Patent ID: 8407595

Claim:
A method for displaying images comprising: specifying at least one source of a plurality of sources from which to access a plurality of presentation images to be displayed in a visual presentation, the plurality of sources including a remote source and a local source; accessing a plurality of presentation images from the one or more specified sources by a server, one or more of the plurality of presentation images having inconsistent presentation attributes; arranging the plurality of presentation images by the server according to at least one characteristic provided by a client; organizing the plurality of presentation images in the visual presentation by the server, wherein organizing includes automatically modifying the inconsistent presentation attributes of the one or more of the plurality of presentation images to have consistent presentation attributes, wherein modifying the inconsistent presentation attributes of the one or more of the plurality of presentation images includes modifying exposure of the one or more of the plurality of presentation images to be consistent; requesting and receiving compensation from the client before the visual presentation is sent to the client, an amount of compensation varies depending on which sources of the plurality of sources are accessed to retrieve the plurality of presentation images, where the remote source is more expensive to access than the local source; and transmitting the visual presentation from the server to the client.