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US 2010/0162098 A1Published application
Method and system for displaying variable shaped products on a computer display
AssigneeVistaprint Technologies Limited
InventorTerence M. Tirrella
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Abstract
A computerized system, method, and computer-readable media implementing a method for defining a variable shaped document for web viewing is presented. Markup language descriptions are defined for cutlines defining a shape of an item to be produced, and for content to be displayed on the item within the boundaries of the cutlines. Markup language rules area defined that prevent display of content in areas on a display screen outside the defined shape of the item to be produced.
Claims9
A method for defining a variable shaped document for web viewing, comprising:
- defining a markup language description of cutlines defining a shape of an item to be produced;
- defining a markup language description of content to be displayed on said item within the boundaries of the cutlines;
- defining rules that prevent display of said content in areas on a display screen outside the defined shape of the item to be produced.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a computer display screen;
- a processor which receives a markup language description of outlines defining a shape of art item to be produced, a markup language description of content to be displayed on said item within the boundaries of the outlines, and markup description rules that prevent display of said content in areas on a display screen outside the defined shape of the item to be produced, said processor rendering said content on said display screen and an overlay image over said rendered content which whites out areas an said display screen corresponding to cutaway areas defined by said outlines.
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