Computer game for designing and printing nail coverings

• US 6,065,969 A
• Filed: 08/10/1998
• Issued: 05/23/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Rifkin, Andrew, Durchan, Jesyca C., Ralls, Chaun
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Jessica J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Harris, Chanda
• Application Number:
  US09/132,133
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• Field of Search: 434/100, 434/99, 434/98, 434/377, 434/345, 707/502, 707/528, 345/977, 463/31
• US Class Current: 434/100
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2029/005 Printing or stamping devices for applying images or ornaments to nails
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/001 Self adhesive nail coating blanks
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle

Abstract

A computer game for designing and printing nail coverings includes a set of stored software instructions receivable within the processor unit of the computer to control operation of a color printer and a series of displayed images upon the monitor display screen. The user is able to call up an image of a hand which may be personalized to a skin tone matching the user'"'"'s skin tone or may be colored dramatically different. The user is able to select from various icons displayed on the monitor display screen which may then be applied to each nail of the hand image. In addition, a series of photos provided by a digital camera input to the processor unit may be selected and sized to fit within a reference photo frame for use in printing the photo image upon selected nails. Once the color printer has processed the blank laminated sheet, a plurality of nail covers which are formed of the peel and stick self-adhesive structure of the blank sheet are printed upon each nail cover. Each nail cover may be independently removed from the sheet and placed upon a fingernail being attached by the self-adhesive layer thereof.

Claims

1. A game to be played on a computer system having a display monitor, a mouse and a color printer, said game comprising the steps of:

providing a laminated sheet having a base layer and a self-adhesive layer defining a plurality of nail cover cutouts;

displaying an image having a hand image having nails on said display monitor together with selection icons for colors and designs;

selecting a hand color from said selection icons to color said hand image in accordance with said selected hand color;

selecting colors and/or designs from said selection icons;

presenting a picture frame image;

retrieving a stored photo image;

placing said retrieved stored photo image within said picture frame;

adjusting the size of said retrieved stored photo image;

adding said photo image to said designs;

transferring each selected color and design including said added photo images to one or more of said nails on said hand image to provide one or more nail images;

printing said selected and transferred nail images upon said laminated sheet to provide a sheet having a plurality of colored and/or decorated nail coverings which are peeled from said laminated sheet; and

placing said nail coverings on the user'"'"'s nails.

2. The game set forth in claim 1 wherein said displaying step includes the steps of:

receiving a plurality of digitized photos; and

storing said digitized photos for use in said retrieving step.