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Personalized toys and methods for manufacturing and delivering the same

US6206750A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1998
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0621
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A personalized toy and a method for marketing a toy through the use of computer screen images, and of manufacturing a personalized toy. The personalized toy is manufactured as ordered by a customer. Several different configurations of components that may be assembled as part of a finished toy are provided. Computer screen images of the different configurations of at least one of the components are displayed on a computer, and a customer viewing the displayed images is allowed to record a selected configuration of component, to be assembled as part of the personalized toy. A representational image of the toy incorporating the selected configuration may be displayed.

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