Patent ID: 6275829
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for enabling a user to automatically introduce a thumbnail image into a Web page to represent an original image, said thumbnail image having a size that is substantially smaller than the original image, comprising the steps of:(a) enabling the user to select the original image that is to be represented by the thumbnail image;(b) producing the thumbnail image from the selected original image;(c) placing the thumbnail image into the Web page to represent said original image;(d) automatically providing in the Web page a hyperlink from the thumbnail image to the original image; and(e) enabling the user to save the Web page, the thumbnail image, and the hyperlink, said Web page including a markup tag associated with the thumbnail image so that the thumbnail image appears in the Web page when the Web page is displayed, said hyperlink enabling the original image to be retrieved and displayed if the thumbnail image is then selected in the displayed Web page and the hyperlink is activated.