Patent ID: 8320025

Claim:
A computer implemented method comprising: a) establishing an electronic account on a server computer, the account comprising storage for digital data associated with a user, the server computer owned by a service provider and connected to a communication network for receiving electronic communications sent by the user over the communication network; b) receiving at the server computer a plurality of digital images sent by the user over the communication network, including storing the plurality of digital images in an electronic database connected to the server computer and associated with the user account; c) receiving at the server computer a payment selection sent by the user over the communication network, the payment selection identifying one of at least two payment schedules selectable by the user, the payment selection identifying an amount of money to be paid by the user to the service provider for said storing the plurality of digital images in the electronic database, and storing the payment selection sent by the user in the user account; d) receiving at the server computer a service selection sent by the user over the communication network, the service selection identifying one of at least two services selectable by the user, the service selection identifying a service to be provided by the service provider and identifying at least one of the plurality of digital images stored in the electronic database for which the service selection is to be provided; and e) the server computer determining the amount of money to be paid by the user to the service provider for said selected service to be provided, the amount of money based on the payment selection sent by the user, the service selection sent by the user, and based on an amount of time that the selected one of the plurality of digital images has been stored in the electronic database, and sending over the communication network to the user a message indicating said amount of money to be paid by the user as determined by the server computer.