PROCESS OF FACILITATING REMOTE PRINTED DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC FILES
First Claim
1. A method of providing a printed document, comprising the steps of:
- electronically transmitting by a sender to a service company an electronic version of a document;
producing by the service company a printed version of the document transmitted by the sender; and
arranging for physical delivery of the printed version of the document to a recipient, a location of the recipient being different from a location of the sender.
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Abstract
Methods of providing printed documents originating as electronic documents comprise electronically transmitting from senders to a service company electronic versions of documents, producing by the service company printed versions of the electronically transmitted documents, and physically delivering the printed documents to identified recipients. Documents may include digital photographs, and the digital photographs may be printed to produce postcards that may be physically mailed to the intended recipients. The service company may include multiple sites disposed at locations remote from one another. In such case, the location of the service company that produces the printed documents may be chosen based on various criteria, including proximity to the intended recipient, delivery costs involved and other criteria. Other features include physically providing recipients with storage medium that include copies of the electronic documents, providing copies of the same document to multiple recipients, and providing postcards with multiple photographs thereon.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of providing a printed document, comprising the steps of:
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electronically transmitting by a sender to a service company an electronic version of a document; producing by the service company a printed version of the document transmitted by the sender; and arranging for physical delivery of the printed version of the document to a recipient, a location of the recipient being different from a location of the sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of producing and delivering a customized postcard, comprising the steps of:
- electronically receiving by a service company from a sender an electronic version of a photograph;
producing a postcard having the photograph printed thereon; and arranging for physical delivery of the postcard to a recipient, a location of the recipient being different from a location of the sender. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- electronically receiving by a service company from a sender an electronic version of a photograph;
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