Patent ID: 6097389
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for presenting a collection of digital media in a digital image album, said method comprising:displaying in a first region a full view of a page of a digital image album, said page being capable of displaying at least one visual representation of a digital media on said page, said page having a position in said first region which is capable of displaying an image of a first visual representation, said image being stored in a file storage device by a file management system;displaying in a second region said first visual representation while displaying said page in said first region, said image being displayable at said position after a dragging operation is performed from said first visual representation in said second region to said position, said image being concurrently displayed in said first region and in said second region after said dragging operation and wherein said first visual representation occupies less displayed space in said second region than said image occupies in said page;storing in a database said first visual representation and an association to said image as stored on said file storage device wherein said database comprises digital image information which specifies an assigned order of digital images in said digital image album, and further wherein said assigned order may be changed by a dragging operation performed on said first visual representation within said second region, said dragging operation further comprising selecting said first visual representation in said second region by positioning a cursor over said first visual representation and moving said cursor, after selecting said first visual representation, to said position.