Electronic image processing system
AssigneeFotoMedia Technologies, LLC
InventorsNeil L. Mayle, David L. Rose
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Abstract
A system for creation of an image display such as an electronic postcard. The system interacts with a user to create and configure the display. The user provides the image data to the system and optionally specifies a message and addressee for the image display. The system creates the display, comprising a mixture of image and textual data, and sends a notification including identification of the display to a specified addressee, for instance, the recipient of the postcard. The addressee can then request receipt of the display from the system via the identification information sent by the system.
Claims15
A method of sharing an image object located on a server comprising the steps of:
- receiving image data representing an electronic image;
- storing the received image data;
- associating an identifier with the stored image data;
- receiving an address for at least one recipient, the address specifying the location to send a message;
- generating a message including the identifier;
- and
- sending the message to the address for at least one recipient, whereby the at least one recipient can receive the message containing the identifier for the object.
A method of creating an image object on a server comprising the steps of, at the server:
- receiving data representing an electronic image;
- storing the received electronic image data;
- manipulating the stored electronic image data;
- and
- generating an image object, the image object containing at least a portion of the manipulated stored electronic image data.
A system for generation of a display including image comprising:
- a server computer having:
- at least one CPU,
- a storage device,
- an input interface for receiving user information, and
- a communications interface adapted for exchange of information between computers,
- the CPU adapted by a program to:
- input user information from the input interface, the user information including electronic image data and destination data specifying at least one destination;
- store the user information in the storage device;
- process the electronic image data;
- generate the display including at least a portion of the processed electronic image data;
- associate an identifier with the display;
- create a message including the identifier;
- and
- send the message via the communications interface to the at least one destination specified by the destination data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.