Personalized photo greeting cards
AssigneeShutterfly, Inc.
InventorsXin Wen, David Allen Jared, Dhiraj Kacker
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Abstract
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.
Claims29
A method for producing personalized greeting cards, comprising:
- a) receiving a plurality of greeting card orders;
- b) separating the greeting card orders into batches;
- c) producing the ordered greeting cards, including printing a batch-separation symbol on at least one greeting card in each batch;
- and
- d) separating the produced greeting cards into batches using the batch-separation symbols.
A method for producing greeting cards, comprising:
- a) receiving a plurality of greeting card orders having specified recipients;
- b) separating the greeting card orders in batches;
- c) producing the ordered greeting card batches;
- d) inserting a header greeting card between successive batches of produced greeting cards;
- and
- e) separating the produced greeting cards into batches using the header greeting cards.
A method for producing a greeting card to be sent in an envelope to a recipient, comprising:
- a) receiving one or more greeting card orders having one or more specified recipients;
- b) producing at least one greeting card in the greeting card order;
- d) printing card matching information and address information on the envelope;
- and
- e) matching the envelope with the corresponding greeting card according to the card-matching information printed on the envelope.
The method of 20 further comprising
- f) inserting the greeting card into the matched envelope.
A method for producing personalized photo product, comprising:
- a) receiving digital images from users;
- b) receiving orders of personalized photo product;
- c) separating the personalized photo product orders into batches;
- d) producing the personalized photo product, including printing a batch-separation symbol on at least one personalized photo product in each batch;
- and
- e) separating the produced personalized photo product into batches using the batch-separation symbols.
A system for producing personalized photo greeting cards, comprising:
- a) a server for receiving digital images from a user;
- b) a computer terminal in remote connection with the server for the user to send the digital images and the order information to the server, each order including at least one personalized photo greeting card having one or more digital image provided by the user;
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- c) a printing and finishing facility for producing the personalized photo greeting cards in batches, including printing batch-separation symbols on at least one personalized photo greeting card in each batch, separating the produced personalized photo greeting cards into batches using the batch-separation symbols, and shipping the personalized photo greeting cards to user-specified recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.