Patent ID: 7355759

Claim:
A print order/delivery system comprising: a registration apparatus that assigns unique device identification data to an electronic device and registers a user in such a way as to associate the user with the identification data; an ordering apparatus that transmits pictorial data to a print order receiving side along with the identification data and order data; a printer on the print order receiving side that prints a picture based on the pictorial data and the order data, which are transmitted from the ordering apparatus; and a user management apparatus, on the print order receiving side, that recognizes the user from a group of registered users, based on the identification data which is transmitted from the ordering apparatus; wherein the registration apparatus is configured to receive user information, and to assign the unique device identification data based on the received user information to the electronic device, which electronically takes a picture and generates the pictorial data, the electronic device receiving and storing the unique device identification data assigned by the registration apparatus, wherein the user information includes address information and/or billing information, and the user information and unique device identification data are stored and used to facilitate the ordering of prints of the pictorial data based on the unique device identification data, such that when the user management system recognizes the user based on the identification data, the user information is automatically retrieved for purposes of ordering the prints; and wherein the ordering apparatus is configured to receive the identification data and the pictorial data stored in the electronic device or a recording medium which is attached to the electronic device, and to transmit the pictorial data and the identification data to the print order receiving side along with the order data.