公开(公告)号：US20070276680A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-29

申请号：US11441971

申请日：2006-05-25

申请人： Barry G. Gombert ,  Frank M. Goetz ,  George L. Eldridge

发明人： Barry G. Gombert ,  Frank M. Goetz ,  George L. Eldridge

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q10/067 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： A automated method, system and computer program for ordering print products by electronic mail. An e-mail request for business cards or other print products, such as postcards or calendars, is generated by a user of an e-mail system and sent to a management system including a management program which, in response, causes the system to selectively retrieve additional information associated with the e-mail request from one or more databases. The management system then prepares the business card order, or other print product order, using the retrieved information. The databases may be internet accessible directory services or other types of databases which the management system can look up using the originating e-mail address contained in the e-mail request in order to retrieve the additional information. The print product order can be prepared by importing the additional information, such as print product, shipping, billing and/or approval information, into one or more templates.

摘要翻译： 一种通过电子邮件订购打印产品的自动化方法，系统和计算机程序。 名片或其他打印产品（如明信片或日历）的电子邮件请求由电子邮件系统的用户生成并发送到管理系统，该管理系统包括管理程序，管理程序作为响应，使系统选择性地 从一个或多个数据库检索与电子邮件请求相关联的附加信息。 然后，管理系统使用检索到的信息来准备名片订单或其他打印产品订单。 数据库可以是互联网访问目录服务或管理系统可以使用包含在电子邮件请求中的始发电子邮件地址来查找的其他类型的数据库，以便检索附加信息。 可以通过将附加信息（例如打印产品，运输，计费和/或许可信息）导入一个或多个模板来准备打印产品订单。

公开(公告)号：US08850077B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US11422766

申请日：2006-06-07

申请人： Barry G. Gombert ,  Frank M. Goetz ,  George L. Eldridge

发明人： Barry G. Gombert ,  Frank M. Goetz ,  George L. Eldridge

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/02 ,  G06F9/445 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04W4/02

摘要： A method and system for providing a portable document services environment on a computer system is disclosed. An installation application may automatically be loaded from a portable device onto a computer system when the portable device is connected to the computer system. The computer system may automatically access a document service application on the portable device based on information contained in the installation application. One or more document service preferences may automatically be received from the portable device onto the computer system, and an electronic document may be selected. One or more document services may be performed for the selected electronic document based on the one or more document service preferences using the document service application.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在计算机系统上提供便携式文档服务环境的方法和系统。 当便携式设备连接到计算机系统时，安装应用程序可以自动从便携式设备加载到计算机系统上。 计算机系统可以基于安装应用中包含的信息来自动访问便携式设备上的文档服务应用。 一个或多个文档服务首选项可以自动从便携式设备接收到计算机系统上，并且可以选择电子文档。 可以基于使用文档服务应用的一个或多个文档服务偏好来为所选择的电子文档执行一个或多个文档服务。

公开(公告)号：US20110290795A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-01

申请号：US12788502

申请日：2010-05-27

申请人： Robert P. Loce ,  Barry G. Gombert

发明人： Robert P. Loce ,  Barry G. Gombert

IPC分类号： B65D8/00 ,  B65D51/00

CPC分类号： B65D51/248 ,  B65D2203/12

摘要： Systems and methods are described that facilitate generating a changing visual effect during opening and closing of a package for a product. The package includes first and second portions, each having thereon an polarized interference region with non-parallel planes of polarization. All or part of the second package portion is transparent to one polarization, permitting the polarized interference region on the first package portion to interact with a polarized interference region on the second package portion. The package portions are mated together (e.g., in a tube and sleeve arrangement or the like), such that the polarized regions are aligned and overlap each other when the package is closed, thereby permitting less light through due to the two overlapping planes of polarization. As the package is opened (or closed), the polarized regions move or slide past each other, creating the visual effect by changing the size and shape of the overlapping polarized region. As the package is opened or closed, light passage through interactive regions where the polarized regions overlap is reduced or eliminated, depending on the orientation of the planes of polarization.

摘要翻译： 描述了系统和方法，其有助于在用于产品的包装的打开和关闭期间产生变化的视觉效果。 封装包括第一部分和第二部分，每个部分具有非平行偏振平面的具有偏振干涉区域。 第二包装部分的全部或部分对于一个极化是透明的，允许第一包装部分上的偏振干涉区域与第二包装部分上的偏振干涉区域相互作用。 包装部分配合在一起（例如，在管和套筒布置等中），使得当封装封闭时偏振区域对准并且彼此重叠，从而由于两个重叠的极化平面而允许更少的光通过 。 当包装被打开（或关闭）时，偏振区域相互移动或滑动，通过改变重叠偏振区域的尺寸和形状产生视觉效果。 当封装被打开或关闭时，取决于偏振平面的取向，减少或消除偏振区域重叠的相互作用区域的光通过。

公开(公告)号：US5974234A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-26

申请号：US842546

申请日：1997-04-15

申请人： Jonathan D. Levine ,  Barry G. Gombert ,  James L. Mayer

发明人： Jonathan D. Levine ,  Barry G. Gombert ,  James L. Mayer

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  G06F3/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/1293 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A printing system in which one or more clients communicate with a plurality of printers by way of a print server, whose architecture is characterized by a plurality of layers, is provided. In practice, one of the plurality of layers receives a request from one of the one or more clients and the request designates an operation to be performed with respect to one of the plurality of printers. The printing system includes an application layer, communicating with the one of the plurality of layers, for developing a command expression based on the request received by the one or the plurality of layers, and a communications interface including a first connectivity module and a second connectivity module, with the first connectivity module communicating with a first one of the plurality of printers and the second connectivity module communicating with a second one of the plurality of printers. The printing system further includes a routing interface, communicating with both the application layer and the communications interface, for directing the command expression to a selected one of the first connectivity module and the second connectivity module. Accordingly, the selected one of the first and second connectivity modules uses the command expression to perform at least a part of the designated operation with respect to the one or the plurality of printers.

摘要翻译： 一种打印系统，其中一个或多个客户端通过打印服务器与多个打印机进行通信，所述打印服务器的架构的特征在于多个层。 在实践中，多个层中的一个层接收来自一个或多个客户端之一的请求，并且该请求指定相对于多个打印机之一执行的操作。 所述打印系统包括与所述多个层之一通信的应用层，用于基于由所述一个或多个层接收到的请求来开发命令表达;以及通信接口，包括第一连接模块和第二连接 模块，其中所述第一连接模块与所述多个打印机中的第一连接模块通信，所述第二连接模块与所述多个打印机中的第二打印机通信。 打印系统还包括路由接口，与应用层和通信接口通信，用于将命令表达式引导到第一连接模块和第二连接模块中的所选择的一个。 因此，所选择的第一连接模块和第二连接模块中的一个使用命令表达式来针对一个或多个打印机执行指定操作的至少一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20130046638A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-21

申请号：US13211437

申请日：2011-08-17

申请人： Michael David Shepherd ,  Dale Ellen Gaucas ,  Kirk J. Ocke ,  Reuven J. Sherwin ,  Barry G. Gombert

发明人： Michael David Shepherd ,  Dale Ellen Gaucas ,  Kirk J. Ocke ,  Reuven J. Sherwin ,  Barry G. Gombert

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0251

摘要： As set forth herein, computer-implemented methods and systems facilitate providing an approach for using defined patterns of variable-data campaigns to enable a marketing service provider to express a non-expert user's desired campaign intent, using natural language and campaign intent terms, as well as to accurately capture the non-expert user's intent by communicating using non-technical campaign terminology. Communication of semantically robust campaign intent to variable-data campaign graphic designers and developers is facilitated by the described systems and methods, as is automated creation of a variable-data logic (plan) file based on semantic campaign intent. The described systems and methods facilitate the creation of variable data publishing (VDP) marketing campaigns by the non-expert, as well as communication and collaboration with the rest of a VDP design team.

摘要翻译： 如本文所述，计算机实现的方法和系统促进提供使用定义的可变数据运动模式的方法，以使营销服务提供商能够使用自然语言和活动意图术语来表达非专家用户期望的活动意图，如 以及通过使用非技术活动术语进行沟通来准确地捕获非专家用户的意图。 通过描述的系统和方法，促进基于语义活动意图的可变数据逻辑（计划）文件的自动创建，将语义上强大的运动意图传达给可变数据运动图形设计者和开发者。 所描述的系统和方法有助于非专家创建可变数据发布（VDP）营销活动，以及与VDP设计团队的其他成员进行沟通和协作。

公开(公告)号：US08240479B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12788502

申请日：2010-05-27

申请人： Robert P. Loce ,  Barry G. Gombert

发明人： Robert P. Loce ,  Barry G. Gombert

IPC分类号： B65D73/00

CPC分类号： B65D51/248 ,  B65D2203/12

摘要： Systems and methods are described that facilitate generating a changing visual effect during opening and closing of a package for a product. The package includes first and second portions, each having thereon an polarized interference region with non-parallel planes of polarization. All or part of the second package portion is transparent to one polarization, permitting the polarized interference region on the first package portion to interact with a polarized interference region on the second package portion. The package portions are mated together (e.g., in a tube and sleeve arrangement or the like), such that the polarized regions are aligned and overlap each other when the package is closed, thereby permitting less light through due to the two overlapping planes of polarization. As the package is opened (or closed), the polarized regions move or slide past each other, creating the visual effect by changing the size and shape of the overlapping polarized region. As the package is opened or closed, light passage through interactive regions where the polarized regions overlap is reduced or eliminated, depending on the orientation of the planes of polarization.

摘要翻译： 描述了系统和方法，其有助于在用于产品的包装的打开和关闭期间产生变化的视觉效果。 封装包括第一部分和第二部分，每个部分具有非平行偏振平面的具有偏振干涉区域。 第二包装部分的全部或部分对于一个极化是透明的，允许第一包装部分上的偏振干涉区域与第二包装部分上的偏振干涉区域相互作用。 包装部分配合在一起（例如，在管和套筒布置等中），使得当封装封闭时偏振区域对准并重叠，从而由于两个重叠的极化平面而允许更少的光通过 。 当包装被打开（或关闭）时，偏振区域相互移动或滑动，通过改变重叠偏振区域的尺寸和形状产生视觉效果。 当封装被打开或关闭时，取决于偏振平面的取向，减少或消除偏振区域重叠的相互作用区域的光通过。

公开(公告)号：US07555530B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-30

申请号：US10707575

申请日：2003-12-22

申请人： Barry G. Gombert

发明人： Barry G. Gombert

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/00

摘要： Systems and methods provide documents based on collected document identifiers. A document production center receives a document identifier along with delivery address information, identifies a digital document based on the document identifier, makes an copy or prints a hard copy of the document, and delivers the copied or printed document to a delivery address based on the delivery address information.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法基于收集的文档标识符提供文档。 文件制作中心接收文件标识符和传送地址信息，根据文件标识符识别数字文档，复印或打印文档的硬拷贝，并将复印或打印的文档传送到传送地址 送货地址信息。

公开(公告)号：US20090089111A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-02

申请号：US11863223

申请日：2007-09-27

申请人： John O. Walker ,  Philip C. Rose ,  Barry G. Gombert

发明人： John O. Walker ,  Philip C. Rose ,  Barry G. Gombert

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06F17/40

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q30/02

摘要： A system and method to automate product life cycle management is disclosed. Product registration is automated by providing a package with automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) media, such as an RFID tag or a barcode, and a point-of-sale terminal that writes a unique product registration key to the AIDC media. Information about the product and customer is maintained by the brand owner's product management system. A global directory service acting as a broker is used as an intermediary to facilitate interactions between point-of-sale or post sale systems and the brand owner's system. Upon product purchase, customer and unique product identifier is sent to the brand owner's product management system via the broker. The brand owner's system creates a unique product registration key that is sent back to the point of sale terminal, which then writes the unique product registration key to the AIDC media annexed to the product. When the product returned to a store, the AIDC media is scanned, the unique product registration key is extracted, and sent to the brand owner's system for decoding, verification and for product life cycle management. The disclosed system and method ensures that retailers or other unauthorized entities cannot track the product thus alleviating privacy concerns.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种自动化产品生命周期管理的系统和方法。 通过提供自动识别和数据捕获（AIDC）介质（如RFID标签或条形码）以及向AIDC媒体写入唯一的产品注册密钥的销售点终端，可自动进行产品注册。 关于产品和客户的信息由品牌所有者的产品管理系统维护。 作为代理商的全球目录服务被用作促进销售点或售后系统与品牌所有者系统之间的交互的中介。 在产品购买后，客户和唯一的商品标识通过经纪人发送给品牌所有者的产品管理系统。 品牌所有者的系统创建一个唯一的产品注册密钥，发送回销售点，然后将唯一的产品注册密钥写入产品附带的AIDC媒体。 当产品返回商店时，AIDC媒体被扫描，提取出独特的产品注册密钥，并发送给品牌所有者的系统进行解码，验证和产品生命周期管理。 所公开的系统和方法确保零售商或其他未经授权的实体不能跟踪产品，从而减轻隐私问题。

公开(公告)号：US08773428B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US13155645

申请日：2011-06-08

申请人： Robert John Rolleston ,  Barry G. Gombert

发明人： Robert John Rolleston ,  Barry G. Gombert

IPC分类号： G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G06T15/00

摘要： Systems and methods are presented for previewing 3-D images of produced 3-D variable information structural documents or packages in which still images and/or animations are provided showing the text, data, graphics and/or images of 3-D structural documents or packages defined by a variable information print job file allowing a user to preview the produced 3-D structural documents or packages as a sequence of still images and/or as animations showing different forms of the 3-D produced structures.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统和方法，用于预览所生产的3-D可变信息结构文件或包装的三维图像，其中提供静态图像和/或动画，其显示了三维结构文件的文本，数据，图形和/或图像， 由可变信息打印作业文件定义的包，允许用户将生成的3-D结构文档或包装预览为静止图像序列和/或显示不同形式的3D制作结构的动画。

公开(公告)号：US08240475B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12815512

申请日：2010-06-15

申请人： Robert P. Loce ,  Barry G. Gombert ,  Raja Bala

发明人： Robert P. Loce ,  Barry G. Gombert ,  Raja Bala

IPC分类号： B65D73/00

CPC分类号： B65D5/425 ,  B65D5/66 ,  B65D5/68 ,  B65D43/0222 ,  B65D2203/00 ,  B65D2543/00092 ,  B65D2543/00296 ,  B65D2543/00527 ,  B65D2543/00537

摘要： Systems and methods are described that facilitate generating a color interference effect during opening and closing of a package for a product. The package includes first and second portions, each having printed thereon a color interference pattern. All or part of the second package portion is transparent, permitting the color interference pattern on the first package portion to be seen through the second package portion. The package portions are mated together (e.g., in a tube and sleeve arrangement or the like), such that the color interference patterns are aligned and overlap each other completely when the package is closed. As the package is opened (or closed), the interference patterns move or slide past each other, creating the visible color interference effect.

摘要翻译： 描述了系统和方法，其有助于在用于产品的包装的打开和关闭期间产生颜色干扰效果。 该包装包括第一和第二部分，每个部分印有彩色干涉图案。 第二包装部分的全部或部分是透明的，允许通过第二包装部分看到第一包装部分上的颜色干涉图案。 包装部分配合在一起（例如，在管和套筒布置等中），使得当封装封闭时，颜色干涉图案被对准并且彼此完全重叠。 当包装打开（或关闭）时，干涉图案会相互移动或滑动，从而产生可见的颜色干扰效果。