Patent ID: 6320672
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for printing photographic images provided by a user and adjusted for particular user image processing preferences comprising:a scanner scanning images for printing into said system;processing circuitry for digitizing said scanned images to develop digitized image data and for processing said digitized image data in accordance with preprogrammed preferences to produce corrected image data;a printer printing said corrected image data to produce photographic prints;a control device located at a first location for controlling said processing circuitry;a memory storing said corrected image data of the photographic images formed by said processing circuitry in association with a user ID and password;said control device including a communication system connected to a communication channel and allowing remote connection to the system for printing;a local user system located remotely from said first location and communicating with said control device via the communication system of the control device to access the corrected image data after introduction of the user ID and password, said local user system including user controllable processing circuitry to process said corrected image data based on user preferences to form user corrected image data;said local user system and said communication system of said control device communicating to upload said user corrected image data back to said control device to store it in said memory;said printer accessing said user corrected image data and using it to produce photographic prints in accordance with the user preferences.