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Method for rapidly generating personalized books while a purchaser waits
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-05-14
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Granted: 1993-05-25
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Expires: 2012-05-14
Abstract
Abstract The disclosed method relates generally to the creation of books or documents and, more particularly, to a process for rapidly generating personalized books while a purchaser waits. In carrying out the method of the present invention, a series of steps is performed that includes loading a program having a predetermined story stored therein into a computer, entering personalized data into the computer to create a personalized story therefrom, feeding into a printing device a set of sheets having a first and second side, printing the personalized story on one of the sides of the sheets, separating the sheets transversely into pages, assembling the pages in a predetermined order and the fastening the assembled pages to a book jacket to form a personalized book. The sheets used in the disclosed method are preferably standard size, coated paper and have a partially preprinted design or illustration that partially covers the top side of each sheet, leaving blank areas for the story text, and fully covers the bottom side of the sheets.
Inventors
- 👤 Yaakov Kalisher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:49
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D1/00; B41; B41F; B41F17/00; B41F17/02; B41P; B41P2217/00; B41P2217/50; B41P2217/51
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
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
Independent Claim
169 words
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 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of cutting said sheets to form a first and a second stack of cut pages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the step of assembling said pages in a predetermined order further comprises the steps of: inverting the first stack of cut pages that includes the last page such that the last page is on the bottom of the first stack; and forming a final stack of pages by stacking the second stack of cut pages on top of the inverted first stack of cut pages such that the first page is on top of the final stack and the last page is on the bottom of the final stack.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
354 words
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
Independent Claim
354 words
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 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said separation is by cutting.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said separation is by tearing along a perforation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
125 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the step of securing the final stack to the front and back inside covers of the jacket comprises the steps of: placing a cover sheet on the top and on the bottom of the final stack, each cover sheet having an adhesive material on the top side thereof protected by a removable covering; stapling the final stack and the top and bottom cover sheets together along one edge thereof; inserting the stapled stack in the book jacket with the preprinted design; removing the protective covering from the top and bottom cover sheets; and adhering the top cover sheet to the front inside cover of the jacket and the bottom cover sheet to the back inside cover of the jacket.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
A method as in claim 4 further comprising the steps of: placing indicia in the control program designating the predetermined story; and placing corresponding indicia on the partially preprinted sheets that correlate the sheets with the control program such that a computer operator may easily select the proper preprinted sheets for a designated control program and the correlating preprinted design for the corresponding jacket.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method is in claim 8 further comprising the step of placing indicia on the partially preprinted sheets to specify the page numbers of the two book pages comprising each sheet such that a computer operator may easily place the partially preprinted sheets in proper order in accordance with the predetermined story.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as in claim 8 further comprising the step of placing indicia on each side of the partially preprinted sheets that indicate the top and bottom side of each partially preprinted sheet such that a computer operator may properly feed the partially preprinted sheets into the laser-type printer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method as in claim 10 wherein the step of placing indicia to indicate the top and bottom sides further comprises the step of using an uppercase letter to indicate the top side and the same letter in lowercase to indicate the bottom side such that the indicia indicating the top side of the top sheet comprises the letter "A" and the indicia for each successive sheet comprises the next successive letter of the English alphabet.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 8 further comprising the step of placing indicia on each side of the partially preprinted sheets indicating the proper direction for feeding the preprinted sheets into the printer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 4 further comprising the step of using 81/2×11 inch paper as the standard size coated paper.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 4 further comprising the step of using 81/2×14 inch paper as the standard size coated paper.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 4 further comprising the step of using A4 DIN size paper, sized 21.0×29.7 cm, as the standard size coated paper.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
350 words
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
Independent Claim
350 words
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 20
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said separation is by cutting.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said separation is by tearing along a perforation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as in claim 16 further comprising the steps of: placing indicia on the control program designating the predetermined story; and placing corresponding indicia on the partially preprinted sheets that correlate the preprinted sheets with the control program such that a computer operator may easily select the proper preprinted sheets for a designated control program.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as in claim 19 further comprising the step of placing indicia on the partially preprinted sheets to specify page numbers of the book pages comprising each sheet such that a computer operator may easily place the partially preprinted sheets in proper sequential order in accordance with the predetermined story.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as in claim 19 further comprising the step of placing indicia on each side of the partially preprinted sheets that indicate the top and bottom side of each partially preprinted sheet such that a computer operator may properly feed the partially preprinted sheets into the printer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method as in claim 21 wherein the indicia indicating the top and bottom sides comprises an upper case letter to indicate the top side and the same letter in lowercase to indicate the bottom side such that the indicia indicating the top side of the top sheet comprises the letter "A" and the indicia for each successive sheet comprises the next successive letter of the English alphabet.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 19 further comprising the step of placing indicia indicating the proper direction for feeding the preprinted sheets into the printer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 16 further comprising the step of using 81/2×11 inches paper as the standard size coated paper.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 16 further comprising the step of using 81/2×14 inches paper as the standard size coated paper.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 16 further comprising the step of using 21.0×29.7 cm, DIN size A4 paper as the standard size coated paper.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
225 words
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
Independent Claim
225 words
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 32
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said separation is by cutting.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said separation is by tearing along a perforation.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 27 wherein the size of said partially preprinted sheets is 81/2×11 inches.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 27 wherein the size of said partially preprinted sheets is 81/2×14 inches.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 27 wherein the size of said partially preprinted sheets is A4 DIN size paper, sized 21.0×29.7 cm.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said printer is a laser-type printer.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method is in claim 27 wherein said partially preprinted sheets include indicia to specify the page numbers of the two book pages comprising each sheet such that a computer operator may easily place the partially preprinted sheets in proper order in accordance with the predetermined story.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as in claim 27 wherein said partially preprinted sheets include indicia that indicate the top and bottom side of each partially preprinted sheet such that a computer operator may properly feed the partially preprinted sheets into the laser-type printer.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as in claim 35 wherein said indicia includes an uppercase letter to indicate the top side and the same letter in lowercase to indicate the bottom side such that the indicia indicating the top side of the top sheet comprises the letter"A" and the indicia for each successive sheet comprises the next successive letter of the English alphabet.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 27 wherein said partially preprinted sheets include indicia to indicate the proper direction for feeding the preprinted sheets into the printer.
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