Vistaprint Technologies Limited Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150055851 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED SELECTION OF REGIONS OF AN IMAGE FOR SECONDARY FINISHING AND GENERATION OF MASK IMAGE OF SAME - Automated systems, methods and tools that automatically extract and select portions of an image to automatically generate a premium finish mask specific to the image which require little or no human intervention are presented. Graphical user interface tools allowing a user to provide an image and to indicate regions of the image for application of premium finish are also presented. | 02-26-2015 |
20140279271 | Systems and Methods for Configuring a Group Order and Automatic Generation of Group Order Notification and Feedback Conforming to Pre-Specified Feedback Constraints - Systems, methods and tools facilitate efficient and convenient e-commerce based group ordering. A group order organizer tool allows a group order organizer to create and configure a group order, specify group members, specify and configure information to be solicited from group members, and customize various details of the group order. The group order tool automatically generates member-specific group order notification documents containing member-specific input controls to allow individual group members to input solicited information. Group order notification and management tools send out the group order notification documents to the group members and manage the responses. | 09-18-2014 |
20140168319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINT HEAD ALIGNMENT USING ALIGNMENT ADAPTER - Systems and methods for pre-aligning print head(s) to alignment adapter(s) to increase print resolution of printed matter, and to reduce offline time of a printing system due to print head alignment, include the use of an alignment adapter to which a print head is pre-aligned and which includes precision alignment features which precisely engage cooperating precision alignment features on the print head carriage mounting plate of the print head carriage. Print head(s) can be pre-aligned and fine-tuned to alignment adapter(s) even while the printing system is still in print production. Pre-aligned print head/alignment adapter assemblies can then be quickly mounted on the print head carriage using the cooperating precision alignment features of the adapter and print head carriage mounting plate. Duplicate sets of print head mounting sockets can include print heads aligned at different relative offsets (e.g., half a pixel) to increase the print resolution. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168303 | PRINT HEAD ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING PRINT RESOLUTION - Systems and methods for pre-aligning print head(s) to alignment adapter(s) to increase print resolution of printed matter, and to reduce offline time of a printing system due to print head alignment, include the use of an alignment adapter to which a print head is pre-aligned and which includes precision alignment features which precisely engage cooperating precision alignment features on the print head carriage mounting plate of the print head carriage. Print head(s) can be pre-aligned and fine-tuned to alignment adapter(s) even while the printing system is still in print production. Pre-aligned print head/alignment adapter assemblies can then be quickly mounted on the print head carriage using the cooperating precision alignment features of the adapter and print head carriage mounting plate. Duplicate sets of print head mounting sockets can include print heads aligned at different relative offsets (e.g., half a pixel) to increase the print resolution. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFLINE PRINT HEAD ALIGNMENT - Systems and methods for pre-aligning print head(s) to alignment adapter(s) to increase print resolution of printed matter, and to reduce offline time of a printing system due to print head alignment, include the use of an alignment adapter to which a print head is pre-aligned and which includes precision alignment features which precisely engage cooperating precision alignment features on the print head carriage mounting plate of the print head carriage. Print head(s) can be pre-aligned and fine-tuned to alignment adapter(s) even while the printing system is still in print production. Pre-aligned print head/alignment adapter assemblies can then be quickly mounted on the print head carriage using the cooperating precision alignment features of the adapter and print head carriage mounting plate. Duplicate sets of print head mounting sockets can include print heads aligned at different relative offsets (e.g., half a pixel) to increase the print resolution. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168293 | PRINT HEAD PRE-ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for pre-aligning print head(s) to alignment adapter(s) to increase print resolution of printed matter, and to reduce offline time of a printing system due to print head alignment, include the use of an alignment adapter to which a print head is pre-aligned and which includes precision alignment features which precisely engage cooperating precision alignment features on the print head carriage mounting plate of the print head carriage. Print head(s) can be pre-aligned and fine-tuned to alignment adapter(s) even while the printing system is still in print production. Pre-aligned print head/alignment adapter assemblies can then be quickly mounted on the print head carriage using the cooperating precision alignment features of the adapter and print head carriage mounting plate. Duplicate sets of print head mounting sockets can include print heads aligned at different relative offsets (e.g., half a pixel) to increase the print resolution. | 06-19-2014 |
20140164076 | Systems, Methods, and Interfaces for Generating and Sampling a Mailing Service Campaign - Integrated printed product design, production, and mailing services systems, methods and user interfaces which allow businesses and consumers to quickly design a product for a mailing campaign, provide/select/purchase a mailing list, and simply order an integrated mailing services product which includes the production, addressing, application of postage, and mailing of the printed advertisement product to the set of desired recipients. | 06-12-2014 |
20140136962 | Method and System for Detecting and Removing Printer Control Marks from Rasterized Image for Placement in Image Container of Document Template - Methods and systems for processing images for insertion into a selected image container of a document template include processing the received image to determine whether the received image contains any printer control marks and providing an indication if the received image contains one or more printer control marks. | 05-15-2014 |
20140075283 | Website Builder Systems and Methods with Device Detection to Adapt Rendering Behavior Based on Device Type - Mobile website building tools which may be used to build a mobile-ready website from a mobile device includes a design studio application downloaded for executing on the mobile device. The design studio application detects a device type and enables dynamic preview rendering if the device type is a traditional computing device, and for device types that are mobile devices, batches user modifications to a website under construction until a preview or save request is made by the user. | 03-13-2014 |
20140049795 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE MAILING SERVICES ORDERS OF VARYING QUANTITIES AND ADDRESS LISTS - Methods and systems for processing multiple mailing services orders for print items of varying quantities include filling 3-dimensional gangs configured to receive print-ready items with print-ready items in a stack-wise manner. Individual stacks can be submitted to the system for reprint without holding up remaining items in an order. | 02-20-2014 |
20140033018 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING SOCIAL NETWORK SITE PAGE BASED ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT CONTENT - Customized social media page generation methods and tools for automated generation and coordination of a social media page with existing user customized products. | 01-30-2014 |
20130335467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PRINT TRAY POSITION RELATIVE TO PRINT HEAD NOZZLES - Systems and methods automatically adjust a distance between a target print area on a substrate to be printed and a plurality of print nozzles of one or more print heads in a printer to within a predetermined optimal distance. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE BY THE SAME PRINTING SYSTEM IN A CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A conveyance printing system and methods for printing articles of manufacture of different types and with different content is presented. Systems include a conveyance system configured to convey a plurality of trays, each having an associated identifier and each holding one or more articles of manufacture within the tray, and a printing system configured to receive a print tray from the conveyance system, receive a print job associated with the tray identifier, and print the associated print job simultaneously onto the respective print surfaces of the one or more articles of manufacture held by the tray. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335437 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULATING AREAS OF TEXTURE OF PHYSICAL PRODUCT ON ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - Design images are inserted into scene rendered animations to depict and preview a design at different lighting angles. In an embodiment, the scene rendered animations use real images (i.e., photographs) of real finishes (such as foil, spot gloss, vinyl, etc.) that will be used in the secondary finish regions of a physical product incorporating the design. The animation facilitates an accurate rendering and depicts a natural appearance of the product as light moves across the product in an animated sequence. Because the appearance of the secondary finish is both natural and accurate, the simulated depiction of the product provides a more realistic expectation of how the final product with the design implemented thereon will look, thereby improving the matching of user expectations with the realities of the physical product. | 12-19-2013 |
20130334757 | MANUFACTURING TRAY WITH CUSTOMIZED INLAYS FOR PROCESSING DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE - A manufacturing tray for imprinting custom content onto different articles of manufacture includes a tray base and frame, and a plurality of interchangeable different customized inlays for holding different types of articles of manufacture. Each tray includes an identifier which may be associated with a custom processing job for instructing the imprinting system which of a plurality of available pre-treatment, post-treatment, and imprinting processes to perform. | 12-19-2013 |
20130334010 | ERGONOMIC MANUFACTURING TRAY AND PROCESSING METHOD - A manufacturing tray and system for ergonomic operations includes a tray, conveyance system, and loading and unloading stations configured with optimal dimensions and placement to allow an operator to load and unload trays while maintaining ideal standing posture. A conveyor system and trays transported thereon have a width less than the length of an average human forearm, while lanes of a tray rack and a flow rack open in front of a tray loading position on the conveyor. The height of the conveyor has a height approximately the height of the hips of an average standing operator. The tray includes a sliding rail for low-friction sliding of the tray along the conveyor. The tray may also include a handle which allows an operator to flip the tray position from vertical to horizontal or horizontal to vertical depending on whether the tray is to be stored or used. | 12-19-2013 |
20130333579 | INTEGRATED IMPRINTING SYSTEM AND TRAYS FOR SELECTIVELY PROCESSING ITEMS ON TRAY - Systems and methods for imprinting different types of articles of manufacture and for selectively enabling one or more of pre-treatment, processing, and/or post-treatment processes according to the type of article of manufacture to be processed. | 12-19-2013 |
20130289959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOM PRODUCT DESIGN - Computer-implemented electronic document design systems and methods allowing a user to integrate user-specific location maps into custom printed products. During the creation of an electronic design of a product intended for subsequent printing, user-provided location information is received by a server computer and used to generate a user map suitable for high quality printing. Lower resolution display and thumbnail versions of the map suitable for displaying to the user of the client system are generated. | 10-31-2013 |
20130254655 | SELF-ADJUSTING DOCUMENT LAYOUTS USING SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION MODELING - Methods and systems for optimizing a layout of a document constructed based on a template document, where the template document comprises a plurality of individually-specified components including one or more individually specified user-content components configured to receive user content from a user of the template document. An energy model of the layout of the user-content components in the user document is generated based on original positions and sizes of the user-content components in the template document. Positions of corresponding components in the user document are automatically adjusted to minimize the energy of the user-content component layout in to the user document. | 09-26-2013 |
20130213251 | PRINTER PALLET FOR FLAT PRINTING OF MULTIPLE TARGET IMAGE AREAS ON 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - Pallets for flat-printing multiple areas of a 3-dimensional object, especially in a single print job as received by the printing system, and methods for printing the same. | 08-22-2013 |
20130174015 | DYNAMICALLY MODIFIABLE MOBILE DEVICE SIMULATOR - Methods and apparatuses implementing a dynamically modifiable mobile device simulator are disclosed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A MOBILE-OPTIMIZED WEBSITE - Methods and apparatuses for configuring a mobile-optimized website are disclosed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174012 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF MOBILE OPTIMIZED WEBSITE - Methods and apparatuses for automatically generating a mobile-optimized website from an existing website are disclosed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130044945 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TEXT IN RASTER IMAGES - Systems, methods, and applications for detection text in a raster image. | 02-21-2013 |
20130038011 | PRINTER PALLET ASSEMBLY FOR THE USE IN PRINTING MULTIPLE ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE - A pallet assembly for use in simultaneously printing multiple articles of manufacture. The assembly includes a pallet having a support surface, a carrier mountable onto the pallet and conforming with the pallet surface features (e.g., individual article of manufacture platforms) such that individual articles of manufacture may be place on the support surface(s) of the pallet yet the carrier substantially covers the remaining areas of the top surface of the pallet to protect the pallet from unintentional application of ink by the printer. The carrier also includes supports which allow a carrier loaded with articles of manufacture to be lifted off of the pallet and carried away for further processing. The assembly may also include a positioner which is mountable over the carrier on the pallet. The positioner operates as a jig for aligning each of the articles of manufacture in proper position on the support surface of the pallet. | 02-14-2013 |
20130016894 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING WEIGHT OF VARIABLE SHAPE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED FROM PRODUCT BLANK - A computerized system, method, and computer-readable media implementing a method for determining a weight of a product, and optionally its shipping weight and postage are described. A product having a variable shape in two dimensions wherein the shape is defined in the two dimensions by a set of cutlines is manufactured from a product blank of known weight. The weight of the product is determined from the number of pixels in a scaled image of the cutlines, the image having the same aspect ratio as the product blank. The weight of the product blank and the ratio of the pixels to corresponding to product surface area relative to the total number of pixels in the image are used to calculated the actual weight of the product. | 01-17-2013 |
20110296296 | System and Methods for Displaying User Modifiable Server-Rendered Images - A system and method permits design of customized items on a client device using a web page. The client device receives a web page from a web server that includes, among other things, a design document encoding graphic elements that completely characterize a design image. The client device receives edits to the graphic elements, and sends a modified design document back to the server. The server then uses the design document to render an image, and sends to the client the server-rendered image for display in the web page. The web page may define an area in which to display the server-rendered image. The server may use a database to store the rendered image and use it in completing a customer order. | 12-01-2011 |
20100293725 | PRE-TREATMENT LIQUID FOR LIQUID ABSORBING PRINTING SUBSTRATES - Liquids for the pre-treatment of liquid absorbing substrates, in particular textiles or garments, in printing processes are disclosed, said liquids being based on water and/or a low molecular alcohol and including small amounts of an organic acid and/or other reagents to increase dye fixation as well as at least one corrosion inhibiting agent selected from a group containing quaternary ammonium salts, derivates thereof and their corresponding organically substituted amines, hydroxy substituted acetylenic components and derivates thereof, carboxylic, dicarboxylic and polycarboxylic acids, long-chain carboxylic, dicarboxylic and polycarboxylic acids and separated fractions and derivates thereof, sulfur containing heterocyclic compounds and derivates thereof, nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds and derivates thereof, nitrite and nitrate salts of metal ions, organic nitrites and nitrates, organic nitrogen compounds and reductive nitrogen containing compounds. Preferably the concentration of the corrosion inhibiting agent is between 0.01 wt. % and 10 wt. % and the surface tension of the liquid between 15 mN/m and 70 mN/m. | 11-25-2010 |
20090070668 | AUTOMATED PRODUCT LAYOUT - Methods and computer programs for automatically creating a text layout in an electronic design for a product to be printed. A number of defined text elements are available for user text entries. The product layout is based a user-selected image, if any, and on the text elements having user-supplied text content. Text elements without text content are disregarded. Positioning of user text entries is determined based on the size of the text entries, defined text element spacing distances, and defined positioning rules. Creating a layout incorporating user-supplied text entries and/or image may include cropping or resizing of other design elements in the product design and wrapping of relatively long text entries onto multiple lines. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070666 | System and Methods for Displaying User Modifiable Server-Rendered Images - A system and method renders an image on a server and displays it on a client. A server sends to a client a web page that includes a design document encoding graphic elements that characterize a design image. The client receives edits to the graphic elements, and sends the design document back to the server. The server then uses the design document to render an image, and sends to the client the rendered image for display in the web page. The web page may contain an IFRAME markup tag to define an area in which to display the rendered image. The server may use a database to store the rendered image and use it in completing a customer order. | 03-12-2009 |