Image capture and distribution system and method
AssigneeMaking Everlasting Memories, LLC
InventorsGordon Mindrum, Steven Sefton, Jeffrey Johnson
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Abstract
Images captured at a venue and relating to one or more patrons of the venue are incorporated into one or more products in accordance with image selections and/or product selections made by the patron(s). The images may be captured at venues with a variety of image capture devices such as pre-mounted cameras, cell phones, cameras brought by patrons to the venue, or cameras provided to patrons by the venue or another entity. The patrons may obtain products such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, prints, slideshows, or other products incorporating one or more selected images. Patrons also view images with their iPODs while listening to the hottest hits.
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A method for distributing images, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a plurality of images, the images having been captured at a venue with at least one image capture device, each of the images being associated with an identifier, wherein each identifier is associated with one or more patrons of said venue;
- (b) storing said images per each patron of said plurality of patrons in accordance with said identifiers to produce sets of compiled images;
- (c) presenting at least a portion of at least one of said sets to a corresponding patron in accordance with said identifier, the presented portion being a presented set;
- (d) receiving at least one selection from said corresponding patron, said selection corresponding to at least one image from the presented set to determine selected images;
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- (e) producing a product comprising at least one of said selected images.
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A method for capturing and distributing images, the method comprising:
- (a) capturing a plurality of venue images at a venue, wherein an identifier provides an association between each of the venue images and a patron;
- (b) presenting a set of presented images to the patron, the set of presented images comprising at least one image of the plurality of venue images;
- (c) receiving one or more selections from the patron, at least one of the one or more selections corresponding to one or more of the presented images;
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- (d) producing a product in accordance with at least one of the one or more selections.
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A method of capturing images, comprising:
- (a) providing a plurality of image capture devices, each image capture device being operable to capture one or more images of patrons at a venue, wherein the patrons include a first patron;
- (b) providing an identifier to the first patron, wherein the identifier is associated with the first patron;
- (c) receiving a plurality of images captured by one or more of the image capture devices, the plurality of images including one or more images relating to the first patron;
- (d) associating the identifier with the one or more images relating to the first patron;
- (e) storing the one or more images relating to the first patron in association with the identifier as stored image data;
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- (f) providing access to the first patron to at least a portion of the stored image data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.