Patent ID: 7614837
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: B42D

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a personalized photo book, comprising: receiving a first digital image and a second digital image from a user; storing the first digital image and the second digital image in a data structure comprising a first data object for book cover and a second data object for a book page, wherein the first data object includes a book cover layout and a first image field in association with the book cover layout, wherein the second data object includes a page layout and a second image field in association with the page layout, wherein each of the first image field and the second image field is configured to store a personalized image, wherein the first digital image is stored in association with the first image field, wherein the second digital image is stored in association with the second image field; printing a book cover layout on an image surface of a photo sensitive paper; printing the first digital image on the image surface of a photo sensitive paper at a position defined by the first image field in the book cover layout to form part of a book cover; printing a page layout on a first book page; printing the second digital image on the first book page at a position as defined by the second image field in the page layout; binding together a plurality of book pages including the first book page to form a text block; and bonding the text block to the book cover to form a personalized photo book, wherein the book cover and the first book page each comprises at least one personalized image provided by the user.