Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-02
2007-01-02
Gart, Matthew S (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S027200
Reexamination Certificate
active
09574985
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for obtaining photographic products and/or services comprises bundling image capture and printing technologies into products and/or services that are paid for by a consumer with monthly or yearly subscription fees. The system and method involves selecting a camera and selecting a photographic products/service plan which designates photographic products and/or services which are to be associated with the selected camera. The system and method gives the consumer the option of selecting a specific camera from a menu of cameras, and a specific photographic product/service plan which is to be associated with the selected camera from a product/service menu. As a further option, the consumer can customize his/her product/service plan in accordance with his/her preference. The plan can provide for products and/or services for images captured and/or film exposed by the camera for a predetermined amount of time at a predetermined fee. At the end of the plan, the consumer could have the option of returning the camera, exchanging the camera for a different camera, or keeping the camera at no cost or for a reduced price. The photographic products and/or services provided by the plan could be products and/or services such as film developing, printing, image products, scanning, photo CDs, image storage, etc.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5633678 (1997-05-01), Parulski et al.
patent: 5974401 (1999-10-01), Enomoto et al.
patent: 6167469 (2000-12-01), Safai et al.
patent: 6369908 (2002-04-01), Frey et al.
patent: 08037637 (1996-02-01), None
“Texas Instruments leads industry in targeting cost of ownership as market focus to low-end minicomputer business” PR Newswire (Jul. 2, 1985).
“Toro Selects SIGNAL Internet Technologies for Web-Based Warranty Registration And Claims Processing” PR Newswire (Sep. 15, 1998).
“Photo-processing rivals multiply; so do promotions” Discount Store News, vol. 24 (Apr. 1, 1985) p. 93.
“Agfa Rolls First APS Disposable” Brandweek (Nov. 11, 1996) p. 16.
“Ofoto.com Launches Innovative Photo Finishing Service” PR Newswire (Dec. 13, 1999).
“Iomega Announces Digital Imaging Strategy, Offers Storage Solutions to Create, Enhance, Edit and Share Images” Business Wire (Nov. 16, 1999).
http:///web.archive.org/web/19991013054322/http://clubphoto.com/.
http://web.archive.org/web/19991003202850/www.clubphoto.com/memberservices/join.php.
Frink, S. “Ocean Divers; a full service dive resort on the shores of Pennekamp Park” Skin Diver (Aug. 1985) vol. 34, p. 102.
Creative Gallery: ‘Olympus Camera Craze’ Promo (Sep. 1994).
“Film Processors Deliver Snapshots Electronically To Your Computer” Orange County Register (Mar. 4, 1997).
“New sites offer prints from digital cameras” Photo Marketing Newsline (Dec. 15, 1999).
“Camera buyers get free World Wide Web posting” Nikkei Weekly, (Feb. 14, 2000) vol. 38 p. 12.
Ricoh to Bundle Club Photo Internet-based Photo Sharing Software with New 2-Megapixel Digital Camera Business Wire Jun. 8, 1999.
Cameraworld (http://web.archive.org/web/19970414000034/http://www.cameraworld.com/index.html).
McIntyre Dale F.
Parulski Kenneth A.
Wolcott Dana W.
Eastman Kodak Company
Gart Matthew S
Strouse Thomas J.
LandOfFree
System and method for providing image products and/or services does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with System and method for providing image products and/or services, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System and method for providing image products and/or services will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3755504