Patent ID: 8547400

Claim:
A method of arranging a digital image in one of a plurality of image receiving placeholders of an electronic photo album document, said method comprising the steps of: displaying the electronic photo album document on a first virtual plane of a display on a display device; displaying a plurality of digital images on the display, the plurality of digital images being arranged on a second virtual plane separate from, and overlaying, the first virtual plane of the electronic photo album document such that the plurality of digital images is partly transparent, the electronic photo album document is partly transparent, or both the plurality of digital images and the electronic photo album are partly transparent, said partial transparency enabling both the plurality of digital images and the electronic photo album document to be contemporaneously visible on the display device, the second virtual plane extending, in at least one dimension, beyond the boundary of the display and being able to be panned on the display device independently of the electronic photo album document; selecting a digital image from the plurality of displayed digital images, and upon the selection, at least partly hiding the non-selected digital images to increase the visibility of the electronic photo album document on the display device; and arranging the selected digital image in one of the plurality of image receiving placeholders of the electronic photo album document.