Computer method for producing stickers for toy vehicles

• US 6,116,906 A
• Filed: 08/18/1998
• Issued: 09/12/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Rifkin, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Martin-Wallace, Valencia
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sager, Marla A
• Application Number:
  US09/136,436
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 463/1, 463/30, 463/36, 434/105, 434/307 R, 434/81, 283/96-97, 283/100-101, 283/117, 446/146, 446/268, 446/491
• US Class Current: 434/105
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0655 Printing of tickets, e.g. lottery tickets
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/10 Applying flat materials, e.g. leaflets, pieces of fabrics paperhanging B44C7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/105 comprising an adhesive layer decalcomania B44C1/16; adhesive tapes C09J7/20
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 3/00 Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for hand tools for applying liquids, e.g. paints, to surfaces B05C17/00, implements for finishing work on buildings, other than painting, E04F21/00; Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables colorimetry G01J3/00

Abstract

A computer is operatively coupled to a printer and a monitor and includes input devices such as a keyboard and mouse. A CD-ROM disk is loaded into the computer which bears game play software cooperating with desktop publishing type operating software housed within the processor unit of the computer. The game play provided by the game software allows the user to select various design elements for printing upon peel and stick type sticker sheets using the printer. The game play further provides a preview display in which the selected object such as a toy vehicle is displayed having the selected design placed thereon.

Claims

1. A method of alternating a toy using a computer system having a display monitor, one or more input devices, and a printer, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a toy playset object defining a plurality of surfaces;

providing a plurality of material sheets having a plurality of blank sticker cutouts;

displaying on a display monitor a toy playset object;

displaying on a display monitor a plurality of image designs;

selecting an image design for use on said toy playset object to provide a selected image design;

displaying on a display monitor said toy playset object having said selected image design thereon;

printing said selected image design upon said blank sticker cutouts to produce printed sticker cutouts; and

applying one or more of said printed sticker cutouts to one or more surfaces of said toy playset object.

2. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein said toy vehicle playset object is a toy.