Graphical user interface, system and method for managing contacts within an online stationery system
Granted: August 7, 2012
Patent Number:
8239290
A graphical user interface, system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service. For example, one embodiment of the invention comprises a graphical user interface comprising: a first region for displaying the listing of contacts received from the stationery service contacts manager, the contacts within the listing of contacts selectable via a user input device; a second region comprising a series of data field for entering a new contact…
System, method and graphical user interface for managing contacts and calendars within an online card system
Granted: July 31, 2012
Patent Number:
8234181
A system implemented by an online stationery/card service is described allowing a user to personalize and send non-electronic stationery/cards, the system comprising: a Web-based GUI for designing stationery/cards and envelopes for the stationery/cards comprising: an envelope design region for designing an envelope to be used for mailing the stationery/cards selected by the end user, the envelope design region comprising: a return address region comprising one or more text boxes for…
System, method and graphical user interface for managing contacts and calendars within an online card system
Granted: June 5, 2012
Patent Number:
8196038
A system, method and graphical user interface (GUI) are described for managing a contacts and calendar database within an online stationery/card service. For example, a system implemented by an online stationery/card service allowing a user to personalize and send non-electronic stationery/cards is described, the system comprising: a graphical user interface for personalizing and sending non-electronic stationery/cards comprising: a reminder list comprised a plurality of reminder…
System and method for designing and generating online stationery
Granted: April 17, 2012
Patent Number:
8161375
A system and method are described for creating personalized stationery online. For example, a computer-implemented method according to one embodiment comprises: defining variable types including formatting options to be used in stationery templates; specifying variables to be used for a particular stationery template, each of the variables being assigned a particular variable type; creating a global template for a product category of stationery; extracting metadata from a file or other…
Systems and methods for creating photobooks
Granted: April 10, 2012
Patent Number:
8155481
A method for producing a photo album includes providing a library of page layouts, selecting a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, selecting a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the photo album, graphically displaying the first group of one or more images within a first border that represents a first page, graphically displaying the second group of one or more images within a second border that represents…
Smart photobook creation
Granted: March 6, 2012
Patent Number:
8131114
A method for producing a photo album includes sorting images according to a primary predetermined criterion, separating the sorted images into a first page group and a second page group using one or more secondary criteria, and automatically selecting a first page layout from a library of page layouts. The first page layout includes a same number of one or more image receiving areas as the number of one or more images in the first page group. The one or more images in the first page…
Personalized gift cards for imaging products and services
Granted: January 3, 2012
Patent Number:
8089655
A method for producing a gift card for a gift imaging product, comprises receiving an order of the gift imaging product from a user, producing the gift imaging product, producing the gift card by the user for the gift imaging product; and consolidating the gift card with the gift imaging product into one package.
Automated manufacturing system
Granted: December 20, 2011
Patent Number:
8082053
An automated manufacturing system comprises a computer processing system and a plurality of consolidation systems. The computer processing system receives information on product subbatches and product packages and consolidation status information to produce consolidation assignment information, each product package comprising one or more product subbatches. The consolidation systems receive the product subbatches in accordance to the consolidation assignment information and consolidate…
User interface for creating image collage
Granted: December 13, 2011
Patent Number:
8078969
A user interface for a computer device includes an image collage layout including a plurality of image receiving areas each configured to receive an image, a first control configured to select a number of the image receiving areas in the image collage layout, a second control configured to select tilt angles of one or more of the image receiving areas in the image collage layout, a third control configured to select an amount of padding between the image receiving areas in the image…
System and method for processing personalized stationery designs and selecting fulfillment order sites
Granted: November 22, 2011
Patent Number:
8065196
A system and method are described for digitally processing a stationery order and for selecting an optimum fulfillment site for fulfilling the stationery order. For example, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: providing an end user with a set of selectable stationery templates, the stationery personalization engine receiving an indication that an end user has selected a particular one of the stationery templates; collecting personalization data from the user,…
System and methods for image management
Granted: November 1, 2011
Patent Number:
8051035
An image management system includes a first storage device configured to store a list of image identifiers indexed by one or more image property descriptors, wherein each of the image identifiers corresponds to a digital image, an index processor in communication with the first storage device, configured to write the image identifiers and the associated image property descriptors for each image identifier in the image index storage, and a search processor in communication with the first…
Systems and methods for creating photobooks
Granted: October 11, 2011
Patent Number:
8036489
A method for producing a photo album includes providing a library of page layouts, selecting a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, selecting a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the photo album, graphically displaying the first group of one or more images within a first border that represents a first page, graphically displaying the second group of one or more images within a second border that represents…
Providing image-based product in an electronic marketplace
Granted: September 20, 2011
Patent Number:
8024231
An automated printing system for producing an image-based product comprises a server computer that receives from a first user a group of one or more copyright protected digital images and price information for image-based product. The price information can be distinct for each group of copyright protected digital images. The automated printing system also includes a computer processor that processes the copyright protected digital images in response to an order from a second user and…
System and method for processing personalized stationery designs and selecting fulfillment order sites
Granted: September 20, 2011
Patent Number:
8024233
A system and method are described for digitally processing a stationery order and for selecting an optimum fulfillment site for fulfilling the stationery order. For example, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: providing an end user with a set of selectable stationery templates, the stationery personalization engine receiving an indication that an end user has selected a particular one of the stationery templates; collecting personalization data from the user,…
Data structure for personalized photo-book products
Granted: March 22, 2011
Patent Number:
7911627
A data structure for a photo book kit includes a first data object, a second data object, and a third data object. The first data object includes first image data to define a first image, and a first image location to define the position of the first image on a page of a photo book. The second data object includes second image data to define a second image and a second image location to define the position of the second image on a cover of the photo book. The third data object includes…
System and method for manipulating digital images
Granted: November 9, 2010
Patent Number:
7830399
A method for manipulating a digital image includes identifying an image for processing at a local client computer, sending the image to a remote server, manipulating either locally or remotely parameters associated with the image without modifying the image itself, capturing state information defining a state of the manipulations at a predefined time and selecting a previous state at the request of the user, and synchronizing the local client computer and the remote server including…
Manufacturing system and process for personalized greeting cards
Granted: July 6, 2010
Patent Number:
7751069
A method for producing personalized greeting cards includes receiving a plurality of greeting card orders from users and separating the ordered greeting cards into batches. The ordered greeting cards are produced in batches and a batch-separation symbol is printed on at least one greeting card in each batch. The greeting cards produced are separated into batches using the batch-separation symbols.
Manufacturing system for personalized photo books
Granted: November 10, 2009
Patent Number:
7614837
A manufacturing system for manufacturing a personalized photo book includes a computer configured to receive image data from a user, a digital offset printer configured to print a first image on a book page in response to the image data received from the user, a digital silver-halide printer that can print a second, image on a book cover in response to the image data received from the user, and a book binder configured to bind the book page and the book cover to form a personalized photo…
Method and system for collecting images from a plurality of customers
Granted: October 6, 2009
Patent Number:
7599854
System and method for collecting customers' images into a kiosk, and transferring images to an image-processing provider for processing. The kiosk includes a computer, a data storage device, an upload port, and an interface for capturing digital images. One method includes accepting image information from a customer into the interface of the kiosk, accepting user-identifier and order information into the kiosk computer, storing a digital representation of the image and associated…
System and method for manipulating digital images
Granted: August 18, 2009
Patent Number:
7576752
The invention provides a method and apparatus for manipulating a digital image. The method includes identifying an image for processing at a local client computer, sending the image to a remote server, manipulating either locally or remotely parameters associated with the image without modifying the image itself and synchronizing the local client computer and the remote server including updating metadata for one of the local client computer and the remote server using metadata of the…
