Patent ID: 8036489
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
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.