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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2009
Jacob A. Hyman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Marcel Gerber, Zurich, CH;
Kristen R. Frias, Haverhill, MA (US);
Anthony A. Breen, Jr., Walpole, MA (US);
Samuel R. Niles Peretz, Acton, MA (US);
Terence M. Tirrella, Winchester, MA (US);
Jacob A. Hyman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Marcel Gerber, Zurich, CH;
Kristen R. Frias, Haverhill, MA (US);
Anthony A. Breen, Jr., Walpole, MA (US);
Samuel R. Niles Peretz, Acton, MA (US);
Terence M. Tirrella, Winchester, MA (US);
VISTAPRINT SCHWEIZ GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
A computerized system, method, and computer-readable media implementing a method for mass producing variable shaped printed products is presented. A set of cutlines defining a shape for the ordered item is associated with each ordered item. A ganging system selects a plurality of ordered items to be simultaneously produced. Individual cutter-ready outline files corresponding to the associated set of outlines for each of the items selected for production are rendered and inserted into a gang template to generate an aggregated cutlines gang file. The gang file and at least one sheet of substrate are submitted to a cutting system. The cutting system cuts the individual finished products from the substrate sheet(s).