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Method and system for organizing images

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 2000-12-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-12-11
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Abstract

Abstract A system for organizing images obtained from at least one image retaining device (12) having a unique ID. The system includes a computer having database for storing digital images and a management section for managing customer orders and said stored digital images. The management section is capable of receiving and storing said unique ID of the at least one image retaining device (12) and registering the image retaining device to a customer. The computer automatically associating a particular goods and/or services to images obtained from the at least one image retaining device.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dale F. Mcintyre
  • 👤 Joseph A. Manico

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 21:47
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00132; G; G03; G03D; G03D15/00; G03D15/001; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0613; G06Q30/0617; G06Q30/0641; G06Q30/0643; H04N1/00135; H04N1/00137; H04N1/00143; H04N1/00145; H04N1/00148; H04N1/00151; H04N1/00185; H04N1/00188; H04N1/00193; H04N1/00196

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
A method for organizing a plurality of images obtained from a defined source, comprising the steps of: providing a database for storing digital images; providing at least one image to said database; and automatically providing a product with respect to said at least one image after reaching a predetermined criteria.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said predetermined criteria is a predetermined time period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said criteria is a predetermined number of images.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 86 words
A system for organizing a plurality of images obtained from at least one image retaining device each having a unique ID, comprising: a computer having a database for storing digital images and a management section for managing customer orders and said stored digital images, said management section capable of receiving and storing said unique ID and registering said at least one image retaining device to a customer, said computer associating a particular goods and/or services to images obtained from said at least one image retaining device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
A system according to claim 4 wherein said computer forwards said stored digital images of said customer to a fulfillment center for providing of said particular goods and/or services upon reaching of a predetermined criteria.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A system according to claim 4 wherein said predetermined criteria comprises receiving images from a predetermined number of said at least one image retaining device.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 88 words
A method for organizing a plurality of images obtained from an image source, comprising the steps of: providing a database for storing of digital images; providing a plurality of discrete image retaining devices in a package, each image retaining device having a unique ID; forwarding said unique ID of said plurality of image retaining devices to a database at a network photoservice provider for storage; allowing access to said database to a customer so as to allow registration of said plurality of image retaining devices to said customer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 24 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein registration of one of said retaining devices automatically registers the remaining image retaining devices in said package.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 49 words
A method according to claim 7 further comprising the steps of: partitioning said plurality of image retaining devices into at least two sub-groups, each sub-group having associated therewith a particular goods or service to be provided with respect to images obtained by said image retaining devices in said sub-group.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 107 words
A method for organizing a plurality of images obtained from an image source, comprising the steps of: providing a database for storing of digital images; providing a plurality of discrete image retaining devices in a package, each image retaining device having an unique ID, said package having a unique package ID; forwarding said unique ID of said plurality of image retaining devices and said package ID to a database at a network photoservice provider for storage; allowing access to said database to a customer so as to allow registration of said package ID so that said plurality of image retaining devices are automatically registered to said customer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 45 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein at least one particular goods and/or services is associated with images obtained said plurality of image retaining devices provided in said package, further comprising the step of: automatically providing said goods and/or services upon reaching a predetermined criteria.
Claim 12
Independent Claim 124 words
A method for organizing a plurality of images obtained from a plurality strips of photographic film, each of said plurality of strips of film being provided in a discrete film cartridge, each of said plurality of strips photographic film having an unique ID recorded thereon, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of said film cartridges in a single package, said package having an unique package ID; forwarding said unique ID for said plurality of strips of photographic film and package ID to a database at network photoservice provider for storage; and allowing access to said database to a customer so as to allow registration of said package ID so that said plurality of strips of photographic film are automatically registered to said customer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 37 words
A method according to claim 12 wherein said package includes label that can be placed on said cartridge that can be used to identify said unique ID of said strip of film contained in said film cartridge.
Claim 14
Independent Claim 60 words
A method for organizing images obtained from at least one image retaining devices, comprising the steps of: providing at least one image retaining devices having a unique ID; obtaining the ID from each of said at least one image retaining device; and forwarding the ID for said at least one image retaining device to a network photoservice provider for storage.

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