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US 2002/0118948 A1Published application
Storing and sharing of content
OwnerMichael J. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A CD containing still images, video, audio, or data files unique to a person is created and packaged in a postcard-like medium, greeting card, or the like. The card is printed upon with a personalized image derived from the stored files or selected from an appropriate library of images.
Claims21
A personalized storage medium and packaging, comprising:
- a computer writeable storage medium including at least one stored user specified computer file and having a predetermined physical shape;
- and
- a package having a medial filler spacing apart a first lamina with an outward facing surface and a second lamina, said filler having a pocket formed therein adapted to accommodate said predetermined shape and said outward facing surface of said first lamina having an image disposed thereon, said image related to said stored user specified computer file.
Apparatus that creates a personalized storage medium and packaging, comprising:
- a processor that accepts still image content input and creates a first digital image file suitable for storing on the personalized storage medium and a second digital image file suitable for printing an image on the packaging;
- a data recorder that stores said first digital image file on the personalized storage medium;
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- a printer that prints said second digital image file on a first surface of the packaging.
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A method of creating a personalized storage medium and packaging, comprising the steps of:
- storing at least one user specified computer file on a computer writeable storage medium having a predetermined physical shape;
- printing an image related to said stored user specified computer file on a first outward facing surface of the packaging;
- forming a pocket in a filler, said pocket adapted to accommodate said predetermined shape;
- and
- disposing said filler between said first outward facing surface and a second outward facing surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.