Patent ID: 8078969

Claim:
A method for allowing a user to manipulate images at a user interface on a computer device, comprising: displaying a plurality of image receiving areas in the image collage layout at a user interface on a computer device, wherein the plurality of image receiving areas comprise a first group of image receiving areas and a second group of image receiving areas, wherein each of the plurality of image receiving areas is configured to receive and display an image; allowing a user to select a first tilt angle for the first group of image receiving areas; displaying the first group of the image receiving areas at the first tilt angle in the image collage layout at the user interface; allowing the user to select a second tilt angle for the second group of image receiving areas; and displaying the second group of the image receiving areas at the second tilt angle in the image collage layout at the user interface, wherein the user interface comprises at least one control configured to allow the user to continuously vary the first tilt angle and the second tilt angle, wherein the at least one control comprises a first slideable tab and one of a second slideable tab or a third slideable tab at the user interface, wherein the first slidable tab is configured to be slided by a user to select the first tilt angle and the second tilt angle, wherein the second slidable tab is configured to adjust the amount of padding between the plurality of image receiving areas, and the third slideable tab is configured to adjust the width of a canvas border for the image receiving areas in the image collage layout are adjustable by the user at the user interface, wherein the plurality of image receiving areas are positioned at a plurality of grid points on the user interface, wherein each of the grid points defines a center of rotation for the image receiving area located at the respective grid point.