Digital image service and revenue generation
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1. A method of providing digital image services and generating revenue therefrom, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a first location, image data retrieved from removable storage media and storing the image data at the first location;
receiving and storing advertising information at the first location, at least some portion of the advertising information is unique to the first location; and
responsive to an output request, generating output of the image data, the output including the advertising information, wherein revenue is generated from the use of the advertising information.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a system and method for providing image processing services and deriving revenue from such services as well as revenue from placement of advertising information passed on to users. A local image service center connected to a server computing system, offers services for uploading image data from a storage medium to local and/or remote storage as well as other services for processing uploaded image data. Access to uploaded image data is available via a cable television system. Revenue is derived from the services provided as well as from advertisers whose information is passed along to users.
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1. A method of providing digital image services and generating revenue therefrom, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first location, image data retrieved from removable storage media and storing the image data at the first location;
receiving and storing advertising information at the first location, at least some portion of the advertising information is unique to the first location; and
responsive to an output request, generating output of the image data, the output including the advertising information, wherein revenue is generated from the use of the advertising information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system configured to provide digital image services and generate revenue therefrom, comprising:
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advertising data store accessible locally for storing advertising information;
image data store accessible locally for storing image data uploaded from removable storage media;
receiving station capable of interfacing with a device to retrieve the image data from the removable storage media; and
server configured to save image data received from the receiving station to the image data store and to save received advertising information to the advertising data store, and to respond to a request to output the image data the server outputting the advertising information with the image data, wherein revenue is generated from the advertising information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable memory medium in which computer-executable process steps are stored, the process steps for providing digital image services and generating revenue therefrom, wherein the process steps comprise:
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a first receiving step to receive, at a first location, image data retrieved from removable storage media and storing the image data at the first location;
a second receiving step to receive advertising information and store the advertising information at the first location, at least some portion of the advertising information is unique to the first location; and
a generating step responsive to an output request, to generate output of the image data, the output including the advertising information, wherein revenue is generated from the use of the advertising information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for providing digital image services and generating revenue therefrom, comprising:
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a program memory for storing process steps executable to perform the steps of (1) receiving, at a first location, image data retrieved from removable storage media and storing the image data at the first location, (2) receiving and storing advertising information at the first location, at least some portion of the advertising information is unique to the first location, and (3) responsive to an output request, generating output of the image data, the output including the advertising information, wherein revenue is generated from the use of the advertising information, and a processor for executing the process steps stored in said program memory. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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