Patent 7016868 was granted and assigned to Eastman Kodak on March, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A system and method for organizing images obtained from at least one image retaining device having a unique identification. The system includes a computer having a database for storing digital images and a management section for managing customer orders and stored digital images. The management section is capable of receiving and storing a unique identification of at least one image retaining device and registering the image retaining device to a customer account. After reaching a predetermined period of time or number of images obtained from image sources, the system automatically provides a product and/or service to a recipient designated by the customer incorporating the plurality of customer provided images.