of background image manipulation options to said user including a rotate image option, a flip horizontal option, a flip vertical option, a crop image option, and a colorization effect option; an email application configured to send a card order confirmation email to an email account associated with said user; and a card producer server connected with said communication network, wherein said card producer server is operable to obtain said user customized transaction card for printing from said consumer card designer application as a function of said session identification.