Method For Automatically Creating a Customized Life Story For Another

• US 20100293037A1
• Filed: 05/14/2010
• Published: 11/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Marc Devincent
• Original Assignee: Marc Devincent
• Inventors: DeVincent, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 10,395,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/40 Data acquisition and logging for input to computer G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A method of creating a customized life story comprising using specific pre-determined questions based upon intended purpose and customer demographic to prepare a manuscript and a video derivative product, manually or automatically by utilizing computer programs, applications, or software to automatically organize the recorded information into pre-determined end product formats. The end products are based on an interview and items from a subject. Additional information from other members of the family can be added to the end products without the subject'"'"'s knowledge. Digital audio and video files stored on a storage device are often included with the manuscript.

Claims

1. A method of creating a customized life story comprising:

a) contacting a subject to conduct a preliminary interview.

b) utilizing specific pre-determined interview questions selected specifically for the subject based upon an intended purpose and subject demographics.

c) conducting the interview using both audio and video, said interview comprising collecting information by using electronically recorded questions and answers, obtaining photographs of the subject, digitalization of existing photographs and other objects, electronically recorded descriptions of the photographs and other objects;

selection of the dust jacket, dust jacket photo and book title;

d) transcribing the interview;

e) utilizing computer software to automatically organize the collected information into a pre-determined format which is selected by the person conducting the interview.

f) printing a draft of the formatted information for review by the subject;

g) adding information from other members of the family to the manuscript without the subject'"'"'s knowledge;

h) finally printing the formatted and added information as a manuscript, said manuscript having an area to secure a digital storage device;

i) adding audio and video of the subject to the digital storage device;

j) adding the loaded digital storage device to the area of the manuscript;

k) delivering the customized life story to the subject; and

l) preparing and delivering a follow up note with a survey and coupon to the subject.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the manuscript further comprises a corresponding video.

3. The method claim 1 wherein the format is an e-book.