Method of sharing images allowing third party print orders via web site

a web site and image technology, applied in the field of photography, can solve the problems of not cost or time efficient, reprints are usually more expensive than original prints, and the photographer is costly in the direction of printing, photosensitive materials, instruments,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-26
EASTMAN KODAK CO +15
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This approach is costly for the photographer and limits them to sharing with just a few individuals.
This is not cost or time efficient.
Reprints are usually more expensive than the original prints, in part because of the extra handling of the previously processed film.
Often an inordinate amount of time passes between the original picture taking and the moment the photographer “gets around” to placing the reprint order and finally receiving the reprint.
Many times the process of ordering reprints never happens because it is not convenient, or it is put off so long that it is not as important as it first was.
However, this is still not necessarily the most convenient way to share pictures.
The process is complex for the average person and may not be intuitive.

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[0026] Turning to FIG. 1A, a perspective view of a hybrid camera 12 is shown. Hybrid cameras are described in detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,822,625; 5,619,275 and 4,949,117 which are hereby incorporated by reference. Briefly, the hybrid camera 12 includes an optical exposing assembly 34 for focussing and exposing a silver halide filmstrip operationally contained within a film cassette 26 (See FIGS. 2A and 2B). The film cassette 26, of course, is capable of being operationally loaded into hybrid camera 12. Hybrid camera 12 also includes an optical assembly 36 for substantially simultaneously focussing and electronically exposing the same scene as is captured on the silver halide filmstrip via optical exposing assembly 34. Controls (not shown) included in the hybrid camera 12 cause the simultaneous actuation of both assemblies 34 and 36 creating two correlated exposures of the same scene on the two different capture media. It will be understood that the data correlating the film image wi...

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A method of providing image goods and / or services to more than one party located at different locations. The method includes providing a camera for substantially simultaneously capturing an image both electronically and on a photosensitive media by a customer and transmitting the electronic image to a third party at a location remote from the customer along with additional data. The additional data identifying the image with respect to the photosensitive media. The customer and / or the third party placing an order with a service provider for at least one good and / or service with respect to the image. The service provider assembles the order upon receipt of the photosensitive media.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 717,448 filed Nov. 20, 2000 by Dale F. McIntyre and Thomas D. Jensen.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to the field of photography, and in particular, to a method of sharing low resolution electronic images to create print orders in advance of a service provider receiving high resolution printable images. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Photographers like to share pictures. In fact, a major reason photographers take pictures is to share them with friends, family and co-workers. One current method to share pictures includes ordering multiple sets of prints giving the user multiple prints of every picture on the roll whether the photographer considers them good enough for sharing or not. This approach is costly for the photographer and limits them to sharing with just a few individuals. [0004] Another method of sharing pictures is to order reprints of...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G03B27/46G03B17/48G03D15/00G06F3/12G06Q30/06H04N1/00H04N1/32H04N5/225H04N101/00
CPCG03B17/48H04N2201/3278G03D15/005G06Q30/0613G06Q30/0635G06Q30/0643H04N1/00132H04N1/00135H04N1/00145H04N1/00148H04N1/00164H04N1/00249H04N1/00251H04N1/00259H04N1/32128H04N2201/3226G03D15/001
Inventor MCINTYRE, DALE F.JENSEN, THOMAS D.
Owner EASTMAN KODAK CO
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