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Electronic photography system

  • US 6,222,646 B1
  • Filed: 01/11/1996
  • Issued: 04/24/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1996
  • Status: Expired
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1. A system for electronic photography, comprising:

  • a. a plurality of image capture stations, each station including a digital camera and a customer identification device for selectively actuating the digital camera, by the customer, to capture a digital image and recording customer identification with the digital image;

    b. a central image processor for collecting and storing the digital images captured by the image capture stations;

    c. a central controller;

    d. a high bandwidth communications network connecting the image capture stations to the central controller, the central controller controlling access to the network;

    e. an output station connected to the central image processor by the high bandwidth communications network, the output station including a customer identification device, a display device responsive to actuation of the customer identification device to display the digital images associated with the customer identification, and means for the customer to select images to be transferred to an output medium; and

    f. an output device connected to the central image processor by the high bandwidth communications network for transferring the digital images to the output medium.

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