发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for generating a variable data file to be used to generate custom printed articles |
摘要 |
A method is provided for generating a variable data file to be used to generate custom printed articles. A template including a plurality of tokens is read, and a data structure including a plurality of printed article ID's is generated. A record in a database is identified using a first printed article ID, and data is extracted from a field of the record which is specified by a first token in the plurality of tokens. The data is outputted to the variable data file. In a preferred embodiment, an index is incremented to point to a second printed article ID in the data structure in response to reading a second token in the template. Also provided is a system for producing custom printed articles.
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申请公布号 |
US6895549(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.05.17 |
申请号 |
US20000702919 |
申请日期 |
2000.10.27 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
ALBRIGHT JASON R.;DWYER CAROL L.;MANNING KYLE P. |
分类号 |
G06F17/00;G06K1/12;(IPC1-7):G06F17/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/00 |
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