Patent ID: 7196810

Claim:
A printing system comprising: at least one printing device selected from a group consisting of a plurality of print terminals and a plurality of print vendors, the printing device being connected to a communication network; a print server connected to the communication network, wherein the print server is adapted to receive image files acquired by a camera and an ID of the camera, and adapted to communicate with the printing device via the communication network, the print server containing a camera ID database storing a specified plurality of camera IDs associated with a plurality of digital cameras; a personal computer connected to the print server via the communication network; and a cradle adapted for holding a digital camera and for connecting the digital camera to the personal computer, wherein the personal computer is adapted to receive from the camera, via the cradle, images acquired by the camera and an ID of the camera, and to communicate the acquired images and the ID of the camera to the print server via the communication network.