Method and apparatus for using fields of data to organize variable data print jobs
AssigneeNexPress Solutions LLC
InventorsDavid Kloosterman, Timothy F. Donahue
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for organizing a Variable Data Print job containing a plurality of documents that are to be printed. Each of said plurality of documents being defined by a plurality of variants that include elements related to content, layout and product intent, herein at least a portion of the plurality of documents each contain a Field of Data having information specific to that document; selecting at least one parameter from the Field of Data and creating a plurality of groups in accordance with the parameter, and arranging the groups for printing in accordance to the parameter.
Claims17
A method of preparing a Variable Data Print job for printing comprising the steps of:
- providing a Variable Data Print job containing a plurality of documents that are to be printed, each of said plurality of documents being defined by a plurality of variants that include elements related to content, layout and product intent, herein at least a portion of said plurality of documents each contain a Field of Data having information specific to that document;
- selecting at least one parameter from said Field of Data and creating a plurality of groups in accordance with said parameter;
- and
- arranging said groups for printing in accordance to said parameter from the selecting step.
A system used to prepare a Variable Data Print job for production comprising:
- a computational element configured to receive said Variable Data Print job and perform specified operations upon said Variable Data Print job, said Variable Data Print job defining a plurality of documents, each of said documents includes a plurality of variants;
- a routine coupled to said computational element, said routine operative to distinguish said plurality of variants used to define said documents, wherein said variants include at least one Field of Data related to each of said documents;
- an operator interface coupled to said computational element that allows user input to select said Field of Data;
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- an organizer coupled to said computational element, said organizer providing said documents arranged in accordance to said Field of Data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.