Patent ID: 6992786
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for allowing a customer of a printing service provider to create a customer PDF document through a computerized interface and send the customer PDF document to the service provider through a network for data-communication, whereby the service provider directs the customer PDF document to a suitable printing office through the network for data-communication, comprising: generating the customer PDF document for printing on demand with a PDF engine using a data XML file and a design XML file, wherein the customer PDF document generated using the data and design XML files is generated at the site of the customer, wherein the data XML file comprises data and its data type for printing which is created by the customer through said computerized interface, wherein the design XML file comprises data formatting information with a description of how said data is to be positioned and formatted in the customer PDF document created by the customer through said computerized interface, wherein the data in the data XML file differs from the data formatting information in the design XML file; and sending the customer PDF document to the service provider through the network for data-communication, wherein generating said customer PDF document comprises analyzing the data and design XML files, and merging data from the data XML file with the formatting information from the design XML file.