SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR ORDERING IMAGE PRODUCTS OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK FROM A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT PROVIDERS HAVING VARIOUS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

• Main Authors: CHAUVIN, LOU, GERSKOVICH, PHILIP, COOK, MARK S, DOBBS, CHRISTOPHER M, FOSTER, JOHN A, BUSSEY, HOWARD E, THOMPSON, TIMOTHY G, GOTHAM, PAMELA J, PARULSKI, KENNETH A, MCINTYRE, DALE F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 24.02.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

The present invention is directed to a system, method, and software product for ordering of digital photo services over a communication network among a plurality of photo service providers from a plurality of order terminals, ea ch of the order terminals being associated with a one of a plurality of business entities. The method includes maintaining information with respect to business relationshi ps between the photo service providers and the plurality of business entities a nd providing an offering at one or more of the plurality of order terminals bas ed on the business relationships associated with the one or more of the order terminal s.