US 7260587

US Patent 7260587, titled "Method for organizing digital images," was filed on December 22, 2003, and issued on August 21, 2007. The original assignee was Eastman Kodak Co, with the current assignee listed as Intellectual Ventures II LLC. The patent lists Carl A. Testa, Andrew Sailus, Kenneth D. Corby, Leanne M. Capozzi, Dale F. McIntyre, and Joseph A. Manico as inventors.

Abstract:
The patent describes a computer software product and a method for organizing and searching images. It involves obtaining digital images from scanned hard copy prints, analyzing these images based on predetermined criteria (derived from scanned information), categorizing them according to these criteria, and then providing goods and/or services in line with the predetermined criteria.

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