Patent ID: 8321782

Claim:
A method of creating a jigsaw-type puzzle and associating the puzzle with a website, the method comprising: creating, by a user, a message at the website and storing the message in a database at the website; selecting, by the user, the one or more jigsaw-type puzzles to send to one or more third parties; wherein the jigsaw-type puzzle further comprises a plurality of interlocking or abutting pieces with visual information displayed on at least one side of the pieces, wherein the pieces are correctly assembled to form a visual image and a code, displaying the visual image and the code on the completed puzzle, wherein the code comprises one or more symbols, letters, or numbers; establishing a link on the web site about the user and the code from the one or more jigsaw-type puzzles selected by the user; displaying the message on the website to the one or more third parties when entering information about the user and the code into the database of the web site.