PATENTS & LICENSES -- Covering Their Assets

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Take the example of the aforementioned ImageX patent on automated prepress. In part, its abstract reads: "An online, automated printing system quickly produces consistent printed materials. The system includes front-end customer setup and product setup modules available on a Web server. A print-ready file is produced embodying the product to be printed. The print-ready file is compiled and all operations on the file can be completed via reference to the information contained therein. A state flag is associated with each element of the file; the flag having states such as preview, print, both or none. The file is stored on an asset management file server..."