ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,464, issued on July 15.

"Picture ordering and processing" was invented by Todd E Brown (Woodland Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of processing a photograph comprises capturing or downloading the photograph onto a mobile electronic device with text messaging capabilities. The photograph is then transmitted in a text message to a remote server which is able to identify the mobile electronic device, and to match the mobile electronic device with information stored in a database relating to the mobile electronic device. The photograph is transmitted to a printer for printing the photograph on a physical medium. The ...