METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING IMAGE PRINTS IN AN ONLINE PHOTOSHARING SYSTEM

摘要

A method and system for requesting prints of digital images displayed online is disclosed. The present invention provides a network-based photosharing system that includes a plurality of peer nodes (16a-16d) that contain images and that are capable of communicating with other peer nodes. The method and system include allowing a user of a first one of the peer nodes (16a) to invite (30) at least one visitor to view images hosted on the first peer node, and allowing the visitor to browse the images on the first peer node and to select one or more images to print by filling-out a print request form (32) that identifies only the visitor and the selected images. The method and system further include notifying the user of the submission of the print request form, wherein once notified, the user accesses the print request form, prints the selected images, and delivers the prints to the visitor.