Method to personalize real estate brochures, postcards, books, and photo documents using radio frequency identification tags

• Main Authors: MILLER PHILIP, KUMAGAI MONTO H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.01.2010
• Subjects: BOOK COVERS; BOOKBINDING; CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; FILES; LOOSE LEAVES; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITYFEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS; SELECTING; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING

The present invention provides a method to personalize and enhance photo documents. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of a photo document to a unique event by the consumer will lead to an enhanced value of the product. Photo documents containing RFID tags are associated with personal images, movies, text, and audio files. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases is transferred and shared using cellular networks, email, text, and multimedia messaging. This invention describes a system to record, retrieve, and share personal experiences and event information in association with commercial products such as real estate properties.