Patent ID: 6515732
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
A method of photofinishing, comprising the steps of:a) generating a unique roll ID number for a roll of photographic film to be finished, the ID number being generated at a retail ordering station and including one portion containing an identification of a retailer dealer location and a second portion containing a sequence number for customer films in that retail location; b) recording customer order information for the roll of film; c) associating the customer order information with the unique roll ID number in a central computer facility; d) marking the roll of film with a machine readable version of the unique roll ID number; and e) reading the roll ID number on the roll of film, and accessing the customer order information from the central computer facility to control a photofinishing operation, whereby the roll of film can be transported to a photofinishing laboratory without the use of an envelope bearing customer order information.