Personalized toy and method for manufacturing and delivering the same

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.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A customer-defined, packaged, personalized toy, comprising: 
 a package having an aperture;    a personalized toy in the package; and    customer-defined identifying material supported in the package so that the identifying material is visible through the aperture of the package.    
     
     
         2 . The personalized toy according to    claim 1   , wherein the identifying material is printed on a document separate from the package.  
     
     
         3 . The personalized toy according to    claim 2   , wherein the document is attached to the package by tabs that hold an edge of the document.