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US 5,295,695 AGranted
Method of coding gifts
OwnerVicki L. Tamaniniinventor
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Abstract
A method of coding gifts including a set of stickers all with one symbol which are attached to gifts with a card given to the child identifying the symbol and indicating that all gifts with that symbol belong to that child. Clue cards are used to allow the child to locate the identifying card and colored filter decoders are used to uncover the symbol on camouflaged stickers.
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A method to aid children to identify their multiple gifts from the multiple gifts of others at a chosen time of giving, the method comprising:
- (A) providing a first coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere to a gift, and
- (iii) first marking means visible on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the first coding means identifiable as single group to a child,
- (B) providing a second coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) second adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere to a gift, and
- (iii) second marking means visible on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the second coding means identifiable as single group to a child and distinguishable from the first coding means,
- (C) providing first matching means comprising information that matches the first marking means with a first child,
- (D) providing second matching means comprising information that matches the second marking means with a second child,
- (E) adhering first coding means to at least a portion of gifts intended for the first child,
- (F) adhering second coding means to at least a portion of gifts intended for the second child, and
- (G) at the chosen time for giving the gifts delivering the first coding means to the first child and the second coding means to the second child.
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The method of claim further comprising:
- (A) providing a third coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere to a gift, and
- (iii) a third marking means visible on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the third coding means identifiable as single group to a child and distinguishable from all other coding means,
- (B) providing a fourth coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere to a gift, and
- (iii) a fourth marking means visible on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the fourth coding means identifiable as single group to a child and distinguishable from all other coding means,
- (C) providing third matching means comprising information that matches the third marking means with the first child,
- (D) providing fourth matching means comprising information that matches the fourth marking means with the second child,
- (E) applying third coding means to a balance of gifts intended for the first child,
- (F) applying fourth coding means to a balance of gifts intended for the second child, and
- (G) at the chosen time for giving the gifts delivering the third matching means to the first child and the fourth matching means to the second child.
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A method to aid children to identify their multiple gifts from the multiple gifts of others at a chosen time of giving, the method comprising:
- (A) providing first coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere on contact to a gift, and
- (iii) a first marking means visible on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the first coding means identifiable as single group to a child,
- (B) providing second coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) second adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere on contact to a gift, and
- (iii) a second marking means visible on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the second coding means identifiable as single group to a child and distinguishable from the first coding means,
- (C) adhering first coding means to at least a portion of gifts intended for the first child,
- (D) adhering second coding means to at least a portion of gifts intended for the second child,
- (E) providing first matching means comprising a card that contains information that matches the first marking means with a first child,
- (F) providing second matching means comprising a card that contains information that matches the second marking means with a second child,
- (G) prior to the chosen time for giving the gifts hiding the first and second matching means in separate locations,
- (H) providing first clue means comprising a card that contains information with at least one clue that guides the first child to find the first matching means,
- (I) providing second clue means comprising a card that contains information with at least one clue that guides the first child to find the first matching means, and
- (J) at the chosen time for giving the gifts delivering the first clue means to the first child and the second clue means to the second child.
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A method to aid children to identify their multiple gifts from the multiple gifts of others at a chosen time of giving, the method comprising:
- (A) providing a first coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere on contact to a gift,
- (ii) a first marking means on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the first coding means identifiable as single group to a child, and
- (iv) a camouflaging pattern printed over the first marking means making identification of the first marking means essentially impossible with an unaided eye,
- (B) providing a second coding means comprising:
- (i) a multiplicity of sheet members each comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- (ii) second adhesive means on each sheet to cause the rear surface to adhere on contact to a gift,
- (iii) a second marking means on the front surface of each sheet making all the sheet members of the second coding means identifiable as single group to a child and distinguishable from the first coding means, and
- (iv) a camouflaging pattern printed over the second marking means making identification of the second marking means essentially impossible with an unaided eye,
- (C) adhering first coding means to at least a portion of gifts intended for the first child,
- (D) adhering second coding means to at least a portion of gifts intended for the second child,
- (E) providing first matching means comprising:
- (i) a card that contains information that matches the first marking means with a first child, and
- (ii) decoding means comprising a colored transparent filter, wherein the hues of the camouflaging pattern of the first coding means and the color of the filter are the same and the hues of the first marking means and the color of the filter are contrasting,
- (F) providing second matching means comprising:
- (i) a card that contains information that matches the second marking means with a second child, and
- (ii) decoding means comprising a colored transparent filter, where the hues of the camouflaging pattern of the second coding means and the color of the filter are the same and the hues of the second marking means and the color of the filter are contrasting,
- (G) prior to the chosen time for giving the gifts hiding the first and second matching means in separate locations,
- (H) providing first clue means comprising a card that contains information with at least one clue that guides the first child to find the first matching means,
- (I) providing second clue means comprising a card that contains information with at least one clue that guides the first child to find the first matching means, and
- (J) at the chosen time for giving the gifts delivering the first clue means to the first child and the second clue means to the second child.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.