SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED BOOK GENERATION

• US 20160306785A1
• Filed: 04/13/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Reema Sebastian
• Original Assignee: Reema Sebastian
• Inventors: Sebastian, Reema
• Granted Patent: US 10,437,925 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/63 by the player, e.g. authoring using a level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/062 Combinations of audio and printed presentations, e.g. magnetically striped cards, talking books, magnetic tapes with printed texts thereon

Abstract

A method for producing readable display material by a computing device is described. A storyline is selected by the computing device from a plurality of storyline templates based on a user input. Personal information associated with a user, including at least a name and an image, is received by the computing device. A user interface having a game associated with the selected storyline is provided to the user by the computing device and interaction information associated with the user while playing the game are stored. The readable display material is generated by the computing device to be viewable on a product and to incorporate information including storyline information associated with the selected storyline, the personal information received from the user, and the interaction information associated with the interactions of the user while the user plays the game.

Claims

1. A method for producing readable display material by a computing device, comprising:

selecting, by the computing device, a storyline from a plurality of storyline templates based on a user input;

receiving, by the computing device, personal information associated with a user, including at least a name and an image;

providing, by the computing device, a user interface having a game associated with the selected storyline to the user and storing interaction information associated with the user while playing the game; and

generating, by the computing device, the readable display material to be viewable on a product and to incorporate information including i) storyline information associated with the selected storyline, ii) the personal information received from the user, and iii) the interaction information associated with the interactions of the user while the user plays the game.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the product is printed material and generating the readable display material comprises printing the readable display material as the printed material.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the product is an electronic document reader and generating the readable display material comprises generating an electronic document that is readable by the electronic document reader.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the user interface is a first user interface;

the method further comprises;

providing a second user interface configured for preparation of a graphical object by the user; and

receiving the graphical object, prepared at least in part by the user, from the second user interface;

generating the readable display material comprises generating the readable display material to incorporate the graphical object.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein providing the second user interface comprises generating the second user interface configured for one or more of identifying, selecting, or modifying an existing graphical object, or creating a new graphical object based on user input from the user.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein providing the first user interface having the game associated with the selected storyline comprises generating the first user interface to incorporate the graphical object into the game.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the image is an image of the user;

receiving the personal information associated with the user comprises processing the image of the user to generate a cartoonized image; and

generating the readable display material comprises incorporating the cartoonized image into the readable display material.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein providing the user interface having the game comprises generating the user interface to incorporate the cartoonized image into the game.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the user interface having the game associated with the selected storyline comprises:

generating the user interface to incorporate at least some of the personal information associated with the user into the game.

10. A system, comprising:

at least one computing device;

wherein the at least one computing device;

provides a first user interface for a selection of a storyline from a plurality of storyline templates based on a user input,

receives personal information associated with a user, including at least a name and an image captured by a camera,

provides a second user interface having a game associated with the selected storyline to the user,

stores interaction information associated with interactions of the user while the user plays the game,

generates the readable display material to be viewable on a product and to incorporate information including i) storyline information associated with the selected storyline, ii) the personal information received from the user, and iii) the interaction information associated with the interactions of the user while the user plays the game.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the system includes a printer;

the product is printed material; and

the at least one computing device causes the printer to print the readable display material on the printed material.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the system includes the camera that captures the image.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one computing device generates the second user interface to incorporate at least some of the personal information associated with the user into the game.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one computing device generates the second user interface to incorporate the image captured by the camera into the game, wherein the image is an image of the user.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one computing device:

provides a third user interface configured for preparation of a graphical object by the user;

receives the graphical object, prepared at least in part by the user, from the third user interface; and

generates the second user interface to incorporate the graphical object into the game.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one computing device generates the third user interface configured for one or more of identifying, selecting, or modifying an existing graphical object, or creating a new graphical object based on user input from the user.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one computing device:

provides a third user interface configured for preparation of a graphical object by the user;

receives the graphical object, prepared at least in part by the user, from the third user interface; and

generates the readable display material to incorporate the graphical object.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the system further comprises a user interface device;

the at least one computing device provides the second user interface via the user interface device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the user interface device includes a tablet computing device, a virtual reality (VR) interface, an augmented reality interface, or a holographic interface.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein:

the user is a first user, the user interface is a first user interface, and the user interface device is a first user interface device;

the system includes a second user interface device;

providing the user interface having the game associated with the selected storyline comprises providing i) the first user interface having the game associated with the selected storyline to the first user via the first user interface device, and ii) a second user interface having the game associated with the selected storyline to the second user via the second user interface device and storing interaction information associated with the first user and the second user while playing the game.