Methods for generating composite images including positioning grid

• US 20060031392A1
• Filed: 12/02/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vision IP LLC
• Original Assignee: Branders Corporation
• Inventors: McLaughlin, Gerald, Lunetta, Larry, Harms, Criss, Sipes, David, Jones, Eliott
• Granted Patent: US 7,050,654 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

Methods for generating composite images are disclosed. A first image is selected via a Web interface presented on a browser and a second image is selected via a Web interface presented on the browser. The second image is positioned relative to the first image to generate relative positioning information, wherein generating relative positioning information includes selecting a location on a positioning grid via a Web interface presented on the browser. The selection of the first image and the second image and the relative positioning information is communicated to a sever via a network and a composite image is generated at the server. The composite image is communicated from the server to the browser via the network.

Claims

1. A method for generating a composite image including:

presenting a first image via a Web interface presented on a browser;

presenting a second image via a Web interface presented on the browser;

communicating a selection of the first image and the second image to a server via a network;

automatically generating a composite image of the first image and the second image at the server;

communicating the composite image from the server to the browser via the network;

positioning the second image relative to the first image via a Web interface presented on the browser to generate relative positioning information;

communicating the relative positioning information to the server via the network; and

automatically generating the composite image of the first image and the second image at the server according to the relative positioning information;

wherein the positioning of the second image relative to the first image further includes selecting a location on a positioning grid via a Web interface presented on the browser, the selection generating the relative positioning information.

2. A network-based method for generating a composite image, the method including:

presenting a first image for user selection via a first Web interface presented on a browser;

uploading a second image;

communicating a selection of the first image and the second image to a server via a network;

receiving a composite image of the first image and the second image from the server at the browser via the network;

displaying the composite image via a second Web interface presented on the browser;

positioning the second image relative to the first image via a Web interface presented on the browser to generate a relative positioning information;

communicating the relative positioning information to the server via the network;

receiving the composite image of the first image and the second image from the server to the browser, the composite image generated according to the relative positioning information; and

displaying the composite image at the browser;

wherein positioning of the second image relative to the first image further includes selecting a location on a positioning grid via a Web interface presented on the browser, the selection generating the relative positioning information.

3. A network-based method for generating a composite image, the method including:

presenting a first image for user selection via a first Web interface presented on a browser;

presenting a second image for user selection via a second Web interface presented on the browser;

communicating a selection of the first image and the second image to a server via a network;

receiving a composite image of the first image and the second image from the server at the browser via the network;

displaying the composite image via a third Web interface presented on the browser;

positioning the second image relative to the first image via a Web interface presented on the browser to generate a relative positioning information;

communicating the relative positioning information to the server via the network;

receiving the composite image of the first image and the second image from the server to the browser, the composite image generated according to the relative positioning information; and

displaying the composite image at the browser;

wherein positioning of the second image relative to the first image further includes selecting a location on a positioning grid via a Web interface presented on the browser, the selection generating the relative positioning information.