Method and system for allowing a user to specify actions that are to be automatically performed on data objects uploaded to a server

A server-side system, comprising:

• a client device including a web browser for accessing at least one data object;
• a server in communication with the client device over a network for storing the at least one data object, the server further including action item means for maintaining and processing a user configurable action list, wherein the client device and the server interact to enable a user to specify actions that are to be automatically performed on the at least one data object uploaded from the client device or another client device to the server by,
• maintaining on the server at least one user configurable action list that contains one or more action items representing actions that can be taken with respect to the at least one data object, wherein each of the action items is associated with an executable software object on the network that performs the action;
• in response to the user accessing the server and initiating a task on the server with respect to the at least one data object, displaying at least one of the action items contained in the action list associated with the task to the user for selection of the action items therein;
• transmitting an ID of each of the action items selected by the user from the client device to the server;
• and
• invoking the executuble software object associated with the received action item ID for automatically performing the action 'selected by the user on the at least one uploaded data object.

A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for allowing a user to specify actions that are to be automatically performed on data objects uploaded to a server, the program instructions for:

• maintaining on the server at least one user configurable action list that contains one or more action items representing actions that can be taken with respect to at least one data object uploaded to the server from a client device, wherein each of the action items is associated with an executable software object on the network that performs the action;
• in response to the user accessing the server and initiating a task on the server with respect to the at least one data object, displaying at least one of the action items contained in the action list associated with the task to the user for selection of the action items therein;
• receiving by the server an ID of each of the action items selected by the user;
• and
• invoking the executable software object associated with the received action item ID for automatically performing the action selected by the user on the at least one uploaded data object.

A server-side photosharing system, comprising:

• a client device including a web browser and a user image;
• a server in communication with the client device over a network for storing the user image, the server further including action item means for maintaining and processing a user configurable action list, wherein the client device and the server interact to enable a user to specify actions that are to be automatically performed on the image uploaded from the client device to the server by, maintaining on the server at least one user configurable action list that contains one or more action items representing actions that can be taken with respect to the image, wherein each of the action items is associated with an executable software object on the network that performs the action;
• in response to the user accessing the server and initiating a task on the server with respect to the image, displaying at least one of the action items contained in the action list associated with the task to the user for selection of the action items therein;
• transmitting an ID of each of the action items selected by the user from the client device to the server;
• and
• invoking the executuble software object associated with the received action item ID for automatically performing the action selected by the user on the image.