Personalized, customized achievement recognition items

• US 7,386,800 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2003
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: American Registry LLC
• Original Assignee: American Registry LLC
• Inventors: Moskowitz, Avi, Struhl, Warren
• Primary Examiner(s): Lo; Weilun
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wiener; Eric A
• Application Number:
  US10/721,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20050114157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,663 Days
• Field of Search: 428/13
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization

Abstract

An achievement recognition item may be ordered through an interactive, on-line network site that allows a potential customer to personalize and customize the achievement recognition item. Information that includes user-selected specifications for customizing and personalizing features of the achievement recognition item is received through the network site from the user. The achievement recognition item may then be produced in accordance with the user-selected specifications.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing an on-line, interactive network site including a personalized network page from which a user can customize and personalize specifications for a three-dimensional achievement recognition item, wherein the personalized network page includes a pre-populated list of one or more achievements attained by the user, any of which the user can select for customizing and personalizing the achievement recognition item;

receiving information through the network site from the user, wherein the information includes user-selected specifications for customizing and personalizing features of the achievement recognition item for an achievement selected by the user from the pre-populated list; and

producing the achievement recognition item in accordance with the user-selected specifications.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises text that reflects an achievement attained by the user.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises a document mounted on or embedded in a substrate, wherein the document reflects an achievement attained by the user.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the user-selected specifications include a substrate material.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the user-selected specifications include a color for the substrate.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the user-selected specifications include text that reflects the achievement attained by the user.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises an engraved plate mounted on a substrate, wherein the user-selected specifications include text to be engraved on the plate.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the user-selected specifications include at least one of the following:

(i) type style of the text and (ii) font size of the text.

9. A system comprising:

a computer network;

a user device coupled to the network, the user device including a display;

circuitry coupled to the network to;

provide an on-line, interactive network site including a personalized network page from which a user of the user device can customize and personalize specifications for a three-dimensional achievement recognition item, wherein the personalized network page includes a pre-populated list of one or more achievements attained by the user, any of which the user can select for customizing and personalizing an achievement recognition item;

receive information through the network site from the user, wherein the information includes user-selected specifications for customizing and personalizing features of the achievement recognition item for an achievement selected by the user from the pre-populated list; and

store the received information.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises text that reflects an achievement attained by the user.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises a document mounted on or embedded in a substrate, wherein the document reflects an achievement attained by the user.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the user-selected specifications include a substrate material.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the user-selected specifications include a color for the substrate.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the user-selected specifications include text that reflects the achievement attained by the user.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises an engraved plate mounted on a substrate, wherein the user-selected specifications include text to be engraved on the plate.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the user-selected specifications include at least one of the following:

(i) type style of the text and (ii) font size of the text.

17. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing machine-executable instructions that, when applied to a machine, cause the machine to:

provide an on-line, interactive network site including a personalized network page from which a user can customize and personalize specifications for a three-dimensional achievement recognition item, wherein the personalized network page includes a pre-populated list of one or more achievements attained by the user, any of which the user can select for customizing and personalizing an achievement recognition item; and

store information received through the network site from the user, wherein the information includes user-selected specifications for customizing and personalizing features of the achievement recognition item for an achievement selected by the user from the pre-populated list.

18. The article of claim 17 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises text that reflects an achievement attained by the user.

19. The article of claim 18 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises a document mounted on or embedded in a substrate, wherein the document reflects an achievement attained by the user.

20. The article of claim 19 wherein the user-selected specifications include a substrate material.

21. The article of claim 19 wherein the user-selected specifications include a color for the substrate.

22. The article of claim 18 wherein the user-selected specifications include text that reflects the achievement attained by the user.

23. The article of claim 18 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises an engraved plate mounted on a substrate, wherein the user-selected specifications include text to be engraved on the plate.

24. The article of claim 23 wherein the user-selected specifications include at least one of the following:

(i) type style of the text and (ii) font size of the text.

25. A method comprising:

accessing a personalized page of an on-line, interactive network site to customize and personalize specifications for an achievement recognition item, wherein the personalized network page includes a pre-populated list of one or more achievements attained by the user, any of which the user can select for customizing and personalizing an achievement recognition item;

using the personalize page to select an achievement from among the one or more achievements in the pre-populated list; and

entering information through the personalized page to order the achievement recognition item, wherein the information includes user-selected specifications for customizing and personalizing features of the selected achievement recognition item for the selected achievement.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises text that reflects an achievement attained by the user.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises a document mounted on or embedded in a substrate, wherein the document reflects an achievement attained by the user.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the user-selected specifications include a substrate material.

29. The method of claim 27 wherein the user-selected specifications include a color for the substrate.

30. The method of claim 26 wherein the user-selected specifications include text that reflects the achievement attained by the user.

31. The method of claim 26 wherein the achievement recognition item comprises an engraved plate mounted on a substrate, wherein the user-selected specifications include text to be engraved on the plate.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the user-selected specifications include at least one of the following:

(i) type style of the text and (ii) font size of the text.