System and method for creating customized products
AssigneeJostens, Inc.
InventorJames (Bobby) Henry
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for creating customized products using a product identification device. In some embodiments, the process involves receiving an aggregate order for yearbooks, creating a master list associated with the aggregate order and including single orders, associating at least one number with each single order, manufacturing a first portion of a yearbook for each single order with a first identifier associated with that portion and also being associated with the at least one number, manufacturing a second portion of the yearbook for the single order with a second identifier associated with that portion and also being associated with the at least one number, and combining the first portion with the second portion.
Claims16
A method of creating a customized product including a first portion and a second portion, the method comprising:
- processing an order for the customized product;
- associating an order number with the order;
- associating a tracking number with the order number;
- manufacturing a first portion of the customized product, wherein the first portion is associated with the tracking number;
- manufacturing a second portion of the customized product, wherein the second portion is associated with the tracking number;
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- combining the first portion and the second portion wherein associating a tracking number with the order number comprises associating a first tracking number and a second tracking number with the order and wherein the first portion is associated with the first tracking number and the second portion is associated with the second tracking number, and
- wherein the first tracking number is associated with the first portion using a bar code for a first portion of the manufacturing process and then is associated with the first portion using an RFID chip for a second portion of the manufacturing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.