System and method for managing images over a communication network
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1. A system for managing digital images, comprising:
- a first computing device for creating an image media file, the image media file including an electronic icon, information unique to a particular user, and information, including identification of a unique third party, allowing a unique third party to access a particular digital media file stored on said first computing device having said electronic icon associated therewith, said access implemented over a communication network by the unique third party'"'"'s computing device; and
a second computing device for receiving said image media file from said first computing device, utilizing information from said image media file and providing said access to the particular digital media file by said unique third party after the image media file is provided to the third party'"'"'s computing device;
said second computing device accessing and locating digital media files stored in said first computing device and associated with said electronic icon over said communication network for access by said unique third party;
wherein said electronic icon includes an instruction for the second computing device to automatically forward said image media file to said unique third party'"'"'s computing device.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating an electronic icon containing information unique to a particular user including information allowing access with respect to a particular digital media file having the icon associated therewith over a communication network by a third party.
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1. A system for managing digital images, comprising:
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a first computing device for creating an image media file, the image media file including an electronic icon, information unique to a particular user, and information, including identification of a unique third party, allowing a unique third party to access a particular digital media file stored on said first computing device having said electronic icon associated therewith, said access implemented over a communication network by the unique third party'"'"'s computing device; and a second computing device for receiving said image media file from said first computing device, utilizing information from said image media file and providing said access to the particular digital media file by said unique third party after the image media file is provided to the third party'"'"'s computing device; said second computing device accessing and locating digital media files stored in said first computing device and associated with said electronic icon over said communication network for access by said unique third party; wherein said electronic icon includes an instruction for the second computing device to automatically forward said image media file to said unique third party'"'"'s computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing digital images by a service provider computer on a computer of a user over a communication network, comprising:
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creating, at said computer of the user, an image media file including an electronic icon, information unique to said user, and information, including identification of a designated unique third party allowed to access the particular digital media file, allowing controlled access by the designated unique third party to a particular digital media file stored on said computer of the user over the communication network; and transferring said image media file from the computer of the user to the service provider computer; said service provider computer utilizing information from said image media file and accessing said computer of the user over said communication network and locating digital media files stored in said computer of the user having said electronic icon associated therewith and allowing controlled access to said digital media files by said designated unique third party over the communication network; wherein said information for allowing controlled access comprises instructions with respect to processing said image media file and an instruction to automatically forward said image media file to said designated unique third party. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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