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US 10,814,668 B2Granted
Kiosk and method for making puzzle tags
OwnerJeffery James Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A device and method for making puzzle tags are disclosed. The device is a kiosk that utilizes a cutting instrument to cut tag plates, based on cutting pattern selection input provided by a customer, into a series of pieces that form a first puzzle tag. The device and method disclosed herein may also facilitate the production and distribution of a second puzzle tag that is the inverse image of the first puzzle tag and formed from the materials leftover from construction of the first puzzle tag.
Claims12
A kiosk for creating puzzle tags, said kiosk comprising:
- a. a graphical user interface configured to receive a cutting pattern selection input from a customer;
- b. a controller operably connected to the graphical user interface;
- c. a cutting instrument responsive to signals received from the controller;
- d. a plurality of tag plates,
- wherein the cutting instrument is configured to cut a first tag plate according to a cutting pattern selection input by the customer such that the first tag plate is cut into a first image portion and a first background portion, and wherein the cutting instrument is further configured to cut a second tag plate according to a substantially similar cutting pattern such that the second tag plate is cut into a second image portion substantially similar in shape to the first image portion and a second background portion substantially similar in shape to the first background portion;
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- e. a conveyor device responsive to signals received from the controller and configured to deliver tag plates to the cutting instrument based on signals received from the controller.
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