Patent ID: 8683014

Claim:
A network server, comprising: a database; and a processor, coupled to communicate with the database, the processor configured to implement an application to: (a) receive photos from one or more subscribed users of mobile terminals; (b) store the received photos in the database; (c) send a photo notification to the subscribed users; and (d) distribute a voting queue image which contains an image of each of the stored photos to one or more of the subscribed users; (e) distribute a pop-up notification for display on a mobile terminal, television or computer of a selected subscribed user among the subscribed users when one or more other subscribed users have published a new photo, wherein said pop-up notification when displayed enables the selected subscribed user to interact with the mobile terminal, television or computer to view and rate the new photo; and (f) prompt the selected subscribed user to select whether to notify a shooter of the new photo that the selected subscribed user is interested in communicating with a person who is depicted in the new photo, wherein the shooter is among the one or more other subscribed users.