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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2008
Nikhil Bhatt, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alex Wallace, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Curt Bianchi, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mark Kawano, San Mateo, CA (US);
Greg Gilley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Nikhil Bhatt, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alex Wallace, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Curt Bianchi, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mark Kawano, San Mateo, CA (US);
Greg Gilley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method that from a source external to a device, imports a first image and a lower resolution second image that corresponds to the first image into the device. The method assigns the second image as a temporary preview of the first image. The method generates a preview third image for the first image. In some embodiments, the method further selects the first image for display before generating the preview third image. The selecting causes the temporary preview image to be displayed as a preview of the first image. In some embodiments, the method further selects the first image for display after generating the preview third image. The selecting causes the preview third image to be displayed as a preview of the first image.