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US 2004/0061876 A1Published application
Image recording medium and printing order reception apparatus
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorTakayuki Iida
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Abstract
Information can be managed as to whether or not photographed images have been previously subjected to printing or not. In a recording medium storing image files, reception information is also recorded for managing a state of printing order reception for each of the files. A printing order reception apparatus for receiving printing orders rewrites the reception information to represent a state of reception completion, regarding the image files for which a printing order has been received.
Claims12
An image recording medium of for storing image data in image files therein, wherein
- reception information is attachable to the respective image files, for managing a state of printing order reception regarding the respective image files, and
- the reception information attached to the image file or files for which a printing order has been received is rewritten to indicate completion of printing order reception, by a printing order reception apparatus for receiving the printing order for the image data stored in the image file or files.
A printing order reception apparatus comprising:
- image data reading means for reading image files, attached with reception information for managing a state of printing order reception, from an image recording medium that stores image data in the image files;
- and
- reception means for receiving a printing order for the image data of the image files that have been read, and rewriting the reception information of the image files to indicate completion of printing order reception thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.