System and method for ordering printing of images, and system and method for printing edited images

摘要

The user of a client computer (1) is notified of services made available by a desired store. A store server (30) is installed in a store. The user of the client computer sends an order-taking server (25) an indication of a service the user wishes to have performed, and the order-taking server retrieves the names of stores providing this desired service. Information relating to stores found is transmitted from the order-taking server to the client computer. The store-related information is displayed on the client computer and a desired store (e.g., one located near the user's residence) is selected by the user. A service relating to image printing selected by the user is performed at the selected store. When the printing of the image is completed at the selected store, the user goes to the store to pick up the printed matter. In another aspect, the labor demanded of a client computer user when edited images of a plurality of frames are printed at an image server is reduced. Images are edited at the client computer. When the editing of a plurality of frames is completed, an order information file which includes the content of an order is transmitted from the client computer to the image server. The image server calculates the fee and transmits data representing the fee to the client computer. Upon checking the fee, the user of the client computer places an order and transmits an order information file, an editing information file and a user image file, which are for composing edited images of a plurality of frames, in a single batch. It is thus possible to order edited images of a plurality of frames by batch transmission.