Computer-readable media, method, and system for producing physical artifacts
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMohamed-Usama H. Baioumy, Venkata Sirisha Reddy Ginni
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Abstract
A system manages the customization of content for three-dimensional physical artifacts. The three-dimensional physical artifacts represent digital content items such as electronic books. The systems receives as input requests for physical artifacts and customization instructions. The customization instructions may define an arrangement of content on a back side of the digital content item. The content may include barcode(s) relating to the electronic content item (e.g., a link to a location where the electronic content item may be obtained). The system uses the input to generate sets of machine-readable instructions that are used by a production apparatus to produce the content of the physical artifacts.
Claims20
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer systems, cause the one or more computer systems to perform operations comprising:
- detecting a user completion of a digital content item;
- providing an option for obtaining a physical artifact corresponding to the digital content item based at least in part on detecting the user completion;
- receiving, via a user selection of the option, a request to obtain the physical artifact corresponding to the digital content item, the physical artifact comprising a first side, a second side, and a third side adjacently located between the first side and the second side;
- receiving information corresponding to a set of customization options for customizing content of at least two adjacently-located sides of at least two of the first side, the second side, and the third side, the set of customization options comprising options (i) for inclusion of a machine-readable identifier that identifies a network location associated with the digital content item, and (ii) for inclusion of text relating to the digital content item;
- generating, based at least in part on the request and the information corresponding to the set of customization options, a set of instructions for producing the content of the physical artifact;
- and
- causing production of the content of the physical artifact in accordance with the set of instructions.
A computer-implemented method performed under the control of one or more processors, the method comprising:
- detecting a user completion of a digital content item;
- providing an option for obtaining a physical artifact corresponding to the digital content item based at least in part on detecting the user completion;
- receiving, via a user selection of the option, a request to obtain the physical artifact corresponding to the digital content item, the physical artifact comprising a first side, a second side, and a third side adjacently located between the first side and the second side;
- receiving information corresponding to a set of customization options for customizing content of at least two adjacently-located sides of at least two of the first side, the second side, and the third side, the set of customization options comprising options (i) for inclusion of a machine-readable identifier that identifies a network location associated with the digital content item, and (ii) for inclusion of text relating to the digital content item;
- generating, based at least in part on the request and the information corresponding to the set of customization options, a set of instructions for producing the content of the physical artifact;
- and
- causing production of the content of the physical artifact in accordance with the set of instructions.
A system, comprising:
- one or more memories configured to store computer-executable instructions;
- one or more processors configured to access the one or more memories and execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
- detect a user completion of a digital content item;
- provide an option for obtaining a physical artifact corresponding to the digital content item based at least in part on detecting the user completion;
- receive, via a user selection of the option, a request to obtain the physical artifact corresponding to the digital content item, the physical artifact comprising a first side, a second side, and a third side adjacently located between the first side and the second side;
- receive information corresponding to a set of customization options for customizing content of at least two adjacently-located sides of at least two of the first side, the second side, and the third side, the set of customization options comprising options (i) for inclusion of a machine-readable identifier that identifies a network location associated with the digital content item, and (ii) for inclusion of text relating to the digital content item;
- generate, based at least in part on the request and the information corresponding to the set of customization options, a set of instructions for producing the content of the physical artifact;
- and
- cause production of the content of the physical artifact in accordance with the set of instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.