Patent ID: 8154755

Claim:
A method for modifying a first digital image file sent over the interne, the method including the steps of: receiving said first digital image file by a server system, said server system including a process engine for synchronizing said received first digital image file with a second digital file; the received first digital image file including an associated alias, and one or more of the following metadata attributes selected from the group comprising date, time, place of image file creation, device and device settings used to take the image, network access point, and the identity of the image taker; processing said first digital image file according to instructions stored within the process engine of said server system, the selection of instructions to be applied performed by said process engine based upon the transmitted alias and the at least one of the metadata attributes associated with the said alias; appending to said first digital image file a second digital file to create a combined digital file, wherein all such synchronization occurs within said server system; and thereafter, transmitting the combined digital files to a select destination.