System and method for providing paper model replicas over a wide area computer network

• US 20060248170A1
• Filed: 06/26/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Paper Models LLC
• Original Assignee: Lon S. Safko
• Inventors: Safko, Lon S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,546,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0247 Calculate past, present or future revenues
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

A system for providing paper models over a wide area computer network includes a user computer that communicates with a model server via the Internet. The model server includes a database of paper model files, e.g., the pieces of the models and assembly instructions. The corresponding method allows a user to access the model server via the Internet and download paper models. The paper models are printed at a printer connected to the user computer. A user can then assemble the paper models following the assembly instructions.

Claims

1. A method for providing paper models, comprising:

allowing a user to access a computer site on a wide area computer network;

providing, on the computer site, at least one model page;

permitting the user to access the model page; and

permitting the user to print at least one data file from the model page, the data file being useful for causing a computer printer to print a substrate having model indicia thereon, wherein the model indicia is useful for configuring the substrate into a paper model.

2-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A system for providing paper models, comprising:

at least one user computer; and

at least one model server, the user computer communicating wit the model server via a wide area computer network, the model server including a module including means for providing files representing paper models to the user computer via the wide area computer network.

10-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A method for Internet advertising, comprising:

presenting a Web page having at least one link to a model file; and

allowing a user to print the model file, the model file representing two dimensional substrates and associated model building indicia that can printed on the substrates by a printer.

19. (canceled)