System and method for communication of digital images generated from photographic film
First Claim
1. A photographic system, comprising:
- a) a photographic film having a unique identification code thereon;
b) an identification tag included with the photographic film, the identification tag bearing a uniform resource locator that includes the unique identification code, and an associated password;
c) a scanner for scanning the film after processing to generate a digital image;
d) means for associating the unique identification code with the digital image;
e) a digital image storage device for storing the digital image;
f) a web server connected to the digital image storage device, having means for accessing the digital image using the uniform resource locator;
g) a database accessible by the web server having stored therein the unique identification code and the associated password; and
h) wherein the means for accessing the digital image is password protected and accessible by use of the password.
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Abstract
A photographic system includes a photographic film having a unique identification code thereon. An identification tag is included with the photographic film; the identification tag bears a uniform resource locator that includes the unique identification code, and an associated password. The film is scanned after processing to generate a digital image and the unique identification code is associated with the digital image and stored in a digital storage device. A web server connected to the digital image storage device includes a resource identified by the uniform resource locator for accessing the digital image. A database accessible by the web server contains the unique identification code and the associated password wherein the resource is password protected and accessible by use of the password.
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18 Claims
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1. A photographic system, comprising:
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a) a photographic film having a unique identification code thereon;
b) an identification tag included with the photographic film, the identification tag bearing a uniform resource locator that includes the unique identification code, and an associated password;
c) a scanner for scanning the film after processing to generate a digital image;
d) means for associating the unique identification code with the digital image;
e) a digital image storage device for storing the digital image;
f) a web server connected to the digital image storage device, having means for accessing the digital image using the uniform resource locator;
g) a database accessible by the web server having stored therein the unique identification code and the associated password; and
h) wherein the means for accessing the digital image is password protected and accessible by use of the password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of delivering photographic services comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a photographic film having a unique identification code thereon;
b) providing an identification tag included with the photographic film, the identification tag bearing a uniform resource locator (URL) that includes the unique identification code, and an associated password;
c) exposing and processing the film d) scanning the film after processing to generate a digital image;
e) associating the unique identification code with the digital image;
f) storing the digital image in a password protected URL access account accessible by using the URL and the password; and
g) accessing the digital images in the URL access account via the Internet using the URL and the password. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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