Method and system for notifying a consumer that the photofinishing order is ready and for controlling inventory of photofinishing orders in a business
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsDale F. McIntyre, Andrew T. Cooper, Robert F. Weir
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Abstract
A method of informing a customer that their photofinishing order is ready to picked up at a retailer. An electronic notification is sent to the customer when the order has been completed, the notification containing at least one image of the plurality of image in the customer order. A notice may also be sent to retail provider where the order is to picked-up by the customer. The method also includes the ability for the consumer to direct that the order be sent to a particular retail establishment.
Claims9
A method for permitting a customer to pick up at a retailer a remotely placed photofinishing order, comprising the steps of:
- a customer electronically placing a photofinishing order having at least one digital image to a remote photofinishing lab;
- said customer selecting a retailer to which the completed photofinishing order is to be sent;
- said photofinishing lab forwarding said completed photofinishing order to said selected retailer;
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- forwarding a notification to said customer that said photofinishing order was shipped to said retailer, said notification includes a visual display of at least one digital image of said photofinishing order.
A method for permitting a customer to pick up at a retailer a remotely placed photofinishing order, comprising the steps of:
- a customer electronically placing a photofinishing order having at least one digital image to a remote photofinishing lab;
- said customer selecting a retailer to which the completed photofinishing order is to be sent;
- said photofinishing lab forwarding said completed photofinishing order to said selected retailer;
- forwarding a notification to said customer that said photofinishing order was shipped to said retailer;
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- further comprising the step of said photofinishing lab obtaining compensation form said retailer based on the customer selecting said retailer for picking up said photofinishing order.
A method for permitting a customer to pick up at a retailer a remotely placed photofinishing order, comprising the steps of:
- a customer electronically placing a photofinishing order having at least one digital image to a remote photofinishing lab;
- said customer selecting a retailer to which the completed photofinishing order is to be sent;
- said photofinishing lab forwarding said completed photofinishing order to said selected retailer;
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- forwarding a notification to said customer that said photofinishing order was shipped to said retailer wherein said photofinishing order comprises a plurality of images, said notification comprises at least one digital image that is selected from a plurality of images in accordance with a predetermined criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.