Patent ID: 7510187

Claim:
A personalized jigsaw puzzle having a personalized section that includes a plurality of message pieces selected for inclusion in the puzzle based on information from an end user and wherein the plurality of message pieces form a predetermined custom message that was selected by the end user, and with the plurality of message pieces interlocking with one another, with a predetermined portion of the plurality of message pieces being interchangeable such that each piece of the predetermined portion can interlock with any other piece of the predetermined portion, allowing the plurality of message pieces to combine in multiple conformations, with the plurality of message pieces including a number of alphanumeric pieces that display the custom message when the alphanumeric pieces are placed in a predetermined relationship to one another, and with the personalized section adapted to interlock with a picture section to form the personalized jigsaw puzzle; wherein the picture section includes a plurality of picture pieces which are shaped such that the picture pieces interlock together in only a single conformation, and wherein each of the plurality of picture pieces is a portion of a complete puzzle picture displayed when the plurality of picture pieces are interlocked together.