Internet photo booth

• US 6,085,195 A
• Filed: 06/02/1998
• Issued: 07/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Picture Marketing Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Xstasis LLC
• Inventors: Foster, David, Hoyt, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): HOMERE, JEAN RAYMOND
• Application Number:
  US09/089,244
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 707/10, 707/102, 707/513, 709/201, 709/217, 709/249, 709/250, 396/2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/53 for automatically delivering a finished picture after a signal causing exposure has been given, e.g. by pushing a button, by inserting a coin
• CPC Class Codes: G03D 15/001 Counting; Classifying; Marking

Abstract

A computer program product for an interactive public kiosk including a processor for automatically forming a web page including an image of a user, includes a computer readable media. The computer readable media includes code that directs the processor to capture an image of the user, and code that directs the processor to modify the image according to a user selected theme to form a modified image. Code that directs the processor to determine a URL address for the web page is disclosed. The computer readable media also includes code that directs the processor to create a file in response to the user selected theme and the modified image, and code that directs the processor to upload the file to be located at the URL address to a server.

Claims

1. A computer program product for an interactive public kiosk including a processor for automatically forming a web page including an image of a user, comprising:

a computer readable media including;

code that directs the processor to capture an image of the user;

code that directs the processor to modify the image according to a user selected theme to form a modified image;

code that directs the processor to determine a URL address for the web page;

code that directs the processor to create a file in response to the user selected theme and the modified image; and

code that directs the processor to upload the file to be located at the URL address to a server.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein computer readable media includes code that directs the processor to determine of the user selected theme in response to user input.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the code that directs the processor to modify the image comprises code that directs the processor to combine the image of the user with a predefined image.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the code that directs the processor to capture the image comprises:

code that directs the processor to capture a plurality of images of the user;

code that directs the processor to display the plurality of images to the user on a display; and

code that directs the processor to determine the image of the user in response to user input.

5. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the file is an HTML file.

6. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the code that directs the processor to create a file comprises:

code that directs the processor to receive textual input; and

code that directs the processor to create a file in response to the user selected theme, the modified image and the textual input.

7. The computer program product of claim 1

wherein the code that directs the processor to create the file comprises code that directs the processor to create the file in response to the user selected theme, the modified image, and an audio sample;

and

wherein the code that directs the processor to upload comprises code that directs the processor to upload the modified image, the file to be located at the URL address, and the audio sample to the server.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the audio sample is a pre-recorded audio sample in response to the user-selected theme.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the computer readable media further comprises:

code that directs the processor to capture the audio sample in response to user input from a microphone.

10. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the computer readable media further comprises:

code that directs the processor to output the modified image and the URL address to a printer.

11. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the computer readable media further comprises:

code that directs the processor to upload the modified image to the server.

16. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the computer readable memory also includes:

code that directs the processor to output audio signals to output speakers.

17. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the server is an electronic mail server.

12. A computer program product for an interactive public kiosk including a processor, a display, a user input device, an output device, and a camera, coupled to a server, for generating an output file, comprising:

a computer readable memory including;

code that directs the processor to capture an image of the user with the camera;

code that directs the processor to form a modified image in response to the image and to user input from the user input device;

code that directs the processor to display the modified image on the display;

code that directs the processor to determine a computer network-based address for the output file;

code that directs the processor to generate the output file in response to the modified image and the computer-based address; and

code that directs the processor to transmit the modified image and the output file with the output device to the server.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the output file is an HTML file.

14. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the computer network-based address is an URL address.

15. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the computer readable memory also includes:

code that directs the processor to print a copy of the modified image on an attached printer.

18. The computer program for a public photo booth including a processing portion, for outputting modified images, the computer program including:

a computer readable media including;

code that directs the processor to capture a plurality of images of a user;

code that directs the processor to display the plurality of images of the user on a display;

code that directs the processor to determine an image of the user from the plurality of images of the user in response to user input;

code that directs the processor to determine another image in response to user input;

code that directs the processor to form a modified image in response to the image of the user and the another image;

code that directs the processor to display the modified image on the display;

code that directs the processor to determine a URL for a web page;

code that directs the processor to output the modified image and the URL to a local printer;

code that directs the processor to generate a web page including the modified image; and

code that directs the processor to output the web page to a remote server with a modem.

19. The computer program of claim 18 wherein the web page comprises an HTML file linked to the modified image.

20. The computer program of claim 18 wherein the computer readable media further comprises:

code that directs the processor to capture an audio message of the user with a microphone; and

wherein the code that directs the processor to generate a web page comprises code that directs the processor to generate the web page including the modified image and the audio message.