System for Social Interaction around a Personal Inspirational Message Selectively Hidden in a Display Article
First Claim
1. A system for creating and ordering a novel personal inspirational message storage article, selectively displaying or sharing the message, and networking with others about stored and shared inspirational messages, the system comprising:
- a customer computer connected to a company computer through a global network for a customer to select, order and pay for, via order control, message processing and check out modules operably connected with the company computer, a message storage article and to select or create a personal inspirational message for the article, the message processing and check out modules further operably connected to an article manufacturing and shipment system computer;
the order control module operatively residing in computer readable memory operatively connected to the company computer for receiving an order of the article from the customer;
the message processing module operatively residing in computer readable memory operatively connected to the company computer for selectably creating by the customer, or selecting by the customer from among inspirational messages previously stored in operably connected databases, the personal inspirational message, and storing the selected personal inspirational message as a message data file containing character information and or image information;
the check out cart module operatively residing in computer readable memory operatively connected to the company computer for handling payment for and shipping of the ordered article;
the article manufacturing system computer operably connected with the message processing module for transferring the message data file to an image transfer module operatively residing in computer readable memory operably connected with the article manufacturing system computer for controlling transfer of the message to a selected area of the article, thus customizing the article with the selected message, the selected area of the article to which the message is transferred being on the inner side of a flexible material of which the article is made;
the shipping being ordered through the check out module by the customer and executed by the shipping system upon completion of the article by the article manufacturing system;
wherein the customer receives the hidden message article ordered and selectively displays or shares the hidden personal inspirational message with others wearing the article and then selectably shifting the article by lifting, twitching, raising or folding or otherwise altering the wear or drape of the article to a manually sustained message sharing mode so that the message is displayed to and shared with a second person, but only while the first person sustains action to shift, lift, twitch, raise or fold or otherwise alter the wear or drape of the article into the message sharing mode; and
the system further comprising a customer computer connected for communication through the global network for a customer to enter a community portal page on a website operatively residing on the computer readable memory of a company computer connected with the global network, on which page the customer can blog with other customers about the customer'"'"'s use of her shared inspirational messages or her observed use of the inspirational messages of others, link to conventional social media, search for other customers by name or message, or review other customers'"'"' personal inspirational messages or information about the use or sharing of those messages.
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Abstract
A system for creating and ordering a novel personal inspirational message storage and display article, selectively displaying or sharing the message, and networking with others about stored and shared inspirational messages is disclosed. The system includes an online subsystem to select, order and pay for a message storage article and to select or create a personal inspirational message for the article. Also included is an article manufacturing subsystem to transfer the selected message to a selected area of the article on the inner side of a flexible material of which the article is made. The customer receives the hidden message article ordered and selectively displays or shares the hidden personal inspirational message with others wearing the article, and then selectably shifting the article by lifting, twitching, raising or folding or otherwise altering the wear or drape of the article to a manually sustained message sharing mode so that the message is displayed to and shared with a second person, but only while the first person sustains action to shift, lift, twitch, raise or fold or otherwise alter the wear or drape of the article into the message sharing mode. There is a community portal web page on which the customer can blog with other customers about the customer'"'"'s use of her shared inspirational messages or her observed use of the inspirational messages of others, link to conventional social media, search for other customers by name or message, or review other customers'"'"' personal inspirational messages or information about the use or sharing of those messages.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for creating and ordering a novel personal inspirational message storage article, selectively displaying or sharing the message, and networking with others about stored and shared inspirational messages, the system comprising:
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a customer computer connected to a company computer through a global network for a customer to select, order and pay for, via order control, message processing and check out modules operably connected with the company computer, a message storage article and to select or create a personal inspirational message for the article, the message processing and check out modules further operably connected to an article manufacturing and shipment system computer; the order control module operatively residing in computer readable memory operatively connected to the company computer for receiving an order of the article from the customer; the message processing module operatively residing in computer readable memory operatively connected to the company computer for selectably creating by the customer, or selecting by the customer from among inspirational messages previously stored in operably connected databases, the personal inspirational message, and storing the selected personal inspirational message as a message data file containing character information and or image information; the check out cart module operatively residing in computer readable memory operatively connected to the company computer for handling payment for and shipping of the ordered article; the article manufacturing system computer operably connected with the message processing module for transferring the message data file to an image transfer module operatively residing in computer readable memory operably connected with the article manufacturing system computer for controlling transfer of the message to a selected area of the article, thus customizing the article with the selected message, the selected area of the article to which the message is transferred being on the inner side of a flexible material of which the article is made; the shipping being ordered through the check out module by the customer and executed by the shipping system upon completion of the article by the article manufacturing system; wherein the customer receives the hidden message article ordered and selectively displays or shares the hidden personal inspirational message with others wearing the article and then selectably shifting the article by lifting, twitching, raising or folding or otherwise altering the wear or drape of the article to a manually sustained message sharing mode so that the message is displayed to and shared with a second person, but only while the first person sustains action to shift, lift, twitch, raise or fold or otherwise alter the wear or drape of the article into the message sharing mode; and the system further comprising a customer computer connected for communication through the global network for a customer to enter a community portal page on a website operatively residing on the computer readable memory of a company computer connected with the global network, on which page the customer can blog with other customers about the customer'"'"'s use of her shared inspirational messages or her observed use of the inspirational messages of others, link to conventional social media, search for other customers by name or message, or review other customers'"'"' personal inspirational messages or information about the use or sharing of those messages.
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2. An article configurable to be worn by a first person, the article comprising:
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a. a flexible material having an inner side facing the first person when the article is being worn, and an outer side facing away from the first person when the article is being worn, where the material is not a flap connected to the article and not a fold in the article; b. a message that is disposed on the inner side of the material, facing the first person; c. the message comprising any combination of alphanumerical characters and or other graphical elements, such as pictures or drawings; d. two alternate wear modes selectable by the first person;
a message sharing mode, and a message secret mode;wherein the article is selectably switchable to the message sharing mode so that the message is readily viewable by a second person, but only while the first person sustains action to shift, lift, twitch, raise or fold or otherwise alter the wear or drape of the article into the message sharing mode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of storing, displaying and sharing a hidden, selectably sharable, personal message, the method comprising the steps of;
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a. disposing on an inner side of a flexible material of an article configurable to be worn by a first person, the personal message so that it is hidden from view on the inner side of the material in a message secret wear mode; b. the first person wearing the article in message secret mode; c. the first person selectably shifting the article by lifting, twitching, raising or folding or otherwise altering the wear or drape of the article on the first person to a manually sustained message sharing mode so that the message is displayed to and shared with a second person, but only while the first person sustains action to shift, lift, twitch, raise or fold or otherwise alter the wear or drape of the article into the message sharing mode; and d. the first person manually releases the article so that it returns to the message secret mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of sharing selected personal data by a first person with a selected second person, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. disposing on an inner side of a flexible material of an article configurable to be worn by a first person, a personal data tag so that it is hidden from view on the inner side of the material in a message secret wear mode; b. the first person wearing the article in message secret mode; c. the first person selectably shifting the article by lifting, twitching, raising or folding or otherwise altering the wear or drape of the article on the first person to a manually sustained data sharing mode and inviting the second person to scan the tag, thus exposing the personal data tag to the second person for scanning, but only while the first person sustains action to shift, lift, twitch, raise or fold or otherwise alter the wear or drape of the article into the data sharing mode; d. the second person scanning the personal data tag with a capture device to capture from the data tag a personal data tag code; and e. the first person manually releasing the article so that it returns to the message secret mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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