Patent Document ID: 8332427
Application ID: 12512060
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method for generating an artist coordinated image display, comprising the steps of: designing a plurality of digital templates including storing the designed digital templates in a template database accessible by the computer, the designed digital templates including a number, location, and shape of windows in each designed digital template, color and texture of a body of each designed digital template, and image attribute requirements for digital images to be merged into the windows; designating one of the windows in each of the designed digital templates as a primary window, the primary window being so designated because it is either a largest window in its designed digital template or a window over a center of its designed digital template; storing a plurality of digital images in an image database having computer searchable image attributes associated therewith; displaying the plurality of designed digital templates to a user for facilitating selecting of at least one of the designed digital templates by the user, including receiving from the user a selection of at least one of the designed digital templates; automatically merging a digital image provided by the user into the primary window in the selected designed digital template, including displaying the merged image and the selected designed digital template to the user; automatically searching the plurality of digital images in the image database including finding digital images to be merged into secondary windows in the selected designed digital template that satisfy their image attribute requirements; and automatically merging into the secondary windows digital images found in the image database including displaying a completed selected designed digital template that includes the digital image provided by the user merged in the primary window therein and the digital images found in the image database merged in the secondary windows therein.