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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343320 | Online digital image-based product ordering system A system is provided that allows a photographer to take images for a customer and provide those images to order servicing equipment with which the images are placed on-line for the customer to view. The customer may place orders for the images and products and servi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342678 | Print order reception system A print order reception system for receiving an order for print services is provided with a recording medium reception port for receiving a recording medium on which image data of pictures and print order information including printing conditions for pictures to be ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7315831 | System and method for conveying image assets to a recipient Embodiments of a system and method for conveying image assets to a recipient are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sender conveys at least one image asset to a service. The service stores a representation of the at least one image asset and a value indication on a med... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7272788 | Client-server system for merging of metadata with images A method and system for merging metadata with digital images is disclosed, where the digital images are stored as image files having metadata fields associated therewith. The method and system include receiving data uploaded from a remote location, providing a web a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269600 | Image input system including remote image input apparatus having display and external apparatus having storage means, and control method for controlling storage of input image information by remote control of file directory management for storage means In a system, in order to allow transfer of information relating to image data and the like to a desired directory in a directory structure in a host information processing apparatus, without performing an operation at the host information processing a directory-info... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7225158 | Image commercial transactions system and method An image commercial transactions system and method that implement sales according to the purpose of the seller is disclosed. An e-commerce system sells a picture and a handling condition specific to the picture, both being recorded on a predetermined recording mediu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7202982 | System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199860 | Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196811 | Printing control device and printing control method, printing control system, and recording medium A printing control system has a contents provider and a printout service provider connected via a network. The contents provider comprises a device for generating viewing screens, a device for generating a conditions settings screen from printout information and ser... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197513 | Distributed image storage architecture System and techniques for storing digital images within a computer system by identifying a first storage facility and a directory within the first storage facility for storing a digital image; generating a first image identifier associated with the first storage fac... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190475 | Method for providing a print and apparatus The object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a print which is designated by a viewer, and whose print charge is paid by a registrant. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a print. The method makes i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188080 | Systems and methods wherin a buyer purchases products in a plurality of product categories Systems and methods are provided wherein an indication of a plurality of product categories is received, each product category being associated with a plurality of products. For example, the indication of the plurality of product categories may be received from a bu... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7153046 | Image printing order receiving system and image printing order receiving method In a print order receiving system, a first output receiving server receives an order of a print output at every captured image data obtained by imaging apparatus; an image storing server stores the captured image data; and a first print out apparatus prints out an i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142317 | Printing control device and printing control method, printing control system, and recording medium A printing control system has a contents provider and a printout service provider connected via a network. The contents provider comprises a device for generating viewing screens, a device for generating a conditions settings screen from printout information and ser... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142318 | Printing web page images via a marked proof sheet A printing system and method for printing selected images on a web page. The web page is automatically analyzed to identify image files associated with the web page, and the image files are automatically filtering according to predetermined criteria so as to identif... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121746 | Image printing order receiving system and image printing order receiving method In a print order receiving system, a first output receiving server receives an order of a print output at every captured image data obtained by imaging apparatus; an image storing server stores the captured image data; and a first print out apparatus prints out an i... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120274 | Automated copyright detection in digital images A computer-assisted method for detecting copyright protection in digital images receives a digital image, searches for capture device information associated with the digital image, calculates one or more image characteristics of the digital image, and verifies copyr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120593 | Method and system for ordering image related goods and services A method and system for ordering digital image goods and/or services with respect to an image provided as a low resolution digital file and a low resolution digital image file. The method includes transmitting the low resolution digital image file to a server at a r... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7110019 | Image reading apparatus A head of a spliced film is transported to downstream side along a path by feed roller pairs, nip roller pairs and transport roller pairs; while the head of the spliced film is detected by a sensor located before a transport merging portion, the nip roller pairs are... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099834 | Method, system, and program for transferring data between servers through a client computer over a network Provided is a method, system, and program for transferring data from a first server to a second server through a client computer over a network. The client performs downloading and displaying content in a first page from the first server and downloading and displayi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082227 | Producing printed images having personalized features A method for personalizing an image-based physical manifestation to conform with user preferences for image processing. In one implementation, the method includes identifying an image for processing, identifying user preferences for image processing and processing t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069237 | Method system and software for ordering goods and/or services over a communications network A system, computer software product and a method for ordering goods and/or services with respect to digital images over a communication network. A server provided for sending e-mail to a receiving site of a customer over the communication network. The e-mail has a s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054028 | Offline print method for printing image data in a removable storage medium based on output control data in the same medium A digital copying machine comprising an image scanner part for reading an original image to reproduce image data of the original image, a laser printer part for printing an image according to given image data, a removable memory card, and a reader/writer of the memo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039580 | Method, system, article of manufacture, and propagated signal for electronically ordering photographic prints and gifts from photos A method, system, article of manufacture, and propagated signal which provides an easy and flexible way for consumers to print digital photographs received and processed from a variety of different sources and a variety of different ways. Image information, which re... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028075 | Method and system for sharing digital images over a network A system and method for sharing digital images over a network, such as the Internet, wherein the first person desires to send images from a first computer to a second person having a second computer that includes a standard email program. The system and method inclu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7016869 | System and method of changing attributes of an image-based product A system and method for changing attributes of an image-based product in which an attribute of a first image is automatically identified and a new value for a product attribute of the image-based product is automatically selected based on the image attribute. Also, ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6995789 | Method for managing images over a communication network A method for providing digital images over a communication network to a user using instruction obtained from a roll of film containing images or wireless image capture device. The instruction may be obtained by analyzing the image for an image content identifier. Th... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980964 | Virtual print market place A method to create a virtual print market place using one or more interconnected computers comprising collecting market information comprising an identity of service providers and the print services and pricing provided by each, obtaining criteria established by an ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6970837 | Methods and apparatus wherein a buyer arranges to purchase a first product using a communication network and subsequently takes possession of a substitute product at a retailer Purchasing system methods and apparatus are provided wherein a buyer purchases a first product through a purchasing system, such as by submitting a buyer offer. A retailer receives product redemption information from a buyer, the product redemption information enabl... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952684 | Image commercial transactions system and method, image transfer system and method, image distribution system and method, display device and method An image commercial transactions system and method, an image transfer system and method, an image distribution system and method, and a display device and method are disclosed. A reception dealer accepts the transfer of an image recorded on a recording medium in a p... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6943867 | Method and system for shipping of photofinishing orders A system and method for automatically determining the shipping weight and cost of a plurality of photofinishing items from a service provider without physically weighing the photofinishing order. A computer system receives photofinishing orders from the customers an... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924902 | Offline print method using a printer apparatus and an external apparatus for printing out image data on a removable medium A digital copying machine comprising an image scanner part for reading an original image to reproduce image data of the original image, a laser printer part for printing an image according to given image data, a removable memory card, and a reader/writer of the memo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908238 | Image printing order receiving system and image printing order receiving method In a print order receiving system, a first output receiving server receives an order to print all captured image data obtained by imaging apparatus, an image storing server stores the captured image data, a first print-out apparatus prints out the initial printed ma... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6741326 | Methods, apparatus, and systems for detecting partial-shading encodement filtering In a photography method, a determination is made that a set of captured images includes one or more encoded captured images having a partial shading encodement. The encodement has a predetermined edge pattern and is disposed within a predetermined subarea of an imag... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6701302 | Method for managing a quick distribution of images The present invention concerns a method for managing a quick distribution of images. The method comprises the following steps: receiving, from a user, at least one image associated with a messaging system address; digitizing said at least one image when t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6601989 | X-ray film development device An X-ray film development device performs development, fixing, rinsing, and drying processes while transporting an exposed X-ray film. A rinsing unit is provided with a light source, which illuminates the X-ray film during transportation, and a reading un... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6582136 | Processing control tool A control tool for monitoring a predetermined process condition in a photographic process and method of making the control tool. The control tool includes a support element having a plurality of rows, each row having a plurality of visual density patches ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572286 | Method and system for photographic processing A photographic processing system has a first processing stage to process photographic material. A second processing stage is also provided to further process the photographic material. A storage device is provided between the first processing stage and th... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6558051 | Film scanning device provided in automatic developing apparatus An automatic processing apparatus is provided which includes a processing station for photographic-processing a film; a scanner for scanning the film during the photographic-processing by the processing station; an image data memory device for storing ima... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6558052 | System and method for latent film recovery in electronic film development Recovering the dye image on film in electronic film development following a latent holding stage obviates the problem common in prior art electronic film development of film image destruction. Recovery of the image is accomplished using a developing agent... | 05/06/2003 |
