Abstract:
A method for automatically organizing images uploaded from a computer to a server is disclosed. Aspects of the invention include receiving an upload of image files from the computer on the server, where the upload includes a folder hierarchy defining how the image files are stored on the computer. The images files are then automatically stored and organized on the server, such that the folder hierarchy of the image files is preserved.
Abstract:
A method for automatically organizing images uploaded from a computer to a server is disclosed. Aspects of the invention include receiving an upload of image files from the computer on the server, where the upload includes a folder hierarchy defining how the image files are stored on the computer. The images files are then automatically stored and organized on the server, such that the folder hierarchy of the image files is preserved.
Abstract:
A method and system for allowing a user to select actions to be taken by a server when uploading images from a hand-held image capture device is disclosed. The method and system include storing an action list on the image capture device that includes one or more items representing actions that the server should take with respect to uploaded images. After the user initiates an image upload process, the action list is displayed to the user on the image capture device for user selection. After the user selects at least one of the items in the action list, the images and the selected action list item are sent to the server, and the server performs the specified action on the uploaded images.
Abstract:
A system and method hosts entity-specific photo-sharing websites for entity-specific image capture devices. The system and method provides software for the entity-specific image capture devices that causes the image capture devices to transmit entity ID information when the image capture devices transmit images over the Internet. The system and method further provide an online photosharing service capable of hosting the entity-specific photo-sharing websites for each of the entities, such that when the image capture devices connect to photo-sharing service, the photo-sharing service uses the entity ID received from the image capture devices to automatically associate the image with the photo-sharing websites of the identified entity.
Abstract:
A method and system for requesting prints of digital images displayed online is disclosed. The present invention provides a network-based photosharing system that includes a plurality of peer nodes (16a-16d) that contain images and that are capable of communicating with other peer nodes. The method and system include allowing a user of a first one of the peer nodes (16a) to invite (30) at least one visitor to view images hosted on the first peer node, and allowing the visitor to browse the images on the first peer node and to select one or more images to print by filling-out a print request form (32) that identifies only the visitor and the selected images. The method and system further include notifying the user of the submission of the print request form, wherein once notified, the user accesses the print request form, prints the selected images, and delivers the prints to the visitor.
Abstract:
A method and system (10) for allowing a user to select actions to be taken by a server (18) when uploading images from a hand-held image capture device (12) is disclosed. The method and system include storing action list on the image capture device (12) that includes one or more items representing actions that the server should take with respect to upload images. After the user initiates an image upload process, the action list is displayed to the user on the image capture device (12) for user selection. After the user selects at leasst one of the items in the action list, the images and the selects action list item are sent to the server, and the server performs the specified action on the uploaded images.
Abstract:
A method and system for providing on online file- service that automatically stores and organizes digital files. The method and system include providing the server with a set of trigger handlers that are each configured to perform a particular action on a digital file. The user may log into the server and specify attribute criteria for each of the trigger handlers. Digital files uploaded by the user are received by the server, wherein each file has a plurality of attributes associated therewith. The attributes of each file are then compared with the attribute criteria entered by the user for each of the trigger handlers. And upon a match, the corresponding trigger handler is invoked, such that actions are automatically performed on the digital files.
Abstract:
A meta-application architecture (22) for integrating photo-service-based websites is disclosed. The online system (10) includes a plurality of client devices (12) capable of storing and displaying digital images, wherein a portion of the client devices communicate data in different formats. The system (10) also includes a plurality of online photo-service sites, wherein each of the photo-service sites (14) utilize different data models. The online system (10) further includes a server (20) for communicating with both the client devices (12) and the phot-service sites (14) over a network. A meta-application (22) is also provided that is accessible by the server (20) for defining a common data model format for the different formats of the photo-service sites. In operation, when a request is received from a client device (12) for photo-services from a particular photo-service site (14), the request is is passed to the photo-service site (14). When the response from the photo-service site (14) is received, the response is converted from the data model of the photo-service site (14) to the common data model format, and the converted request is then presented to the requesting client device (12) in the data format required by the requesting client device (12).
Abstract:
A method for automatically organizing images uploaded from a computer to a server is disclosed. Aspects of the invention include receiving an upload of image files from the computer on the server, where the upload includes a folder hierarchy defining how the image files are stored on the computer. The images files are then automatically stored and organized on the server, such that the folder hierarchy of the image files is preserved.