Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Business processing using cryptography – Usage protection of distributed data files
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-14
2006-11-14
Reagan, James A (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Business processing using cryptography
Usage protection of distributed data files
C358S001150, C358S487000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S217000, C709S203000, C709S218000, C705S001100, C705S002000, C705S026640
Reexamination Certificate
active
07136837
ABSTRACT:
A method of selecting images from a plurality of images previously transferred from a user and stored by a service provider, and ordering services to be provided utilizing the images, including establishing an account for the user with the service provider to permit the user to have access to ordered services; receiving a plurality of images from the user and storing the plurality of images in an electronic database provided by the service provider; displaying image designators for at least a subset of the images for viewing by the user; the user selecting a service to be provided using at least one selected image from the plurality of images stored in the electronic database, providing a price and a lower discounted price for the selected service; and using the discounted price if the user deletes at least one of the plurality of images from the electronic database.
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Jackson William M.
Parulski Kenneth A.
Eastman Kodak Company
Owens Raymond L
Reagan James A
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