Patent ID: 7027172

Claim:
A digital printer for producing hardcopy prints, the printer comprising: a) a marking apparatus adapted to provide images on a print; b) a digital medium interface for transferring images from a digital storage medium which stores a plurality of digital images; c) a network connection for communicating with a network; and d) a graphical user interface having user controls, said graphical user interface being adapted to select a digital image stored on the digital storage medium and selectively communicate with both the marking apparatus for local printing of the selected image and the network for remote printing of the selected image at a remote printing site, wherein communication with the network for remote printing at the remote printing site further enables the graphical user interface to display a plurality of photo-product options that can be fulfilled at the remote printing site to create a fulfilled photo product, wherein the photo-product options include at least a physical object other than a paper print and the fulfilled photo product comprises the selected image incorporated with a selected photo-product option.