Patent ID: 9300817
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing layers across multiple pages of a photo project via an electronic interface provided by a server comprising a hardware processor and a non-transitory physical storage medium storing program code executable by the hardware processor, the server connected to a data network, the method comprising: recording a position and a layer value for each of a plurality of objects in the photo project, wherein the plurality of objects are positioned on a first page of the photo project, and wherein the plurality of objects occupy a plurality of layers; receiving an instruction to move the plurality of objects simultaneously from the position on the first page to a new position on a second page of the photo project; after receiving the instruction to move the plurality of objects, assigning the recorded layer values to the plurality of objects; and moving the plurality of objects, at the recorded layer values, from the first page to the second page while preserving the recorded layer values across pages, wherein each of the plurality of objects moved is placed in a corresponding layer on the second page.