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US6964025B2 · kind B2 · utility

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49Claims
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Filing dateMar 20, 2001
Grant dateNov 8, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/958
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tool that enables a user to easily and automatically create a photo gallery of thumbnail images on a Web page. A user selects a group of original images, and the tool automatically produces a corresponding group of thumbnail images on the Web page, with hyperlinks to the corresponding original images. Four predefined templates are included, each defining a different format for the thumbnail images including a vertically oriented gallery, a horizontally oriented gallery, a slide show gallery, and a montage gallery. Captions and descriptive text can also be entered and displayed for the thumbnail images in most of the style galleries. An edit function enables a user to add or delete images to existing galleries and to automatically modify the appearance of a photo gallery by selecting and applying a different template.

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