Method system of software for publishing images on a publicly available website and for ordering of goods or services

• US 8,069,092 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Bryant, Steven M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen; Will
• Assistant Examiner(s): Desai; Resha
• Application Number:
  US12/903,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20110035298A1
• Time in Patent Office: 412 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• 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 1/00145 from a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00318 with a multi-media apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3263 of a graphical motif or symbol, e.g. Christmas symbol, logo H04N2201/3211 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID

Abstract

A method and computer software program for publishing images at an accessible website and for ordering goods and/or services to be provided by a fulfillment provider. A high resolution digital image is forwarded from a user to a fulfillment provider that stores the high resolution digital image and associates a unique ID with the high resolution image. The unique ID identifies the storage location of where the high resolution image is stored and the internet address of the fulfillment provider. The user receives the unique ID that is associated with the high resolution image. The user then forwards to an accessible website a low resolution image copy of the high resolution image and the unique ID. The website publishes the low resolution image on the accessible website along with an action button that is associated with the unique ID. Selection of the action button by a viewer causes the viewer being forwarded to the fulfillment provider so that the viewer will to be able to access the high resolution image stored by the fulfillment provider.

Claims

1. A method for providing image goods and/or services over a communication network, comprising the steps of:

providing a hosting website coupled to the communication network;

receiving at the hosting website a low resolution digital copy, sent over the communication network by a user device, of a high resolution digital image, the low resolution digital copy including an unique ID, the unique ID associated with both a network connected fulfillment provider'"'"'s network address on the communication network and with a storage location on a storage device at the fulfillment provider that contains the high resolution digital image; and

providing an action button on the hosting website that is associated with the fulfillment provider'"'"'s network address and with the storage location, and that, when activated by a viewing device coupled to the network and accessing the hosting website, provides to the viewing device an order screen from the fulfillment provider, the order screen for placing an order over the communication network directly with said fulfillment provider for goods and/or services with respect to said high resolution digital image stored on a storage device at the fulfillment provider.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said accessible website and fulfillment provider are the same site.

3. A program storage device readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a nontransitory software executable by the computer to perform method steps, said method steps comprising:

forwarding a high resolution digital image from a user device over a communication network to said fulfillment provider, said fulfillment provider storing said high resolution digital image and associating a unique ID with said high resolution image, said unique ID identifying the storage location of where said high resolution image is stored and the internet address of said fulfillment provider;

receiving from said fulfillment provider said unique ID associated with said high resolution image; and

forwarding to said accessible website from said user device a low resolution image copy of said high resolution image and said unique ID, said website publishing said low resolution image on an accessible website along with an action button that is associated with said unique ID, selection of said action button by a viewer causes said viewer being forwarded to said fulfillment so that the viewer will to be able to place an order directly with said fulfillment provider for ordering goods and/or services with respect to said high resolution image stored by said fulfillment provider.

4. The storage device according to claim 3 wherein the service being provided by said service provider comprises printing, e-mailing, sharing or obtaining the high resolution copy of said image.

5. The storage device according to claim 3 wherein said selection of said selection button automatically results in obtaining a hard copy print that uses the high resolution image stored at the fulfillment provider.

6. The storage device according to claim 3 wherein said accessible website and fulfillment provider are the same site.

7. The storage device according to claim 3 wherein said one or more images are published at said accessible website in an HTML format.

8. The storage device according to claim 3 wherein said image is provided to said website and said service provider in a JPEG (including jpeg 2000) format.

9. The storage device according to claim 3 wherein said image is displayed at said publicly accessible website in a diary format.

10. The storage device according to claim 3 wherein a capture device automatically identifies a digital image for automatic transfer to said accessible website and fulfillment provider.

11. The storage device according to claim 10 wherein said identification comprises a voice activated command with respect to said capture device.