Method of dispensing image bearing products
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJoseph A. Manico, John R. Fredlund
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Abstract
A method of dispensing image bearing products, including the steps of providing a plurality of network connected kiosks having image input and product output capability; inputting an image at one of the plurality of network connected kiosks; generating an identifier for the image; storing the image at a network accessible location; providing a recipient with the identifier; and using the identifier to retrieve the image.
Claims38
A method of dispensing image bearing products, comprising the steps of a) providing a plurality of network connected kiosks having image input and product output capability;
- b) inputting an image at one of the plurality of network connected kiosks;
- c) generating an identifier for the image;
- d) storing the image at a network accessible location;
- e) providing a recipient with the identifier;
- and
- f) using the identifier to retrieve the image.
A method of dispensing image bearing products, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of network connected kiosks having image input and product output capability;
- b) generating an identifier;
- c) providing the identifier to a recipient;
- d) the recipient inputting an image at one of the plurality of network connected kiosks;
- e) storing the image at a network accessible location;
- and
- f) using the identifier to retrieve the image.
A method of dispensing image bearing products, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of network connected kiosks having image input and product output capability;
- b) providing a printer;
- c) generating an identifier;
- d) inputting an image at one of the plurality of network connected kiosks;
- e) storing the image at a network accessible location;
- f) inputting a name and address of a recipient at one of the plurality of network connected kiosks;
- g) printing a postcard with the printer comprising the name and address of the recipient and the identifier;
- h) sending the postcard to the recipient;
- i) using the identifier to retrieve the image;
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- j) using the retrieved image to generate the image bearing product at any one of the plurality of network connected kiosks.
A method of dispensing image bearing products, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of network connected kiosks having image input and product output capability;
- b) providing a printer;
- c) generating an identifier;
- d) printing a first postcard with the printer comprising a name and address of a first recipient and the identifier;
- e) sending the first postcard to the first recipient;
- f) the first recipient inputting an image at one of the plurality of network connected kiosks;
- g) storing the image at a network accessible location;
- h) printing a second postcard with the printer comprising a name and address of a second recipient and the identifier;
- i) sending the second postcard to the second recipient;
- j) the second recipient using the identifier to retrieve the image;
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- k) using the retrieved image to generate the image bearing product at any one of the plurality of network connected kiosks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.