Digital camera and method for communicating digital image and at least one address image stored in the camera to a remotely located service provider

A method of preparing a photographic print, comprising the steps of:

• forming a digital image using a digital camera;
• storing, in the digital camera in association with the image, address information that specifies one or more recipients of the digital image and that defines characteristics of the photographic print;
• communicating both the digital image and the address information over a packet-switched data network to a service provider that is logically remote from the digital camera and communicatively coupled to the data network;
• printing a photographic print from the digital image based on the characteristics;
• and then
• delivering the photographic print to the one or more recipients specified by the address information.

A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for preparing a photographic print, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

• forming a digital image in a digital camera;
• retrieving one or more address images;
• communicating the digital image and the one or more address images from the digital camera over one or more networks to a service provider that is remote from the digital camera and coupled to one of the networks;
• printing a photographic print of the digital image on a photographic printer associated with the service provider;
• and
• delivering the photographic print from the service provider to one or more receiving parties specified by the one or more address images.

A digital camera configured to:

• form a digital image;
• retrieve one or more address images;
• and
• communicate the digital image and the one or more address images from the digital camera over one or more networks to a service provider that is remote from the digital camera and coupled to one of the networks.