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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Eugene Chen, Belmont, CA (US);
Trynne Anne Miller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Su Mien Quek, Oakland, CA (US);
Eugene Chen, Belmont, CA (US);
Trynne Anne Miller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Su Mien Quek, Oakland, CA (US);
Shutterfly, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a photo album includes providing a plurality of images comprising a first image, associating text information with the first image, and providing a library of page layouts each comprising one or more image receiving areas. A page layout includes an image caption area associated with one of the image receiving areas in the page layout. After the step of associating, the method includes automatically selecting a first page layout from the library of page layouts, wherein the first page layout comprises an image receiving area and an image caption area in association with the image receiving area, automatically placing the first image in the image receiving area in the first page layout, and automatically placing the text information into the image caption area in association with the image receiving area in the first page layout to produce a page in the photo album.