Patent ID: 7167272

Claim:
A method for facilitating orders for image services, comprising the steps of: a) manually providing an image bearing medium having at least one high resolution image from a user to a photofinisher without transmitting any images over an electronic network; b) associating an identifier for the at least one high resolution image and storing the at least one high resolution image and the associated identifier on a photofinisher's image storage device; c) storing the at least one high resolution image and the associated identifier to a memory device; d) delivering the memory device to the user; e) selecting the at least one high resolution image for display and at least one image service with user selection software; f) creating at least one image service order using the user selection software; g) the photofinisher receiving the at least one image service order from the user over a communication network, wherein the user transmits the image service order, without any images, over the communication network, and h) fulfilling the at least one image service order using the at least one stored high resolution image in the photofinisher's image storage device to fulfill the at least one image service order.