Patent ID: 8185822

Claim:
A method comprising: from a source external to a device, importing a first image and a lower resolution second image corresponding to the first image into the device; assigning the second image as a preview of the first image; when a preview generation option for enabling and disabling generation of preview images from the first image is enabled: (i) generating a preview third image for the first image, and (ii) assigning the preview third image as the preview of the first image; receiving a selection to display the first image in a display area; when a preview display option for displaying preview images is disabled, displaying the first image in the display area in response to said selection of the first image for display; and when the preview display option for displaying preview images is enabled, displaying the assigned preview image in the display area in response to said selection of the first image for display, wherein said preview generation option is different than said preview display option in that the preview display option enables and disables display of a preview image in lieu of displaying a master image and the preview generation option enables and disables generation of a preview image from a master image.