System for receiving order for output of image data

• US 7,536,317 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2005
• Issued: 05/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Nakahara, Fumihiro, Masui, Takashi, Mikashima, Katsuo, Seto, Mikiya
• Primary Examiner(s): Garg; Yogesh C
• Application Number:
  US11/063,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20050197925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,545 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 705/1, 358/1.9, 358/1.15, 358/1.18, 382/306, 715/517, 355/40
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00143 Ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence

Abstract

In the order receiving system of the invention, a read/record controller reads image data from a memory card, produces uniquely recognizable ID information and stores the image data in a memory in association with the ID information. An order form issue section issues the user with an order form including the ID information, a thumbnail of the image data associated with the ID information and a blank field for entry of order information on the image data corresponding to the thumbnail. A scanner reads the ID information and order information from the order form filled with the order information by the user. A readout controller stores the order information in the memory in association with the image data corresponding to the ID information.

Claims

1. An order receiving system comprising:

an order form issue terminal;

an order form reception terminal; and

a photo processor, wherein

the order form issue terminal comprises;

a first record controller configured to read image data recorded in a recording medium presented by a user and storing the image data in a memory in association with uniquely recognizable ID information; and

an issue section configured to issue a single order form to the user in response to the image data being stored in the memory with the uniquely recognizable ID information, the single order form is of paper and needs to be scanned,

the single order form has a region showing the ID information, a region showing a thumbnail of the image data associated with the ID information and a region prepared for the user to enter order information on the image data associated with the ID information,

the order information includes information indicating whether or not output of the image data is desired,

the order form reception terminal comprises;

a scanner in a readout section configured to scan said ID information and said order information from said single order form presented by a user; and

a second record controller configured to store the order information scanned by the scanner in the memory in association with the image data stored in the memory in association with the ID information scanned by the scanner in the readout section;

the photo processor configured to perform output processing according to the order information stored in the memory by the second record controller and the image data stored in the memory in association with the ID information scanned by the scanner in the readout section;

wherein the order form issue terminal, the order form reception terminal, and the photo processor are electronically communicating with one another.

2. The order receiving system of claim 1, wherein the order form reception terminal further comprises a deletion section configured to delete image data associated with given order information read with the scanner from the memory when the given order information includes information indicating that output of the image data is not desired.

3. The order receiving system of claim 1, wherein the photo processor is configured to perform output processing of printing the image data on a paper medium.

4. The order receiving system of claim 1, wherein the photo processor is configured to perform output processing of storing the image data in a recording medium different from the recording medium presented by the user.