Product inventory image management system
First Claim
1. A method of managing product images comprising the steps of:
- establishing an inventory of products;
obtaining a plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
storing the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
providing a set of rules for controlling access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
providing a management system for implementing the set of rules to control access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products based on the set of permissions granted to an authorized user;
receiving an access request from a remote user via a network;
determining whether the user is an authorized user who is authorized to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
determining the set of permissions granted to the authorized user; and
allowing the authorized user to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products via a network according to the set of permissions granted to the authorized user.
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Abstract
A method of managing product images comprising the steps of establishing an inventory of products, obtaining a plurality of digital images of the inventory of products, storing the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products, providing a set of rules for controlling access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products, providing a management system for implementing the set of rules to control access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products based on the set of permissions granted to an authorized user, receiving an access request from a remote user via a network, determining whether the user is an authorized user who is authorized to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products, determining the set of permissions granted to the authorized user, and allowing the authorized user to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products via a network according to the set of permissions granted to the authorized user.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing product images comprising the steps of:
- establishing an inventory of products;
obtaining a plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
storing the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
providing a set of rules for controlling access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
providing a management system for implementing the set of rules to control access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products based on the set of permissions granted to an authorized user;
receiving an access request from a remote user via a network;
determining whether the user is an authorized user who is authorized to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
determining the set of permissions granted to the authorized user; and
allowing the authorized user to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products via a network according to the set of permissions granted to the authorized user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 22, 24, 25)
- establishing an inventory of products;
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7. A method as recited in claim I wherein said step of allowing the authorized user to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products via a network according to the set of permissions granted to the authorized user comprises allowing the authorized user to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products via a network.
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9. A method of managing product images comprising the steps of:
- establishing an inventory of products;
obtaining a plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
storing the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
providing a set of rules for controlling access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products and for approving the use of a digital image of a product for particular purpose;
providing a management system for implementing the set of rules to control access to the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products based on the set of permissions granted to an authorized user;
receiving an access request from a remote user via a network;
determining whether the user is an authorized user who is authorized to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products;
determining the set of permissions granted to the authorized user;
allowing the authorized user to access the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products via a network according to the set of permissions granted to the authorized user; and
allowing an authorized user to review the digital images of a product and to select a digital image for a particular purpose. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23)
- establishing an inventory of products;
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16. A method of creating an image database for an inventory of products comprising the steps of:
- establishing an inventory of products;
obtaining a plurality of digital images of the inventory of products at different angles from a plane through the center of the respective product; and
storing the plurality of digital images of the inventory of products. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- establishing an inventory of products;
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