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OwnerMark J. Edwardsinventor
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A system and method for enabling a user to select for additional processing a digital image, utilizing an apparatus containing a printer and a scanner, is disclosed, which may comprise: an order form generator adapted to generate a proof-less order form having at least one image order selection designation area, each of the at least one image order selection designation areas printed on the proof-less order form spatially accompanying one of a plurality of image identifiers, each image identifier corresponding to an image that is available for designation as being selected, without the reproduction of any graphical representation of the respective image itself on the order form; and an order processing apparatus adapted to scan the proof-less order form and interpret image order selection information associated with each of the plurality of image identifiers and to generate image selection information for further image processing. The at least one image order selection designation area may be a plurality of image order selection designation areas and the order processing apparatus may also be adapted to interpret the content of the respective image order selection designation areas to generate an image selection and image parameter selection information for further image processing. The at least one image order selection designation area may represent a parameter selected from a group comprising order image, image size, image bordering, contrast, brightness, image background, color balance, number of reproductions of each image, number of reproductions per page, rotation and cropping. The apparatus containing the scanner and printer may be a multifunction device. The multifunction device may be in data communication with a local host computer and the images selected for processing are stored on memory contained in the local host computer or may be downloaded from a remote data storage facility.
A system for enabling a user to select for additional processing a digital image, utilizing an apparatus containing a printer and a scanner, comprising:
A multifunction device having at least a printer element and a scanner element, for enabling a user to select an image for additional processing, comprising:
A system for enabling a user to select for additional processing a digital image, utilizing an apparatus containing a printer and a scanner, comprising:
A multifunction device having at least a printer element and a scanner element, for enabling a user to select an image for additional processing, comprising:
A method for enabling a user to select for additional processing a digital image, utilizing an apparatus containing a printer and a scanner, comprising:
A method of utilizing a multifunction device having at least a printer element and a scanner element, for enabling a user to select an image for additional processing, comprising:
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