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A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital image file at t

A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital image file at the photo finisher; producing an index print having a plurality of images from the photographic film along with an index number associated with each image and an order number; sending the index print to a customer; selecting images for which prints are desired from the index print; ordering photographic prints via telephone from the customer's home to the photofinisher, specifying the order number and the index numbers associated with the images for which prints are desired; and making photographic prints of the selected images at the photofinisher and sending the photographic prints to the customer.

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1. A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, comprising the steps of:a) sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; b) developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital image

1. A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, comprising the steps of:a) sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; b) developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital image file at the photo finisher; c) assigning a customer order number that identifies the digital image file and a series of frame numbers associated with each image in the file; d) printing the photographic images; e) returning the printed images along with the customer order number and associated frame numbers to the customer; e) selecting images for which prints are desired; f) ordering photographic prints from the customer's location, specifying the customer order number and the frame numbers associated with the images for which prints are desired; and g) making photographic prints of the selected images at the photofinisher from the specified digital image files and sending the photographic prints to the customer.