Life event memorializing system and method

Abstract

A system and method for creating a graphical representation of the major life events that occur in a person's life or within a predetermined period of time. The graphical representation is created using a jigsaw puzzle. The jigsaw puzzle has corner pieces and a plurality of border puzzle pieces that interconnect corner puzzle pieces and form the peripheral frame of the puzzle. A plurality of central puzzle pieces are provided that are connected to the puzzle within the limits of the peripheral frame. At least some of the central puzzle pieces depict different common life events. The puzzle pieces are joined together and the central puzzle pieces are added to the puzzle only after the life event depicted on the various central puzzle pieces occur. This creates a life puzzle of a person's life story.

1 . A method of creating a graphical depiction of a person's life, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a first plurality of puzzle pieces that represent different major life events, including birthday, graduation day and wedding day that may, or may not, occur in a person's life; and    joining puzzle pieces together that correspond to events that have actually occurred in a person's life to create a puzzle assembly that is a graphical depiction of life events of that person.    
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further including the step of providing a second plurality of puzzle pieces that correspond to life principles.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 2 , further including the step of creating a puzzle framework with said second plurality of puzzle pieces.  
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein said puzzle assembly of said first plurality of puzzle pieces is assembled within said puzzle framework of said second plurality of puzzle pieces.  
   
   
       5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said first plurality of puzzle pieces are identical in configuration.  
   
   
       7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein at least some of said first plurality of puzzle pieces have blank spaces upon which dates of said major life events can be recorded.  
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said second plurality of puzzle pieces depict different virtues and life principles.  
   
   
       9 . (canceled)  
   
   
       10 . (canceled)  
   
   
       11 . A method of assembling a jigsaw puzzle; 
 providing a puzzle framework that defines an interior;    providing a plurality of puzzle pieces that correspond to different commonly occurring life events, including birthday, graduation day and wedding day, that may or may not occur in a person's life;    connecting a puzzle piece from said plurality of puzzle pieces to said puzzle framework that corresponds to a life event that has occurred.    
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein said step of providing a puzzle framework includes providing and assembling puzzle framework pieces into said puzzle framework.  
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein said puzzle framework pieces contains an indication of a life principle.