System, computer product and method for delivering pictures electronically

20) A web based print ordering system comprising:

• a) A first computer comprising:
• i) an electronic mail means for data communication between said first computer and a server computer, wherein said first computer and server computer are connected to the Internet;
• ii) a digital image selection means at said first computer for selecting digital images from a memory associated with said first computer;
• iii) a means for selecting an electronic mail address associated with at least one remote computer
• wherein said electronic mail means is adapted to create and send an electronic mail comprising said digital images to said server computer;
• b) the server computer comprises:
• i) An electronic mail means adapted to send and receive electronic mail from and to said first computer and said remote computer;
• ii) A database for storing said digital images;
• iii) A server digital image resizing means adapted to resize said digital images to a first bandwidth conserving image size, and a second bandwidth conserving image size;
• iv) A web publishing means adapted to publish digital images in said first bandwidth conserving image size to the World Wide Web;
• v) An electronic mail assembling means adapted to assemble said digital images in said second bandwidth conserving image size into an image distribution electronic mail destined for said at least one remote computer, said image distribution electronic mail comprising:
• (1) means for accessing said digital images in said first bandwidth conserving size;
• (2) means for ordering prints of said digital images from at least one service provider.

22) A computer product for distributing images between a first computer and at least one other remote computer via a server computer, said first computer, remote computer and server computer being connected to the Internet, said computer product comprising:

• a) an electronic mail means for data communication between said first computer and server computer;
• b) a digital image selection means at said first computer for selecting digital images from a memory associated with said first computer;
• c) a means for selecting an electronic mail address associated with said at least one remote computer
• wherein said electronic mail means is adapted to create and send an electronic mail comprising said digital images to said server computer;
• d) wherein said server computer comprises:
• i) An electronic mail means adapted to send and receive electronic mail from and to said first computer and said remote computer;
• ii) A database for storing said digital images;
• iii) A server digital image resizing means adapted to resize said digital images to a first bandwidth conserving image size, and a second bandwidth conserving image size;
• iv) A web publishing means adapted to publish digital images in said first bandwidth conserving image size to the World Wide Web;
• v) An electronic mail assembling means adapted to assemble said digital images in said second bandwidth conserving image size into an image distribution electronic mail destined for said at least one remote computer, said image distribution electronic mail comprising means for accessing said digital images in said first bandwidth conserving size;
• wherein said computer product cooperates with said server computer to deliver said digital images in said second bandwidth conserving size to said at least one remote computer, and permit access to said digital images in said first bandwidth conserving size via said server computer.

24) A method of distributing digital images comprising the steps of:

• a) Selecting at least one digital image from a memory associated with a first computer;
• b) Selecting an electronic mail address associated with at least one remote computer;
• c) Creating a first electronic mail including said at least one digital image and sending said electronic mail to a server computer;
• d) Resizing said at least one digital image at said server computer to a first bandwidth conserving image size and a second bandwidth conserving image size;
• e) Publishing said at least one digital image in said first bandwidth conserving image size to the World Wide Web;
• f) Creating a second electronic mail including said at least one digital image in said second bandwidth conserving image size, wherein the second electronic mail comprises means for accessing said at least one digital image in said first bandwidth conserving size from sad server computer;
• g) Sending the second electronic mail to said at least one remote computer.