IP Library Granted Patent US 7,177,820
Granted Patent B2
US 7,177,820 · App. 11/106,213 · Granted Feb 13, 2007

Method of permitting group access to electronically stored images and transaction card used in the method

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Patent No.
US 7,177,820
App. No.
11/106,213
Granted
Feb 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of storing and viewing a collection of digital images includes the steps of: providing a plurality of users with a unique user ID associated with a URL identifying a network photoservice provider; providing each one of the plurality of users with a separate password to the unique user ID; at least one of the plurality of users transferring a set of digital images to the unique user ID employing their separate passwords; and viewing the images located at the unique user ID using the separate password.

Claims (7)

1. A method of storing and viewing a collection of digital images, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a plurality of users with a unique user ID associated with a URL identifying a network photoservice provider;

b) providing each one of the plurality of users with a separate password which is associated with the unique user ID;

c) at least one of the plurality of users transferring a set of digital images to the storage location associated with the unique user ID employing their separate passwords; and

d) viewing by others users the images stored at the storage location associated with the unique user ID using their separate password.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital images transferred to the unique user ID are relatively high resolution images and the images viewed are relatively low resolution images.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of providing a high resolution print from a digital image located at the unique user ID.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2023
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 83 LLC
To: MONUMENT PEAK VENTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 064599/0304 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2017
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 83 LLC
To: MONUMENT PEAK VENTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 041941/0079 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2013
From: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 83 LLC
Reel/Frame 030287/0001 →
PATENT RELEASE Recorded Feb 1, 2013
From: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.; WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY; EASTMAN KODAK INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL COMPANY, INC.; FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD.; KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC.; KODAK AMERICAS, LTD.; KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED; KODAK REALTY, INC.; LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION; KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC; KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD.; NPEC INC.; FPC INC.; KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC.; PAKON, INC.; QUALEX INC.; CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 029913/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2012
From: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY; PAKON, INC.
To: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 028201/0420 →