LIFE EVENT RECORDING SYSTEM

• US 20080005669A1
• Filed: 05/25/2007
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panraven, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Panraven, Inc.
• Inventors: Shumway, John, Eilertsen, Frode, Tarasenko, George, Tarasenko, Alex
• Application Number:
  US11/754,203
• Publication Number:
  US 20080005669A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/526
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

In general, in one aspect, a method for facilitating on-line creation of a journal for a life event includes creating a template storyboard relevant to the life event, prepopulating the storyboard with content relevant to the life event, receiving photographs from a user, facilitating the editing and personalization of the storyboard by the user, including adding photographs received from the user; and providing the user with a journal in response to the edited storyboard.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating on-line creation of a journal for a life event, comprising:

creating a template storyboard relevant to the life event;

prepopulating the storyboard with content relevant to the life event;

receiving content from a user;

facilitating the editing and personalization of the storyboard by the user, including adding the content received from the user; and

providing the user with a journal in response to the edited storyboard.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises a photograph.

3. A system for creating a journal specific to a life event, comprising:

an upload server for receiving from a user uploaded photographs taken at the event;

a web server for providing an editing environment for editing journal content, the content comprising the uploaded photos, a storyboard for the event, graphics relevant to the event, prepopulated information relevant to the event, and text provided by the user;

a resource server for translating the edited journal content into a WYSIWYG file for display to the user.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising a transmitter for transmitting the journal content to a printer.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the life event is a trip, wedding, religious event, music event, educational event, and/or sports event.

6. A method for providing a WYSIWYG editing environment for a graphic product, comprising:

receiving browser size and resolution data from a browser;

facilitating the editing and personalization of a graphic product by a user;

generating a graphic file representative of the graphic product in response to the browser size and resolution data and the editing and personalization provided by the user; and

transmitting the graphic file for display on the user'"'"'s browser.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting the graphic file to a printer for printing.