Patent ID: 8099263
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06F,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for use in creating an electronic design of a two-sided product intended for subsequent printing, the method comprising providing an image of at least a portion of a first side of the product for displaying to the user of a client computer for customization by the user, providing a tool allowing the user to supply at least text to be printed on the first side, providing an image of at least a portion of a second side of the product for displaying to the user for customization by the user, the second side of the product having a map area where a map will be printed when the product is printed, providing a tool allowing the user to identify a location to be included within the map that will be printed in the map area, making electronic map information available to a server computer system, the map information containing information covering a relatively large geographical area and being adapted to produce relatively high resolution maps, in response to information received from the client computer system identifying a location within the relatively large geographical area, obtaining a relatively high resolution user map from the map information, the user map covering a relatively small geographical area that includes at least the identified location, generating a lower resolution display map version of the user map, the display map being suitable for displaying at the client, transmitting the display map to the client for displaying to the user, receiving a description of the product design from the client, the description identifying at least a portion of the display map, and associating the identified portion of the display map with the corresponding higher resolution map information such that when the product is printed the map area on the second side of the product design will be printed using the higher resolution map information.