Starsticker vending machine and its information updating method
US7011230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/26
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic star sticker vending machine and a method for updating information thereof, wherein a newest image (photograph) and newest information of a star (an animation character, celebrity, popular person, performer, notable figure or the like) desired by a user are provided in real time and outputted in the form of a sticker directly without being synthesized, or after being synthesized according to the user's tastes. Star images in the star sticker vending machine are updated with newest ones in real time over the Internet such that the user synthesizes a newest image (photograph file) of his/her favorite star, his/her image (photograph) and a desired image and outputs the synthesized result in the form of a sticker or downloads and stores it into a storage medium in the form of a file. Therefore, the user's various desires can be met and the user can be more familiar with the favorite star.
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