Abstract: A greeting card or its accessory item includes means for micro-harvesting heat or kinetic energy from the living body of a human being or animal. This harvested energy powers one or more electronic components of the card or the accessory item. The sender of a personal energy greeting card is able to mark and personalize a greeting card with his or her own harvested energy, that of another person, or of a beloved animal, before sending the card to a recipient. The recipient experiences the personal energy when it is evinced through the greeting card's one or more integral or accessory electronic features. The sentimental impact of the various social expressions traditionally communicated through a greeting card is thus enhanced.

Abstract: In a method for enhancing memorials, a store of energy harvested from the body of a living person or animal, “personal energy,” is used to personalize a memorial. In a preferred approach, harvested personal energy converted to electrical power charges energy storage devices that are subsequently stored inside a memorial and/or used to power the memorial's comprised electronics. Alternatively, a memorial is equipped to harvest, convert, store and then use personal energy to power its own electronic features. Further alternatives are proposed. The present invention builds upon the tradition of including in a memorial certain items that were an intimate part of a deceased loved one's life. Given the especially intimate nature of harvested personal energy, its inclusion enhances the art of personalized memorials.

Abstract: In a method for enhancing memorabilia, a store of energy harvested from the body of a person or animal relevant to an item of memorabilia is associated with the item. In representative embodiments, energy storage devices charged with such harvested energy are comprised in or secured with items of memorabilia or items accessory to them, where they may additionally power electronic devices.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for personalizing a Christmas ornament by associating the ornament with a store of energy harvested from the body of at least one person and/or animal subject. An energy storage device charged with the harvested energy, referred to as “personal energy” herein, is operatively associated with an electronic device comprised in a Christmas ornament. The ornament can be additionally personalized with conventional personalization elements, such as indicia or photography, to identify and further associate with the Christmas ornament the person and/or animal whose energy powers the ornament's electronic device. The especially intimate nature of harvested personal energy enhances the sentimental and social expression values of the Christmas ornament.