System for receiving order for output of image data

• US 20050197925A1
• Filed: 02/24/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Nakahara, Fumihiro, Masui, Takashi, Mikashima, Katsuo, Seto, Mikiya
• Granted Patent: US 7,536,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00143 Ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence

Abstract

In the order receiving system of the invention, a read/record controller reads image data from a memory card, produces uniquely recognizable ID information and stores the image data in a memory in association with the ID information. An order form issue section issues the user with an order form including the ID information, a thumbnail of the image data associated with the ID information and a blank field for entry of order information on the image data corresponding to the thumbnail. A scanner reads the ID information and order information from the order form filled with the order information by the user. A readout controller stores the order information in the memory in association with the image data corresponding to the ID information.

Claims

1. An order receiving system for receiving an order for output of image data, comprising an order form issue terminal,

wherein the order form issue terminal comprises:

a first record controller for reading image data recorded in a recording medium presented by a user and storing the image data in a memory in association with uniquely recognizable ID information; and

an issue section for issuing an order form to the user, and

the order form has a region showing the ID information.

2. The order receiving system of claim 1, wherein the order form further has a region showing a thumbnail of the image data associated with the ID information and a region urging the user to enter order information on the image data associated with the ID information,

the order information includes information indicating whether or not output of the image data is desired,

the order receiving system further comprises an order form reception terminal, and

the order form reception terminal comprises:

a readout section for reading ID information and order information from an order form presented by a user; and

a second record controller for storing the order information read by the readout section in the memory in association with image data stored in the memory in association with the ID information read by the readout section.

3. The order receiving system of claim 1, further comprising an order form reception terminal,

wherein the order form reception terminal comprises:

a recognition section for recognizing ID information presented by a user;

a presentation section for presenting a thumbnail of image data stored in the memory in association with the ID information recognized by the recognition section;

an entry urging section for urging the user to enter order information on the image data corresponding to the thumbnail presented by the presentation section; and

a third record controller for storing the order information entered by the user in the memory in association with the image data stored in the memory in association with the ID information recognized by the recognition section, and

the order information includes information indicating whether or not output of the image data is desired.

4. The order receiving system of claim 2, wherein the order form reception terminal further comprises a deletion section for deleting image data associated with given order information read from the readout section from the memory when the given order information includes information indicating that output of the image data is not desired.

5. The order receiving system of claim 3, wherein the order form reception terminal further comprises a deletion section for deleting image data associated with given order information entered with the entry urging section from the memory when the given order information includes information indicating that output of the image data is not desired.

6. The order receiving system of claim 1, wherein the output of image data comprises processing of printing the image data on a paper medium.

7. The order receiving system of claim 1, wherein the output of image data comprises processing of storing the image data in a recording medium different from the recording medium presented by the user.