Patent ID: 6453300
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G06Q,G11B

Abstract:
A method for enabling a first person to produce a customized gift for a second person, said gift comprising the combination of a computer-readable storage medium bearing non-customized information and a control program for controlling access by a user to select non-customized information, and a card bearing customized information and a customization code, the method comprising the steps of:providing a host system for receiving instruction from a first person to create a customized gift for a second person; directing said host system to receive data from said first person which relates to said second person; displaying to said first person a representation of a limited collection of non-customized information corresponding to said data received from said first person; prompting said first person to selectively modify and save said limited collection of non-customized information to said host system; using said saved limited collection of non-customized information to generate a customization code; providing to said second person, in combination, a card bearing said customization code and a computer-readable storage medium having a control program and said non-customized information stored thereon; directing said control program to prompt said second person to input said customization code; and directing said control program to use said customization code to enable said second person to access said limited collection of said non-customized information to provide a customized display to said second person.