Systems and methods for customizing books
First Claim
1. A method for customizing a book, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to customize a book including illustrations and associated words describing the illustrations, at least one of the illustrations including at least one drawing of at least one character, based on the request, performing at least one of;
querying to provide a name for one or more of the at least one character, providing a character appearance feature, the appearance feature;
(i) related to the appearance of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable appearance options, providing a character name feature, the character name feature;
(i) related to the name of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable name options, and providing a character gender feature, the character gender feature;
(i) related to the gender of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable gender options, and customizing the book based on associating one or more of the at least one drawing with at least one of;
a selected appearance option, at least one word including one of;
a provided name and a selected name option, at least one word including a pronoun consistent with a selected gender option, and at least one word including a possessive adjective consistent with the selected gender option.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for customizing books that include illustrations and associated words describing the illustrations are described. One or more of the illustrations includes one or more drawings of one or more characters. In one embodiment, a method of customizing a book includes providing one or more features related to a character included in the book and associated with selectable options. The book can be customized based on associating one or more of the drawings of the one or more characters with one or more of a selectable character name, a selectable character appearance, a pronoun consistent with a selectable character gender, and a possessive adjective consistent with the selected character gender.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for customizing a book, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to customize a book including illustrations and associated words describing the illustrations, at least one of the illustrations including at least one drawing of at least one character, based on the request, performing at least one of;
querying to provide a name for one or more of the at least one character, providing a character appearance feature, the appearance feature;
(i) related to the appearance of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable appearance options,providing a character name feature, the character name feature;
(i) related to the name of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable name options, andproviding a character gender feature, the character gender feature;
(i) related to the gender of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable gender options, andcustomizing the book based on associating one or more of the at least one drawing with at least one of;
a selected appearance option, at least one word including one of;
a provided name and a selected name option,at least one word including a pronoun consistent with a selected gender option, and at least one word including a possessive adjective consistent with the selected gender option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A processor program for customizing a book, the processor program being stored on a processor-readable medium and comprising instructions to cause a processor to:
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receive a request to customize a book including illustrations and associated words, at least one of the illustrations including at least one drawing of at least one character, based on the request, perform at least one of;
generate a query to provide a name for at least one of the at least one character, provide a character appearance feature, the appearance feature;
(i) related to the appearance of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable appearance options,provide a character name feature, the character name feature;
(i) related to the name of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable name options, andprovide a character gender feature, the character gender feature;
(i) related to the gender of one or more of the at least one character, and (ii) associated with selectable gender options, andcustomize the book based on associating one or more of the at least one drawing with at least one of;
a selected appearance option, at least one word including one of;
a provided name and a selected name option,at least one word including a pronoun consistent with a selected gender option, and at least one word including a possessive adjective consistent with the selected gender option. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for redeeming a gift identifier, the method comprising:
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receiving a gift identifier associated with a gift certificate and data identifying the entity who requested the gift certificate, providing an option to send a message to the entity who requested the gift certificate associated with the received gift identifier, and based on receiving a selection of the option, sending the message to the entity who requested the gift certificate. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45)
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39. A processor program for redeeming gift identifiers, the processor program being stored on a processor readable medium and including instructions to cause a processor to:
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receive a gift identifier associated with a gift certificate and data identifying the entity who requested the gift certificate, provide an option to send a message to the entity who requested the gift certificate associated with the received gift identifier, and based on receiving a selection of the option, send the message to the entity who requested the gift certificate. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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46. A method of redeeming gift certificates, the method comprising:
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receiving a gift certificate identifier, the gift certificate identifier associated with a gift certificate, providing an option to provide a message to the entity who requested the associated gift certificate, and based on receiving a selection of the option and the gift identifier;
identifying the entity who requested the associated gift certificate, and providing the message to the identified entity. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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