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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1998
Cynthia S Bell, Webster, NY (US);
David L Patton, Webster, NY (US);
Stephen J Rowan, Spencerport, NY (US);
Wayne F Niskala, Rochester, NY (US);
Arthur A Whitfield, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A photofinishing system for automatically processing image and associated image data pursuant to customer output requests. The system includes an order manager operative to receive and control processing of the output requests and at least one source of image related data corresponding to the output request. An input interface receives the image related data from the source and converts the data to a digital data stream. A memory is included for storing the digital data stream. The system further includes a data parser disposed in communication with the memory to extract selected data streams according to the order manager and to reduce the data into respective image files having respective groups of data fields. An output module is responsive to the order manager and is operative to produce a photofinished output organized with respect to the data fields.