Photoprinter access to remote data
View Patent ↗A photoprinter accesses remote digital photographs and files. A computer readable medium has one or more files, such as digital photographs. A computer has access to the files on the computer readable medium. A communication link connects the computer to a photoprinter. The photoprinter has a selection mechanism and access to the computer readable medium over the communication link in response to a user□s input to the selection mechanism.
1. A printer configuration, comprising:
a) a computer readable medium comprising data;
b) a computer having access to the data on the computer readable medium; and
c) a photoprinter in communication with the computer via a communication link, the photoprinter having a selection mechanism and having access to the data over the communication link in response to a user's input to the selection mechanism,
wherein the photoprinter comprises a printing device capable of processing and printing digital photographs, acquired by a digital camera, independent of an external host device.
2. The printer configuration of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface on the photoprinter having a plurality of options selectable by a user with the selection mechanism.
3. The printer configuration of claim 2 , wherein the options include downloading files from the computer, uploading files to the computer, or printing files.
4. The printer configuration of claim 2 , wherein the one or more files are presented on the user interface.
5. The printer configuration of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises digital photographs.
6. The printer configuration of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises executable code for running on the photoprinter.
7. The printer configuration of claim 1 , wherein the computer is connected locally to the photoprinter.
8. The printer configuration of claim 1 , wherein the computer is a server.
9. A printer configuration, comprising:
a) a computer having a plurality of digital photographs on a computer readable medium; and
b) a photoprinter communicating with the computer via a communication link, the photoprinter having means for accessing the digital photographs,
wherein the photoprinter comprises a printing device capable of processing and printing digital photographs, acquired by a digital camera, independent of an external host device.
10. A method for accessing digital photographs on a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
a) establishing a communication link between a photoprinter and the computer;
b) receiving a request at the photoprinter from a user; and
c) accessing the digital photographs with the photoprinter in response to the request, wherein the photoprinter comprises a printing device capable of processing and printing digital photographs, acquired by a digital camera, independent of an external host device.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the step of accessing comprises downloading the digital photographs.