Patents by Inventor Philip N. Garfinkle

Philip N. Garfinkle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Patent number: 7199860
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders, at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Patent number: 6924878
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders, at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Patent number: 6678036
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders, at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processing a roll of photographic film and distributing visual prints
    Patent number: 6570640
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Patent number: 6512570
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processsing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Publication number: 20020071678
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders, at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Publication number: 20020054768
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print or the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Publication number: 20020054765
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders, at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Processing of developing film and sending reprints
    Patent number: 6367991
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for developing photographic film and distributing visual prints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov
  • Method of processing digital images and distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Patent number: 6133985
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: PictureVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Method of processing digital images and distributing visual prints produced from the digital images
    Patent number: 6017157
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: PictureVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Yaacov Ben Yaacov, Elliot D. Jaffe
  • Enterprise multimedia data processing system and method using scalable object-based architecture
    Patent number: 5720036
    Abstract: A data processing system includes client workstations, mass storage devices, input-output peripherals, and a server subsystem. The server subsystem includes a security server that accepts user information from a workstation and grants a security ticket to the workstation in response to the user's authorization level. The server subsystem also includes a volume manager that controls object storage to, and retrieval from, the mass storage subsystem. The volume manager caches objects related to a requested object. A domain server maintains a server map relating server names to physical network addresses, a volume map relating volume names to a corresponding volume manager, and a family map relating volume family names to a corresponding volume manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Network Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Philip N. Garfinkle, Sawat Hansirisawat, Michael McDonald, James W. Winter