Method and system for managing images over a communication network using user provided instructions

• US 7,467,160 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2001
• Issued: 12/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: McIntyre, Dale F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleurantin; Jean B
• Application Number:
  US09/892,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20030007200A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,730 Days
• Field of Search: 707 1- 10, 707100-1041, 707200-206, 709/203, 709217-219, 709/228, 345/741, 715760-765
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00

Abstract

A method and system for providing an automatic service over a communication network to a user based on stored instructions by a user on a user computer. The instructions being associated with a digital media file stored on the user computer.

Claims

1. A method for providing an automatic service over a communication network to a user based on stored instructions by a user on a user computer, comprising the steps of:

automatically initiating the obtaining of instructions stored on a user computer over said communication network by a service provider, said instructions being associated with a digital media file stored on said user computer; and

implementing said instructions with respect to said associated digital image file.

2. A method according to claim 1 where said instruction comprises instructions relating the sale of rights to use and/or reproduce said image.

3. A method according to claim 1 where said instruction comprises the purchase, use, or sale of an item displayed in said image.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said instruction was entered on a form.

5. A method according to claim 4 wherein said form is displayed in association with said image.

6. A method according to claim 4 wherein said form is stored remotely at the service provider.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein the service provider recognizes that a digital image file has been identified for a service during a routine communication interval.

8. A method according to claim 7 wherein an electronic form is provided to the user by service provider in response to discovering of the identified digital image file.

9. A method according to claim 2 wherein a metadata field of the identified digital image file is modified to reflect the data added to the electronic form.

10. A method according to claim 9 wherein the metadata field is provided in said service provider computer.

11. A method according to claim 9 wherein the metadata field is provided in said user computer.

12. A system for providing an automatic service over a communication network to a user based on stored instructions on a user computer, comprising;

a service provider computer for initiating the automatically obtaining of said instructions stored on said user computer over a communication network, said instructions being associated with a digital media file stored on said user computer, said service provider implementing said instructions with respect to said associated digital image file.

13. A method for providing an automatic service over a communication network to a user based on stored instructions by a user on a user computer, comprising the steps of:

storing instructions on said user computer with respect to an associated digital image file, said digital image file representing an image;

automatically initiating the obtaining of instructions stored on a user computer over said communication network by a service provider; and

implementing said instructions with respect to said associated digital image file.

14. A method according to claim 13 where said instructions comprises instructions relating to the sale of rights to use and/or reproduce said image.

15. A method according to claim 13 wherein said instruction comprises the purchase, use, or sale of an item displayed in said image.

16. A method according to claim 13 wherein said instruction was entered on a form.

17. A method according to claim 16 wherein said form is displayed in association with said image.

18. A method according to claim 16 wherein said form is stored remotely at the service provider.

19. A method according to claim 13 wherein the service provider recognizes that a digital image file has been identified for a service during a routine communication interval.

20. A method according to claim 19 wherein an electronic form is provided to the user by service provider in response to discovering of the identified digital image file.

21. A method according to claim 14 wherein a metadata field of the identified digital image file is modified to reflect the data added to the electronic form.

22. A method according to claim 21 wherein metadata field is provided in said the service provider computer.

23. A method according to claim 21 wherein metadata field is provided in said user computer.

24. A method for providing an automatic service over a communication network to a user based on stored instructions by a user on a user computer, comprising the steps of:

automatically initiating the obtaining of instructions stored on a user computer over said communication network by a service provider, said instructions being associated with a digital media file stored on said user computer, said instruction comprises instructions relating to the sale of rights to use and/or reproduce said image; and

implementing said instructions with respect to said associated digital image file.