# US 2019/0245986 A1 · System and method for recommending and/or selecting media for printing a digital image > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0245986 A1 - Document ID: US20190245986A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/213,125 - Filed: 2018-12-07 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-08 - Assignees: FUJIFILM North America Corporation - Applicants: FUJIFILM North America Corporation - Inventors: James Dolce; James Riekert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190245986A1 ## CPC - H04N 1/00183: {Photography assistance, e.g. displaying suggestions to the user} - H04N 1/00175: {from a still image storage medium (H04N1/00172, H04N1/0018 take precedence)} - H04N 1/00177: {from a user terminal, e.g. personal computer} - H04N 1/00336: {with an apparatus performing pattern recognition, e.g. of a face or a geographic feature (image or video recognition or understanding of scenes G06V20/00)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A computer-implemented method programmed for execution in a computing environment for recommending at least one substrate to be used in conjunction with a digital image to form a print product is provided. The method comprises: providing a digital image; providing a list of available substrates stored in a memory; utilizing a processor, analyzing the digital image to identify image content and at least one image characteristic included in the digital image; automatically identifying at least one substrate from the list of available substrates utilizing the processor based on at least one of the identified image content or the identified at least one image characteristic; displaying the identified at least one substrate on a display; and allowing for the selection of the identified at least one substrate for fulfillment to produce a print product including the digital image disposed on the selected at least one substrate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method programmed for execution in a computing environment for recommending at least one substrate to be used in conjunction with a digital image to form a print product, the method comprising: a) providing a digital image; b) providing a list of available substrates stored in a memory; c) utilizing a processor, analyzing the digital image to identify image content and at least one image characteristic included in the digital image; d) automatically identifying at least one substrate from the list of available substrates utilizing the processor based on at least one of the identified image content or the identified at least one image characteristic; e) displaying the identified at least one substrate on a display; and f) allowing for the selection of the identified at least one substrate for fulfillment to produce a print product including the digital image disposed on the selected at least one substrate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of providing a digital image includes receiving the digital image from a remote computing device over a network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of providing the digital image includes receiving the digital image from an external memory storage device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A method in accordance with claim 3, wherein the external memory storage device includes a thumb drive, a memory card, or a memory of a mobile computing device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the image content includes at least one of an object, a person, or a scene depicted in the digital image. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one image characteristic includes at least one of colors, density, saturation, resolution, hue, tint, shade, tone, chromaticity, intensity, lightness, luminosity, brightness, or greyscale. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the substrates included in the list of available substrates include a plurality of characteristics, wherein the plurality of characteristics includes a substrate material type, thickness, texture, or surface sheen. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein the substrate material type includes a paper based substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the paper based substrate includes at least one of plain office paper, wet-processes photo paper, dye diffusion thermal transfer paper, swellable inkjet coated paper, porous inkjet coated paper, or fine art inkjet paper. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein the substrate material type includes a non-paper based substrate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A method in accordance with claim 10, wherein the non-paper based substrate includes at least one of metal, acrylic, or wood. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically selecting a size for the identified at least one substrate utilizing the processor based on at least one of the identified image content, the identified at least one image characteristic, or the identified at least one substrate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A method in accordance with claim 12, wherein the size is a length and a width of the selected at least one substrate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of allowing for the selection of a size for the print product, wherein the step of automatically identifying the at least one substrate is further based on the selected size. ### Claim 15 (depends on 15) A method in accordance with claim 15, wherein the size is a length and a width of the identified at least one substrate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of allowing for the selection of a display location for the print product, wherein the step of automatically identifying the at least one substrate is further based on the display location. ### Claim 17 A computer system for recommending at least one substrate to be used in conjunction with a digital image to form a print product, the system comprising: a) a computer memory having a substrate recommender module and a list of available substrates stored therein; b) a processor configured for being used in conjunction with the substrate recommender module to: (ii) analyze a digital image to identify image content and at least one image characteristic included in the digital image; and (ii) automatically identify at least one substrate from the list of available substrates utilizing the processor based on at least one of the identified image content or the identified at least one image characteristic; and c) a user interface configured for displaying the identified at least one substrate and allowing for the selection of the identified at least one substrate for fulfillment to produce a print product including the digital image disposed on the selected at least one substrate. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer readable medium having thereon computer executable instructions for execution in a computing environment for recommending at least one substrate to be used in conjunction with a digital image to form a print product, the method comprising: a) providing a digital image; b) providing a list of available substrates stored in a memory; c) utilizing a processor, analyzing the digital image to identify image content and at least one image characteristic included in the digital image; d) automatically identifying at least one substrate from the list of available substrates utilizing the processor based on at least one of the identified image content or the identified at least one image characteristic; e) displaying the identified at least one substrate on a display; and f) allowing for the selection of the identified at least one substrate for fulfillment to produce a print product including the digital image disposed on the selected at least one substrate.