IP Library Granted Patent US 8,745,130
Granted Patent B2
US 8,745,130 · App. 13/161,583 · Granted Jun 3, 2014

Digital image communication

Inventors: Dennis Marshall (San Ramon, CA); Ronald S. Cok (Rochester, NY)
Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,745,130
App. No.
13/161,583
Filed
Jun 16, 2011
Granted
Jun 3, 2014
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2443
USPC
709/204
Abstract

A system for enhancing group communication includes a computer server for receiving a first digital from a remote client. The server analyzes the first image to determine one or more first image attributes and communicates the image to one or more recipients. Communication information including image attributes, email addresses, and names of the recipients is stored. When a second image is received the server analyzes it to determine its attributes and forms second image communication information relevant to the second image. The second communication information includes data from the first image communication information, its image attributes, and one or more separate second image recipients.

Claims (34)

1. A system for enhancing group communication, comprising:

a computer server for receiving a first image through a computer network from a user at a remote client computer, the computer server adapted to:

analyze the first image to determine one or more first image attributes;

communicate the first image to one or more first image recipients;

record and store first image communication information, wherein the recorded and stored first image communication information includes the one or more first image attributes and the one or more first image recipients;

receive a second image from the user;

analyze the second image to determine one or more second image attributes;

compare the first image attributes with the second image attributes and form second image communication information based on the first image recipients and the comparison of the first and second image attributes, wherein the second image communication information includes one or more of the first image recipients;

communicate at least a portion of the second image communication information to the user;

receive a response from the user regarding the second image communication information, including instruction to communicate the second image to one or more second image recipients; and

communicate the second image to the one or more second image recipients.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server computer is further adapted to load software for execution on the remote client computer.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server computer provides web pages to the remote client computer.

4. A system for enhancing group communication, comprising:

a computer server adapted to:

receive a first plurality of digital images;

analyze the first plurality of digital images to determine one or more first image attributes;

communicate the first plurality of digital images to one or more first image recipients;

record and store first image communication information, wherein the recorded and stored first image communication information includes the one or more first image attributes and the one or more first image recipients;

receive a second plurality of digital images from a user at a remote client computer;

analyze the second plurality of digital images to determine one or more second image attributes;

compare the first image attributes with the second image attributes to form a second image communication information based on the comparison of the first and second image attributes and the first image recipients, wherein the second image communication information includes one or more of the first image recipients;

communicate at least a portion of the second image communication information to the user;

receive user instruction to communicate second image communication information to second image recipients; and

communicate the second plurality of digital images to the one or more second image recipients.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the computer server is further adapted to send to the user destination information, communication reason information, communication product information, or communication type information.

6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:

storage for a third plurality of digital images included in a third digital communication received over the network, wherein the computer server is further adapted to:

communicate to a sender of the third digital communication third image communication information, wherein the third image communication is based on the first and second image communication information; and

communicate the third plurality of digital images according to the third image communication information.

7. The system of claim 4 , further comprising storage for a history of image communication for a sender of the first plurality of digital images.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising storage for storing a list of email addresses of the first image recipients and the second image recipients, types of the digital images that have been shared, and types of products for which the digital images have been used.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the computer server is further adapted to send one or more of the second plurality of digital images according to the user instruction.

10. The system of claim 4 , wherein the storage includes image identification information, communication destination information, communication reason information, communication product information, or communication type information obtained from the first plurality of digital images.

Assignments (13)
SHORT-FORM PATENTS SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 5, 2025
From: KODAK ALARIS LLC
To: ENCINA PRIVATE CREDIT SPV 2, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072818/0674 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2025
From: FGI WORLDWIDE LLC
To: KODAK ALARIS LLC
Reel/Frame 072740/0681 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: KODAK ALARIS INC.
To: KODAK ALARIS LLC
Reel/Frame 069282/0866 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2024
From: THE BOARD OF THE PENSION PROTECTION FUND
To: KODAK ALARIS INC.
Reel/Frame 068481/0300 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 2, 2024
From: KODAK ALARIS INC.
To: FGI WORLDWIDE LLC
Reel/Frame 068325/0938 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2021
From: KPP (NO. 2) TRUSTEES LIMITED
To: THE BOARD OF THE PENSION PROTECTION FUND
Reel/Frame 058175/0651 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2020
From: KODAK ALARIS INC.
To: KPP (NO. 2) TRUSTEES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053993/0454 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 9, 2013
From: 111616 OPCO (DELAWARE) INC.
To: KODAK ALARIS INC.
Reel/Frame 031394/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2013
From: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
To: 111616 OPCO (DELAWARE) INC.
Reel/Frame 031172/0025 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 5, 2013
From: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., AS SENIOR DIP AGENT; WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS JUNIOR DIP AGENT
To: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY; PAKON, INC.
Reel/Frame 031157/0451 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 1, 2013
From: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY; PAKON, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 030122/0235 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2012
From: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY; PAKON, INC.
To: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 028201/0420 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2011
From: MARSHALL, DENNIS; COK, RONALD S.
To: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Reel/Frame 026462/0887 →
Continuity (1)
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