Granted Patent B2

US 8,036,489 · App. 12/235,088 · Granted Oct 11, 2011

Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A method for producing a photo album having a first page and a second page, comprising:

providing a library of page layouts each comprising one or more image receiving areas each associated with a format selected from the group consisting of portrait, landscape, round, oval, and diamond;

selecting, from a plurality of images, a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, wherein the first group of one or more images comprises a first image, wherein the first group of one or more images each has a format selected from the group consisting of portrait, landscape, round, oval, and diamond;

selecting, from the plurality of images, a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the photo album;

graphically displaying the first group of one or more images within a first border that represents the first page;

graphically displaying the second group of one or more images within a second border that represents the second page;

automatically selecting a first page layout from the library of page layouts, wherein the first page layout comprises one or more image receiving areas, wherein the number of image receiving areas in the first page layout is matched to be the same as the number of images in the first group; and

automatically placing the first group of one or more images into the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout to produce the first page in the photo album.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising moving an image within the first border into the second border to move the associated image from the first page to the second page.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of automatically selecting a first page layout comprises matching the formats of the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout with the formats of the one or more images in the first group.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically displaying the page having the first group of images placed in the one or more image receiving areas if the first page layout.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sequencing the plurality of images to produce an image list, wherein the first group of one or more images is selected from the beginning of the image list.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the first group of one or more images from the image list after the step of automatically placing the first group of one or more images.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first page layout includes an image caption area associated with one of the image receiving areas in the page layout, the method further comprising:

associating text information with the first image; and

after the step of automatically selecting a first page layout, automatically placing the text information into the image caption area in association with the image receiving area in the first page layout.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising storing the first image and the text information in an integrated data structure in a computer memory.

9. A method for producing a photo album having a first page and a second page, comprising:

providing a library of page layouts each comprising one or more image receiving areas each associated with a format selected from the group consisting of portrait, landscape, round, oval, and diamond;

selecting, from a plurality of images, a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, wherein the first group of one or more images comprises a first image, wherein the first group of one or more images each has a format selected from the group consisting of portrait, landscape, round, oval, and diamond;

selecting, from the plurality of images, a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the photo album;

graphically displaying the first group of one or more images within a first border that represents the first page;

graphically displaying the second group of one or more images within a second border that represents the second page;

automatically selecting a first page layout from the library of page layouts, wherein the first page layout comprises one or more image receiving areas, wherein the formats of the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout are matched with the formats of the one or more images in the first group; and

automatically placing the first group of one or more images into the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout to produce the first page in the photo album.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising moving an image within the first border into the second border to move the associated image from the first page to the second page.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of automatically selecting a first page layout comprises matching the number of image receiving areas in the first page layout with the number of images in the first group.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising automatically displaying the page having the first group of images placed in the one or more image receiving areas if the first page layout.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising sequencing the plurality of images to produce an image list, wherein the first group of one or more images is selected from the beginning of the image list.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising removing the first group of one or more images from the image list after the step of automatically placing the first group of one or more images.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first page layout includes an image caption area associated with one of the image receiving areas in the page layout, the method further comprising:

associating text information with the first image; and

after the step of automatically selecting a first page layout, automatically placing the text information into the image caption area in association with the image receiving area in the first page layout.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising storing the first image and the text information in an integrated data structure in a computer memory.

17. A method for producing a photo album having a first page and a second page, comprising:

providing a library of page layouts each comprising one or more image receiving areas each associated with a format selected from the group consisting of portrait, landscape, round, oval, and diamond;

selecting, from a plurality of images, a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, wherein the first group of one or more images comprises a first image, wherein the first group of one or more images each has a format selected from the group consisting of portrait, landscape, round, oval, and diamond;

selecting, from the plurality of images, a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the photo album;

graphically displaying the first group of one or more images within a first border that represents the first page;

graphically displaying the second group of one or more images within a second border that represents the second page;

automatically selecting a first page layout from the library of page layouts, wherein the first page layout comprises one or more image receiving areas, wherein the formats of the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout are matched with the formats of the one or more images in the first group;

automatically placing the first group of one or more images into the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout to produce the first page in the photo album;

automatically selecting a second page layout from the library of page layouts, wherein the second page layout comprises one or more image receiving areas, wherein the formats of the one or more image receiving areas in the second page layout are matched with the formats of the one or more images in the second group; and

automatically placing the second group of one or more images into the one or more image receiving areas in the second page layout to produce the second page in the photo album.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising moving an image within the first border into the second border to move the associated image from the first page to the second page.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising automatically selecting a first page layout from the library of page layouts after the step of moving, wherein the formats of the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout are matched with the formats of the one or more images positioned within the first border.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising automatically selecting a second page layout from the library of page layouts after the step of moving, wherein the formats of the one or more image receiving areas in the second page layout are matched with the formats of the one or more images positioned within the second border.

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