Patent ID: 8601372

Claim:
A computerized method for allowing a user to create a digital multimedia album through a graphical user interface, the created digital multimedia album including media album components including at least a name, a plurality of audio media, a plurality of image media, and text associated with each of the plurality of audio media, the method comprising, performing, with a computer the steps of: (a) receiving from the user a selection of one of a plurality of templates for the digital media album, each template defining at least a layout of the media album components in the created digital media album, a navigation among components of the created digital multimedia album, and a sequence of display of the media album components of the created digital multimedia album; (b) receiving from the user a subset of the media album components; (c) in response to a user input to the graphical user interface, compiling an interim digital multimedia album using the selected template, the subset of media album components, and default data for each media album component not included in the subset of media album components, and thereafter displaying to the user the interim digital multimedia album, wherein the displayed interim digital multimedia album includes the layout, navigation, and the sequence of display of the selected template; (d) receiving from the user additions to the subset of the media album components, and repeating step (c) with the subset including said additions; (e) receiving from the user further additions to the subset of the media album components until all of said media album components are received; (f) compiling the created digital multimedia album using the selected template and said media album components.