PERSONALIZED BOOK

• US 20100038894A1
• Filed: 08/14/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Planetart, LLC
• Original Assignee: I See Me! Inc. (Planetart, LLC)
• Inventors: Haag, Maia B.
• Granted Patent: US 7,654,575 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 281/15.100
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/38 Picture books with additional toy effects, e.g. pop-up or slide displays picture books B42D1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 1/009 characterised by printed matter not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include personalized books as well as methods and kits for providing personalized books. One method includes, providing an adult with a list of interview information to be obtained from a child; providing the adult with a list of particular drawings to be obtained from the child; obtaining the interview information from the child in the form of a number of personal comments provided by the child; obtaining a-number of drawings from the list of particular drawings, the number of drawings independently created by the child at the direction of the adult; and creating a personalized book by combining the obtained number of drawings created by the child and the obtained number of personal comments in a particular arrangement.

Claims

1. A method for providing a personalized book, the method comprising:

providing an adult with a list of interview information to be obtained from a child;

providing the adult with a list of particular drawings to be obtained from the child;

obtaining the interview information from the child in the form of a number of personal comments provided by the child;

obtaining a number of drawings from the list of particular drawings, the number of drawings independently created by the child;

associating in a computing device at least one of the number of personal comments with a particular one of the obtained number of drawings; and

selecting with the computing device the particular one of the obtained number of drawings and arranging with the computing device the selected particular one of the obtained number of drawings near the associated at least one of the number of personal comments in the personalized book.

3. The method of claim 1, including providing the adult with a kit that includes:

the list of interview information to be obtained from the child;

the list of particular drawings to be obtained by the child; and

a number of drawing materials for use by the child.

4. The method of claim 1, including electronically providing the adult with at least one of:

the list of interview information via an online website; and

the list of particular drawings via an online website.

5. The method of claim 1, including electronically obtaining, via an online website, at least one of:

the number of personal comments provided by the child; and

the number of drawings from the list of particular drawings.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the list of interview information to be obtained from the child and providing the list of particular drawings to be obtained from the child includes providing lists directed toward capturing a particular stage in the child'"'"'s life.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the adult with the list of interview information to be obtained from the child includes providing at least one open-ended question to be asked to the child by the adult and answered by the child.

8. The method of claim 1, including utilizing a third party to:

provide the adult with the list of interview information to be obtained from the child;

provide the adult with the list of particular drawings to be created by the child;

obtain the interview information from the child in the form of a number of personal comments provided by the child;

obtain the number of drawings from the list of particular drawings; and

assemble the personalized book.

2. (canceled)

9. A method for providing a personalized book, the method comprising:

obtaining a number of drawings from a list of drawings created by a child at the direction of an adult, the list of drawings provided by a third party;

obtaining the child'"'"'s personal comments corresponding to particular interview information requested from the child by the adult, the particular interview information being from a list of interview information to be requested from the child by the adult, wherein the list of interview information is provided by the third party;

associating with a computing device a particular one of the number of drawings with a particular one of the child'"'"'s personal comments related to the particular one of the number of drawings; and

creating the personalized book by arranging with the computing device the particular one of the number of drawings near the particular one of the child'"'"'s personal comments.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one drawing created by the child is a self portrait.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the list of interview information to be requested from the child includes at least some of the following:

names of friends;

names of family members;

a favorite toy;

a favorite game;

a favorite sport;

a favorite food; and

an answer to one of a number of open ended questions.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the interview information requested by the adult includes requests for the child'"'"'s answers to a number of questions posed to the child by the adult.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one drawing created by the child is a family portrait.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the child'"'"'s personal comments corresponding to the particular interview information requested from the child by the adult are recorded by the adult via at least one of an audio recording and a video recording prior to being provided to the third party.

12. (canceled)

16. A method for providing a personalized book, the method comprising:

providing a list of interview information to be obtained by an adult in the form of a child'"'"'s personal comments corresponding to particular interview information requested by the adult to capture a particular stage in the child'"'"'s development;

providing a list of suggested drawings to be independently created by the child, the drawings independently created by the child to serve as illustrations for the personalized book and to capture the particular stage in the child'"'"'s development;

wherein the list of interview information to be obtained by the adult in the form of the child'"'"'s personal comments includes particular information related to the suggested drawings;

providing a computing device with a processor and memory having a set of executable instructions for;

associating with the computing device at least one of the child'"'"'s personal comments with a particular one of the drawings independently created by the child; and

selecting with the computing device the particular one of the drawings and arranging with the computing device the particular one of the drawings near the associated at least one of the child'"'"'s personal comments in the personalized book.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the particular information related to the suggested drawings includes the child'"'"'s descriptions of the drawings.

18. The method of claim 16, including providing a number of materials for use by the child in creating the suggested drawings.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the number of materials for use by the child in creating the suggested drawings includes a drawing software program.

20. The method of claim 16, including mailing a kit that includes the list of interview information and the list of drawings to at least one of a parent and a guardian of the child, and wherein the kit includes a postage paid envelope.