System and method for providing custom stock images
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1. A method for providing images, comprising:
- receiving a first image from a photographer;
receiving a second image from the photographer, the second image comprising a release image;
storing the first and second images; and
associating the first image with the second image.
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Abstract
A method for providing images includes receiving a first image and a second image from a photographer. The second image includes a release image. The first and second images are stored, and the first image is associated with the second image.
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86 Claims
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1. A method for providing images, comprising:
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receiving a first image from a photographer;
receiving a second image from the photographer, the second image comprising a release image;
storing the first and second images; and
associating the first image with the second image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing images, comprising:
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inviting a plurality of photographers to submit one or images in fulfillment of an assignment;
receiving a first assignment image and a release image from a first invited photographer;
receiving a first assignment image from a second invited photographer;
storing the first assignment image and the release image from the first invited photographer;
storing the first assignment image from the second invited photographer; and
associating the first assignment image with the release image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for associating unresolved release documents, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images from a plurality of photographers;
receiving a plurality of release images from the plurality of photographers;
displaying a selected one of the plurality of release images to a user on a graphical user interface; and
receiving a user input identifying a selected one of the plurality of images as being associated with the selected release image. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for providing images, comprising:
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an image library storing a plurality of images received from a plurality of photographers; and
an image manager in communication with the image library, the image manager operable to;
receive a first image from a photographer; and
receive a second image from the photographer, the second image comprising a release image;
store the first and second images in the database; and
maintain an association of the first image with the second image. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A system for providing images, comprising:
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a photographer selection subsystem operable to invite a plurality of photographers to submit one or images in fulfillment of an assignment;
an image library operable to store a plurality of images submitted by a plurality of photographers; and
an image manager in communication with the image library, the image manager operable to;
receive a first assignment image and a release image from a first invited photographer;
receive a first assignment image from a second invited photographer;
store, in the image library, the first assignment image and the release image from the first invited photographer;
store, in the image library, the first assignment image from the second invited photographer; and
associate the first assignment image and the release image. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A system for associating unresolved release documents, comprising:
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an image library storing a plurality of images associated with a plurality of photographers;
a user interface operable to display one or more images to a user on a graphical user interface screen; and
an image manager for managing the plurality of images stored in the image library, the image manager operable to;
receive a plurality of images from a plurality of photographers;
receive a plurality of release images from the plurality of photographers;
cause a selected one of the plurality of release images to be displayed to a user on the graphical user interface screen; and
receive a user input identifying a selected one of the plurality of images as being associated with the selected release image. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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