Patent ID: 7055350

Claim:
A system for controlling production of a package for enclosing at least one object, comprising: a server, comprising: input means for receiving package design criteria from a remote client device over a communications network; a processor for: generating simulation data based at least in part on the package design criteria, the simulation data including instructions for rendering a simulated image of the package; and generating fabrication control data and packaging control data based at least in part on the package design criteria; and output means for communicating the simulation data to the remote client device over the communications network, and for communicating the fabrication control data to a control unit associated with a fabrication device, the fabrication control data comprising fabrication instructions that cause the fabrication device to automatically produce at least part of the package, and for communicating the packaging control data to a control unit associated with a packaging device, the packaging control data comprising packaging instructions that cause a packaging device to automatically assemble at least part of the package.