Patent ID: 6738155
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A printing and publishing system providing prepress, content management, infrastructure, and workflow services to system subscribers in real time using a communication network, the printing and publishing system comprising:an end user facility coupled to a communication network, the end user facility providing page building operations, the page building operations including the design and construction of pages from images, text, and data available via said communication network and the generation of a portable document format (PDF) file; a printing company facility coupled to said communication network, the printing company facility providing imposition operations and generating a plate-ready file from said PDF file, the imposition operations including the setting of pages on a particular plate as well as positioning and orientation of pages on said plate; and a central service facility coupled to said communication network, the central service facility providing storage, file processing, remote access, and content management operations; the content management operations including the capture, organization, archival, retrieval, and reuse of electronic files containing any one of text, graphics, photos, artwork, full pages, audio, video, and completed projects; content management operations further including the organization and cataloging of file content for browsing, searching, and retrieving of files and data.