Method for rapidly generating personalized books while a purchaser waits

Claim 1

A method of quickly generating a personalized book having pages in a predetermined order comprising the steps of: loading a program having a predetermined story stored therein into a computer; entering personalized data into the computer and creating a personalized story using the predetermined story and personalized data; ordering a set of partially preprinted sheets having a first and second side such that the first side of the top sheet of said set of sheets represents the first and last pages of the personalized book, the second side of the top sheet of said set of sheets represents the second and next-to-last pages of the book and the bottom side of the bottom sheet of said set of sheets represents the centerfold of the book; feeding into a printing device said set of sheets; printing said personalized story only on one of said sides of said sheets; separating said sheets transversely into pages; assembling said pages in said predetermined order; and fastening the assembled pages to a book jacket.

Claim 2

A method of quickly generating a personalized book having pages in a predetermined order comprising the steps of: loading a program having a predetermined story stored therein into a computer; entering personalized data into the computer and creating a personalized story using the predetermined story and personalized data; ordering a set of partially preprinted sheets having a first and second side such that the first side of the top sheet of said set of sheets represents the first and last pages of the personalized book, the second side of the top sheet of said set of sheets represents the second and next-to-last pages of the book and the bottom side of the bottom sheet of said set of sheets represents the centerfold of the book; feeding into a printing device said set of sheets; printing said personalized story only on one of said sides of said sheets; separating said sheets transversely into pages; assembling said pages in said predetermined order; and fastening the assembled pages to a book jacket.

Claim 5

A method of rapidly generating a personalized book using a computer controlled laser-type printer, the personalized book having a jacket with a preprinted design and with a front and a back inside cover and a having a plurality of sheets, each sheet having a partially preprinted design correlated with the jacket design, said method comprising the steps of: loading into the computer a control program having a predetermined story stored thereon that correlates with the preprinted design of the jacket; entering personalized data such as names, ages and places into the computer to be inserted into the predetermined story in a manner controlled by the control program; feeding into the laser-type printer a stack, having a top and bottom sheet, of the partially preprinted sheets needed for the predetermined story, each partially preprinted sheet comprising standard size coated paper having the preprinted design fully covering the bottom side of the sheets and having the preprinted design only partially covering the top side of the sheets, leaving a blank story area thereon, the preprinted design correlating with the preprinted design of the jacket, the top side of the top sheet of the stack representing the first and last pages of the book and the bottom side of the bottom sheet representing the centerfold of the book; printing the predetermined story on the story areas of the top side of the sheets, each sheet comprising two book pages; separating the printed sheets in half transversely to form a first and a second stack of printed pages; inverting the first stack of printed pages that includes the last page such that the last page is on the bottom of the first stack; forming a final stack of printed pages by stacking the second stack of printed sheets that includes the first page such that the first page is on the top of the second stack on top of the inverted first stack of printed pages such that the first page is on top of the final stack; and securing the final stack to the front and back inside covers of the jacket to form a personalized book.

Claim 6

A method of rapidly generating a personalized book using a computer controlled laser-type printer, the personalized book having a jacket with a preprinted design and with a front and a back inside cover and a having a plurality of sheets, each sheet having a partially preprinted design correlated with the jacket design, said method comprising the steps of: loading into the computer a control program having a predetermined story stored thereon that correlates with the preprinted design of the jacket; entering personalized data such as names, ages and places into the computer to be inserted into the predetermined story in a manner controlled by the control program; feeding into the laser-type printer a stack, having a top and bottom sheet, of the partially preprinted sheets needed for the predetermined story, each partially preprinted sheet comprising standard size coated paper having the preprinted design fully covering the bottom side of the sheets and having the preprinted design only partially covering the top side of the sheets, leaving a blank story area thereon, the preprinted design correlating with the preprinted design of the jacket, the top side of the top sheet of the stack representing the first and last pages of the book and the bottom side of the bottom sheet representing the centerfold of the book; printing the predetermined story on the story areas of the top side of the sheets, each sheet comprising two book pages; separating the printed sheets in half transversely to form a first and a second stack of printed pages; inverting the first stack of printed pages that includes the last page such that the last page is on the bottom of the first stack; forming a final stack of printed pages by stacking the second stack of printed sheets that includes the first page such that the first page is on the top of the second stack on top of the inverted first stack of printed pages such that the first page is on top of the final stack; and securing the final stack to the front and back inside covers of the jacket to form a personalized book.

Claim 18

A method of printing a personalized book with a computer operated laser printer while a purchaser waits, the personalized book having a jacket with a preprinted design and pages having a correlating partially preprinted design, the method comprising the steps of: inserting a control program in the computer having a predetermined story therein that correlates with the jacket having a related preprinted design; entering personal data such as names and places into the computer to be inserted in the predetermined story as determined by the control program; inserting partially preprinted sheets necessary for the story in the laser printer, each preprinted sheet comprising four numbered book pages per sheet on standard size coated paper and having only the preprinted design on the bottom side thereof and the partially preprinted design covering the top side so as to leave a blank area thereon for the printed story, the preprinted design correlating with the jacket design, the top side of the top sheet representing the first and last pages of the book and the bottom side of the bottom sheet representing the centerfold of the book; printing the personalized story on the top side of the preprinted sheets in the blank printed story area; separating the printed sheets in half transversely to form a stack of sequentially numbered top pages and a stack of continuing sequentially numbered bottom pages in reverse sequential order; inverting the stack of bottom pages and placing the stack of top pages on the stack of inverted bottom pages to form a stack of sequentially numbered pages having the predetermined story thereon; placing a cover sheet onto the top and bottom of the page stack, each cover sheet having glue on one side thereof protected by a covering; stapling the page stack and cover sheets together along one edge thereof; inserting the stapled stack in the book jacket with the related preprinted design; removing the protective cover from each of the cover sheets to expose the glue; and adhering the glue surface of the cover sheets to the inside of the book jacket to form a personalized book.

Claim 19

A method of printing a personalized book with a computer operated laser printer while a purchaser waits, the personalized book having a jacket with a preprinted design and pages having a correlating partially preprinted design, the method comprising the steps of: inserting a control program in the computer having a predetermined story therein that correlates with the jacket having a related preprinted design; entering personal data such as names and places into the computer to be inserted in the predetermined story as determined by the control program; inserting partially preprinted sheets necessary for the story in the laser printer, each preprinted sheet comprising four numbered book pages per sheet on standard size coated paper and having only the preprinted design on the bottom side thereof and the partially preprinted design covering the top side so as to leave a blank area thereon for the printed story, the preprinted design correlating with the jacket design, the top side of the top sheet representing the first and last pages of the book and the bottom side of the bottom sheet representing the centerfold of the book; printing the personalized story on the top side of the preprinted sheets in the blank printed story area; separating the printed sheets in half transversely to form a stack of sequentially numbered top pages and a stack of continuing sequentially numbered bottom pages in reverse sequential order; inverting the stack of bottom pages and placing the stack of top pages on the stack of inverted bottom pages to form a stack of sequentially numbered pages having the predetermined story thereon; placing a cover sheet onto the top and bottom of the page stack, each cover sheet having glue on one side thereof protected by a covering; stapling the page stack and cover sheets together along one edge thereof; inserting the stapled stack in the book jacket with the related preprinted design; removing the protective cover from each of the cover sheets to expose the glue; and adhering the glue surface of the cover sheets to the inside of the book jacket to form a personalized book.

Claim 30

A method of rapidly generating a personalized book using a computer controlled printer, the personalized book having a jacket with a preprinted design and with a front and a back inside cover and a having a plurality of sheets, each sheet having a partially preprinted design correlated with the jacket design, said method comprising the steps of: loading into the computer a control program having a predetermined story stored thereon that correlates with the preprinted design of the jacket; entering personalized data such as names, ages and places into the computer to be inserted into the predetermined story; feeding into the printer a stack of partially preprinted sheets, each sheet containing four pages needed for the predetermined story and having a first and second side, a preprinted design fully covering the first side of each sheet and a preprinted design partially covering the second side of each sheet leaving a story area thereon, the preprinted design correlating with the preprinted design of the jacket; creating a personalized story using the predetermined story and personalized data; printing the personalized story on the story areas; separating the printed sheets in half to form book pages; forming a final stack of printed pages by colating the book pages; and securing the final stack to the front and back inside covers of the jacket to form a personalized book.

Claim 31

A method of rapidly generating a personalized book using a computer controlled printer, the personalized book having a jacket with a preprinted design and with a front and a back inside cover and a having a plurality of sheets, each sheet having a partially preprinted design correlated with the jacket design, said method comprising the steps of: loading into the computer a control program having a predetermined story stored thereon that correlates with the preprinted design of the jacket; entering personalized data such as names, ages and places into the computer to be inserted into the predetermined story; feeding into the printer a stack of partially preprinted sheets, each sheet containing four pages needed for the predetermined story and having a first and second side, a preprinted design fully covering the first side of each sheet and a preprinted design partially covering the second side of each sheet leaving a story area thereon, the preprinted design correlating with the preprinted design of the jacket; creating a personalized story using the predetermined story and personalized data; printing the personalized story on the story areas; separating the printed sheets in half to form book pages; forming a final stack of printed pages by colating the book pages; and securing the final stack to the front and back inside covers of the jacket to form a personalized book.