Patent ID: 7877696

Claim:
A method for managing presentation of digital images using an array of multiple separate digital media frames each separately positionable in a separate location and providing separate digital images to each frame that are viewable within a presentation space, the method comprising the steps of: providing access to a source of a plurality of digital images and their associated metadata; deriving additional metadata from analysis of the digital images; determining the number, present positions, sizes, shapes or aspect ratios of the array of multiple separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images, the multiple separate digital media frames each including a display device separate from the other digital media frames, and further including determining the number of multiple separate digital media frames that are capable of presenting content that is observable from any position in a common viewing area; using the associated and derived metadata to determine the semantic content of the accessed digital images; selecting digital images for presentation based on the semantic content; determining a manner for presenting the selected digital images based on the semantic content using the determined number, present positions, sizes, shapes or aspect ratios of the array of digital media frames such that each frame contains one digital image; and presenting the selected digital images in the determined manner using the array of digital media frames.