| HIFLEX SOFTWARE GESMBH Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20100277758 | ORDER SYSTEM FOR PRINTED MATTER, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING PRODUCTION OF PRINTED MATTER - The invention discloses an order system for printed matter, where printed matter is defined in an article-based database in the order system and an order for the production of the printed matter is using an interface in the order system, and a method for calculating production of printed matter, where first an interface in such an order system is used to give an order for production and where, when the order has been given, parameters for the printed matter are taken as a basis for using a calculation module in a Management Information System controlling networked graphical production to calculate the production and in order to trigger the automated calculation when an order has been given using an article-based order system, it is proposed that production-specific parameters for the printed matter be able to be defined in the order system's database and that, when the order has been given, the order system provide the parameters for calculating production of the printed matter via an interface. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100049660 | PROCUREMENT SYSTEM - The procurement system includes that a quotation regarding the request for quotation can be only submitted by a seller through means of the procurement system, when he is registered and also personally identified in the procurement system so he is known as a seller with separately defined contact data and irrespective of the contact data in the list of the buyer whereby the seller determines his own billing address in the procurement system and thus prevents sending an invoice for example to other contacts, departments or divisions of the corporate group not related to the quotation. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100042512 | Ordering system for printed products and method for ordering a printed product - The invention relates to an ordering system for printed products, by means of which a printed product can be defined in a selection module of the ordering system and ordered from a supplier for the printed products, wherein printed products of the same product type are made of product components of the same product component types, and wherein each product component is defined precisely by a combination of a value for parameters such as page format, number of pages, coloration, type of paper, type of binding, processing, and finishing. The invention further relates to a method for ordering a printed product by means of an ordering system, wherein the ordering system determines a list of selectable values for the parameter such as page format, number of pages, coloration, type of paper, type of binding, processing, and finishing of a product component of the printed product, and wherein the ordering system orders the printed product based on the defined values after a value has been defined for each of the parameters by a buyer. In order to simplify the data management of the ordering system for printed products, it is proposed that each individual possible value for each of the parameters is defined as an article in an article database of the ordering system, and that the printed product can be defined in the selection module by successive selection from the articles, and that the ordering system determines the selectable values for the product component from an article database in which each possible value of each of the parameters is defined as an article. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100030812 | Method for inserting a contact - The invention relates to a method for inserting a contact, which is defined in a procurement system, into an individual list of contacts for a buyer in the procurement system. In order to insert the contact of a supplier known to a buyer into the list of the buyer automatically, it is proposed that the procurement system reads out an identification feature from an address and inserts the contact into the list, when the buyer accesses the address, which contains the identification feature of the contact, and logs into the procurement system. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20090319460 | COMMUNICATION METHOD - Initially a method for communication between a management information system, in which a field content is stored, and an execution system are disclosed, wherein the field content in Job Definition Format is transmitted from the management information system to the execution system, then a method for communication between a source system, in which a field content is stored in a file in Job Definition Format, and an executing system, wherein the field content in Job Definition Format is transmitted by the source system to the execution system, and eventually a communication module, through which a field content in Job Definition Format can be transmitted to an execution system, wherein in order to simplify communications between management information systems or source systems and execution systems in job format, and to render them less error prone, the field content is initially adapted according to a rule specified for the management information system, or the source system, and the execution system is adapted to specified rules and subsequently transmitted to the execution system, or the field content is adapted according to such method before transmission. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090265259 | METHOD FOR TRIGGERING A COST ENTRY - A method for triggering a cost entry in the context of a job is disclosed, which is issued by a management information system, and executed on an execution system, wherein the execution system transmits job related status reports in Job Definition Format to the management information system, and wherein incoming status reports are stored on the management information system. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090185216 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PRODUCTION OF A PRINT PRODUCT - The invention discloses a method for controlling the production of printed matter using a Management Information System (MIS), where first of all the MIS uses a request formulated by a customer to create an offer for producing the printed matter and transmits MIS order data to a print input stage system, and the print input stage system then uses an order formulated by the customer to create print input stage order data for at least one system which produces the printed matter. To simplify the handling of discrepancies between the order and the offer, it is proposed that the print input stage system transmit the print input stage order data to the MIS and that the MIS use the print input stage order data to control production of the printed matter. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090125342 | DISPOSITION METHOD AND DISPOSITION MODULE - A method for the disposition of process steps in the context of jobs is disclosed, which are issued by a management information system, and executed on at least one execution system, wherein the jobs are defined by a calculation module in the context of the management information system, allocated to volume- and time resources of the execution systems through a disposition module, and transmitted to the execution systems in Job Definition Format. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090116068 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A FORMAT FOR A SECTION TO BE PRINTED - A method for selecting a format is disclosed by selecting a print section layout, which divides the section to be printed in a running direction and in a transversal direction of the section to be printed into adjacent units with a signature assigned to a unit such that subsequently in the running direction, longitudinal dimensions and in transversal direction, transversal dimensions of the signature and technically required border portions outside of the signature are determined, and subsequently, on the one hand, a minimum longitudinal dimension is calculated as the sum of the longitudinal dimensions of the signature and of required border regions adjoining in running direction, and, on the other hand, a minimum transversal dimension is computed as the sum of the transversal dimensions of the signature and of required border regions, adjoining in transversal direction, and wherein eventually, the print section format is selected so that a longitudinal dimension of the print section format is at least equal to the minimum longitudinal dimension, and a transversal dimension of the print section format is at least equal to the minimum transversal dimension. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090103133 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINT PRODUCTS AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING PRINT PRODUCTS - A method for producing a print product is described where the product is defined by a master manuscript, ordered by an ordering system for print products and printed according to the print manuscript, in addition, an ordering system is described for print which includes a definition module for defining a product through a master manuscript, and includes a transmission module for transmitting to a vendor for print products and to facilitate the designation of a creator of the master manuscript as a recipient of a commission when the print is ordered through an ordering system on the internet, such that the ordering system initially reads an identification feature of the creator of the master manuscript from the master manuscript, and an order to produce the print product is associated with the creator, and the ordering system includes an identification module, by which a creator of the master manuscript can be identified, and an association module, by which the order can be associated with the creator. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20080247800 | Method For Visualizing a Use Section and at Least One Cutoff Section - method for visualizing a use section ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080243285 | Method For Scheduling and Controlling of Jobs and a Management Information System - A method for planning and control of jobs is disclosed, wherein work steps ( | 10-02-2008 |