Patent ID: 8374923

Claim:
A method for generating a multimedia presentation, comprising: receiving first selections of a multimedia files to include in the multimedia presentation; determining an arrangement for the multimedia presentation and associated with the first multimedia file; determining a format for the multimedia presentation; providing the multimedia presentation, wherein the multimedia presentation is a screen saver displayed on a display device, and wherein the screensaver includes at least one song; receiving a second selection of a second multimedia file to include in the multimedia presentation, wherein the second multimedia file is selected from a group consisting of a song, a picture, a graphic, and a video, wherein the second multimedia file is stored on a server computer; determining a second arrangement for the multimedia presentation, wherein the second arrangement is associated with the second multimedia file; receiving a second format for the multimedia presentation, wherein the second format is associated with the second multimedia file; receiving a third selection of a third multimedia file to include in the multimedia presentation, wherein the third multimedia file is selected from a group consisting of a song, a picture, a graphic, and a video, wherein the third multimedia file is provided by a third party provider; determining a third arrangement for the multimedia presentation, wherein the third arrangement is associated with the third multimedia file; receiving a third format for the multimedia presentation, wherein the third format is associated with the third multimedia file; receiving a directive to send a user to the third party provider; sending the user to the third party provider; determining if the user has downloaded the third multimedia file from the third party provider; and storing the multimedia presentation in a computer memory; and wherein all the above recited steps are executed by a processor.