Patent ID: 8412602
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for sponsored printing of consumer generated images with promotional material comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising: recognizing a consumer request for sponsored printing of at least one consumer generated image, wherein the consumer generated image is selected by the consumer from one or more stored consumer generated images; storing demographic information about the consumer provided by the consumer; matching an advertiser to the consumer based upon the demographic information; identifying promotional material of the matched advertiser for the at least one consumer generated image by associating the promotional material with the image based on, matching at least part of the content of the image with the content of the promotional material identified; providing the identified promotional material and the selected image in a combined format for sponsored printing on a media; printing the identified promotional material and the selected image in the combined format on the media; and providing the consumer with printed pictures of the selected image together with the identified promotional material at reduced or no cost to the consumer.