A method and apparatus for controlling the distribution, including
printing, of digital images using a wireless enhanced, digital imaging
device, such as a cellular phone equipped with a digital camera. A
picture created using the digital camera is uploaded to a remote server.
Arrival of the digital image, activates the automatic printing and
automatic delivery of that image, according to instructions placed on the
server by the creator of the digital image, prior to its creation.
Information attached to the digital image may be used to route and
process the uploaded image, in accordance with a set of predetermined
user preferences. The single action of sending a digital image to a web
address from a cellular phone may cause the image to be stored, printed
and delivered as a print to an address, with the printing and mail
delivery being automatically charged to an account or credit card.