Patent ID: 7911627

Claim:
A manufacturing system for manufacturing a personalized photo book kit, comprising: a computer configured to receive first images, a second image, and a third image from a user; a first printer configured to print the first images on a plurality of book pages, wherein the first printer is configured to print a first symbol on the text block to direct the text block to be routed to the first consolidation station; a first binder configured to bind the plurality of the book pages into a text block; a second printer configured to print the second image on a book cover, wherein the second printer is configured to print a second symbol on the book cover to direct the book cover to be routed to the first consolidation station; a first consolidation station configure to allow the first symbol to be detected on the text block and the second symbol to be detected on the book cover to allow the text block with the book cover to be paired up; a second binder configured to bind the text block to the book cover to produce a personalized photo book; a third printer configured to print the third image on a book accessory; and a second consolidation station configured to consolidate the personalized photo book with the book accessory to allow a personalized photo book kit comprising the personalized photo book and the book accessory to be assembled.