Meta-application architecture for integrating photo-service websites for browser-enabled devices

A system for allowing a web application to operate on images stored on a browser-enabled device and on images stored in a remote location, comprising:

• a server that communicates with a browser-enabled device over a network;
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• an image-related web application, downloadable to the device over the network, the web application executable on the device and configured for receiving from the device a list of images stored on the device, for receiving from the server a list of images stored at a remote location, and for providing content combining the lists of images received from the device and server, wherein the content is presentable on the device and includes an image reference for each image included in the combined lists of images and an indication of whether each image is stored on the device or at the remote location.

A system for allowing a web application to operate on images stored on a browser-enabled device and on images stored in a remote location, comprising:

• a client device having images stored thereon, the client device configured to communicate with a server over a network;
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• a web browser included on the client device, the web browser configured to execute an image-related web application received by the client device over the network, to provide a list of images stored on the client device to the web application, and to present content, received from the web application, combining the list of images stored on the client device with a list of images stored at a remote location, wherein the content includes an image reference for each image included in the combined lists of images and an indication of whether each image is stored on the client device or at the remote location.