Retail order processing method
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsAndrew Sailus, Dale F. McIntyre, Joseph A. Manico, Richard G. Mackson
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Abstract
An order processing method. The method comprises the steps of generating an order request for an image product using an imaging device located at a retail location, the order request associated with at least one digital image accessed by a user at the imaging device; transferring the at least one digital image to a transportable transfer media; transporting the transportable transfer media from the retail location to a service fulfillment location located remotely from the retail location; fulfilling the order request to produce the image product; producing an update media; and transporting the update media and the image product to the retail location.
Claims20
An order processing method, comprising the steps of:
- generating an order request for an image product using an imaging device located at a retail location, the order request associated with at least one digital image accessed by a user at the imaging device;
- transferring the at least one digital image to a transportable transfer media;
- transporting the transportable transfer media from the retail location to a service fulfillment location located remotely from the retail location;
- fulfilling the order request to produce the image product;
- producing an update media;
- and
- transporting the update media and the image product to the retail location.
An order processing method, comprising the steps of:
- generating an order request for an image product using an imaging device located at a retail location, the order request associated with at least one digital image accessed by a user at the imaging device;
- transferring the at least one digital image to a transportable transfer media;
- transporting the transportable transfer media from the retail location to a service fulfillment location located remotely from the retail location;
- fulfilling the order request to produce the image product;
- producing an update media;
- transporting the update media to the retail location;
- and
- transporting the image product to a location different than the retail location.
An order processing method, comprising the steps of:
- transporting a photographic film roll from a retail location to a service fulfillment location located remotely from the retail location to produce at least one digital image associated with the photographic film roll;
- generating an update media comprising the at least one digital image;
- transporting the update media to the retail location;
- accessing the at least one digital image from the update media using an imaging device located at the retail location;
- generating an order request for an image product using the imaging device, the order request associated with the at least one digital image;
- transferring the order request to a transportable transfer media;
- transporting the transportable transfer media from the retail location to the service fulfillment location;
- and
- fulfilling the order request to produce the image product.
An order processing method, comprising the steps of:
- transporting a photographic film roll from a retail location to a service fulfillment location located remotely from the retail location to produce at least one digital image associated with the photographic film roll;
- generating an update media comprising the at least one digital image;
- transporting the update media to the retail location;
- accessing the at least one digital image from the update media using an imaging device located at the retail location;
- generating an order request for an image product using the imaging device, the order request associated with the at least one digital image;
- transferring the order request to a transportable transfer media;
- transporting the transportable transfer media from the retail location to the service fulfillment location;
- fulfilling the order request to produce the image product;
- producing a second update media;
- and
- transporting the second update media and the image product to the retail location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.