Patent ID: 8907961

Claim:
A system for creation and manipulation of still images, the system comprising: an image processing memory portion; a digital media reader configured to receive a plurality of images from a first storage medium; a controller configured to transfer the received plurality of images to the image processing memory portion; a timer; and a software system configured to: prepare the received plurality of images for rendering on a display as a thumbnail gallery; receive a selection of two or more of the plurality of images in the thumbnail gallery; remove remaining images other than the two or more selected images from the thumbnail gallery; receiving user input to cause a rearrangement of an order of the two or more selected images, wherein the user input comprises interchanging a location of a first of the two or more selected images with a location of a second of the two or more selected images; and creating a digital photo album based on the received rearrangement of the order of the two or more selected images and by performing one or more tasks associated with one or more of the two or more selected images, wherein the rearrangement of the order causes the first of the two or more selected images to be displayed later than the second of the two or more selected image when the digital photo album is displayed; storing the digital photo album, wherein content of the digital photo album is manipulated based on input that is received after the creation of the digital photo album; and configuring the digital photo album for display on a stand-alone system communicatively coupled to a television, wherein the stand-alone system requires no connection to a personal computer, and wherein configuring the digital photo album for display comprises enabling the display of each of the two or more selected images that comprise the digital photo album for a pre-determined time period as indicated by the timer.