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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1998
William T Rochford, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael J Ritz, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system permits photographers and/or consumers to select from a menu an applicable scent which is to be applied to an image. The selection of the scent and associated image can be recorded and stored either on film or digitally. At a photofinishing site the scent information can be inputted to a device which then delivers the selected scent to a print, a set of prints or a package of prints. With the system and method of the present invention, a photographer and/or consumer can designate a digital image or a frame on a photosensitive film that is to be associated with a scent, and at a photofinishing site, the scent can be applied to the print of the image.