Creating an album

A system for creating an album, comprising:

• an image input configured to receive a plurality of related images;
• an image memory coupled to the image input;
• an image processor coupled to the image memory;
• and
• an album output coupled to the image processor;
• wherein the image processor is configured to:
• retrieve the plurality of related images from the image memory;
• assign a story schema to the plurality of related images based upon input from at least one user;
• use game play with at least one user to assign metadata labels to at least one of the plurality of related images, the game play including
• images appearing and fading away and inviting a user to click on those images most relevant, and
• assigning a relevance valuation to at least one of the plurality of related images to determine which of the plurality of related images are to be included in the album;
• assign album layout rules based upon the story schema and the metadata labels, including considering the number of the plurality of related images that have attached metadata labels indicating high relevance to the story schema;
• create album pages based upon the album layout rules;
• and
• assign at least one of the plurality of related images to the album pages by comparing the metadata labels to the album layout rules;
• and
• send the album to the album output.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions thereon which, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• incorporating a plurality of related images into an image memory;
• assigning a story schema to the plurality of related images based upon input from at least one user;
• using game play with at least one user to assign metadata labels to at least one of the plurality of related images, the game play including
• images appearing and fading away and inviting a user to click on those images most relevant, and assigning a relevance valuation to at least one of the plurality of related images to determine which of the plurality of related images are to be included in the album, wherein the metadata labels indicate a relevance valuation or a quality valuation;
• assigning album layout rules based upon the story schema and the metadata labels including considering the number of the plurality of related images that have attached metadata labels indicating high relevance to the story schema;
• creating album pages based upon the album layout rules;
• assigning at least one of the plurality of related images to the album pages by comparing the metadata labels to the album layout rules;
• and
• displaying the album.