Patent ID: 7149709

Claim:
An automated print order system for business stationery products, said automated print order system comprising: at least one server computer configured to exchange data with a plurality of client computers; said server computer having a processor, an area of main memory for executing program code under the direction of the processor, a storage device for storing data and program code and a bus connecting the processor, main memory and the storage device; the code being stored in said storage device and executing in said main memory under the direction of said processor, to perform the steps of: defining a plurality of company-tailored prototypical product records wherein each prototypical product record comprises a template to define the placement and typography of a plurality of informational elements for printing on a company-tailored business card or stationery product and wherein the template comprises tracking, kerning, text adjustment, and graphics placement information; generating a list of fields associated with each prototypical product record wherein the list of fields is adapted to be filled with content defined by a plurality of company-tailored predeterminable profiles; implementing a database to collect and store data according to said field list; providing a requestor interface for entry of a distributed user's print order, operating said requester interface to present said user with selectable options including: an option to allow the user to select and order a company-tailored business card or stationery product to be printed according to the company-tailored prototypical product record and a predeterminable profile defining content for one or more of the informational elements provided by the template; and processing the user's print order through a processor interface, said processor interface being adapted to directly generate a pre-press product automatically incorporating said company-tailored predeterminable profile into said tailored product.