Picture book template and system and method for creating the same

• US 7,058,885 B1
• Filed: 11/21/2000
• Issued: 06/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Ellendman, Phyllis A., Thormodsen, Arne D.
• Primary Examiner(s): HUYNH, CONG LAC T
• Application Number:
  US09/721,027
• Time in Patent Office: 2,023 Days
• Field of Search: 715/530, 715/517, 715/500, 345/619, 345/660, 283/106, 283/99
• US Class Current: 715/212
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0006 Paper provided with guiding marks, e.g. ruled, squared or scaled paper
• CPC Class Codes: B42F 5/00 Sheets and objects temporarily attached together; Means therefor; Albums bookbinding aspects of albums B42D1/08; advertising or display aspects G09

Abstract

Disclosed are a picture book template and a system and a method for making the same. The picture book template includes a picture book cutout that is cut and folded according to directions to create a picture book. The picture book cutout has a number of pages. The pages are defined by a number of identifier lines. The picture book template also includes a region that includes assembly instructions with a graphical depiction of an assembly of the picture book from the picture book cutout. The graphical depiction shows the identifier lines to aid in the assembly of the picture book. There is a correspondence between respective identifier lines in the picture book cutout and in the graphical depiction. The correspondence is indicated, for example, by creating the corresponding identifier lines with a predefined color or type of line.

Claims

1. A system to create a digital picture book template, comprising:

a processor circuit having a processor and a memory;

book assembly logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the book assembly logic comprising;

logic to obtain a number of content items to be depicted in a picture book cutout in the digital picture book template;

logic to define a number of pages of the picture book cutout with a number of identifier lines;

logic to associate at least one of the content items with at least one of the pages; and

logic to associate a set of assembly instructions with the digital picture book template by positioning a graphical depiction of an assembly of a picture book from the picture book cutout in the digital picture book template, wherein the identifier lines are additionally depicted in the graphical depiction, the identifier lines as depicted in the graphical depiction corresponding to the identifier lines of the picture book cutout to aid an individual in the assembly of the picture book.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the book assembly logic further comprises logic to transmit the digital picture book template to a client for printing.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the logic to associate at least one of the content items with at least one of the pages further comprises logic to identify a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the logic to identify a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page further comprises logic to rotate the at least one content item.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the logic to identify a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page further comprises logic to resize the at least one content item to fit on the at least one page.

6. A system to create a digital picture book template, comprising:

means for obtaining a number of content items to be depicted in a picture book cutout in the digital picture book template;

means for defining a number of pages of the picture book cutout with a number of identifier lines;

means for associating at least one of the content items with at least one of the pages; and

means for associating a set of assembly instructions with the digital picture book template by positioning a graphical depiction of an assembly of a picture book from the picture book cutout in the digital picture book template, wherein the identifier lines are additionally depicted in the graphical depiction, the identifier lines as depicted in the graphical depiction corresponding to the identifier lines of the picture book cutout to aid an individual in the assembly of the picture book.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising means for transmitting the digital picture book template to a client for printing.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the means for associating at least one of the content items with at least one of the pages further comprises means for identifying a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the means for identifying a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page further comprises means for rotating the at least one content item.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the means for identifying a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page further comprises means for resizing the at least one content item to fit on the at least one page.

11. A method for creating a digital picture book template in a server, comprising the steps of:

obtaining a number of content items in a server to be depicted in a picture book cutout in the digital picture book template;

defining a number of pages of the picture book cutout in the server with a number of identifier lines;

associating at least one of the content items with at least one of the pages; and

associating a set of assembly instructions with the digital picture book template by positioning a graphical depiction of an assembly of a picture book from the picture book cutout into the digital picture book template, wherein the identifier lines are additionally depicted in the graphical depiction, the identifier lines as depicted in the graphical depiction corresponding to the identifier lines of the picture book cutout to aid an individual in the assembly of the picture book.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of associating at least one of the content items with at least one of the pages further comprises the step of identifying a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of identifying a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page further comprises the step of rotating the at least one content item.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of identifying a graphical position of the at least one content item on the at least one page further comprises the step of resizing the at least one content item to fit on the at least one page.