Patent ID: 7415204
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for production and distribution of a plurality of personalized products to a plurality of children, comprising the steps of: arranging for the plurality of children to be at a session at a preselected location on a preselected date with a preselected party in charge of organization; setting up a photo subject station for capturing information regarding a subject suitable for integration into a personalized printed product at the preselected location on the preselected date; using the photo subject station to create a session file for the session that is comprised of one subject file for each of the plurality of children, each of the subject files containing a plurality of photographs of a subject child, an image data file associated with the plurality of photographs of the subject file, a data file containing an identification of the subject, and a bit map skin file of the subject; transferring the session file to a back end operation; printing the plurality of personalized products for the plurality of children by use of the session file in the back end operation, wherein each of the personalized products is uniquely different from each of the other personalized products through use of unique information in the subject files; shipping the plurality of personalized products to the preselected party; having the preselected party distribute the plurality of personalized products to the plurality of children such that each of the plurality of children receives that child's own personalized product.