Smart page photo sizing, composing and cropping tool

• US 20080007788A1
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Glogood Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Glogood Incorporated
• Inventors: Pham, Thuy, Stuber, Craig, Good, Frederick
• Application Number:
  US11/819,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20080007788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/302
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00196 Creation of a photo-montage, e.g. photoalbum H04N1/0019 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3875 combined with enlarging or reducing enlarging or reducing per se H04N1/393

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to systems, methods and computer applications for the management of photos. The present invention preferably includes a photo manager comprising an image editor, a resize tool and a cropping tool. The image editor preferably has a defined boundary and is superimposable and movable over a photo. The resize tool preferably provides for resizing at least a section of the photo within the defined boundary of the image editor. The cropping tool preferably provides for cropping the photo as defined by the boundary of the image editor.

Claims

1. A method of managing photos, comprising:

providing a user interface comprising a photo manager, the photo manager comprising an image editor, the image editor having a defined boundary;

superimposing the image editor over at least a section of a photo; and

resizing at least a portion of the photo within the defined boundary of the image editor.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising moving the image editor over the photo so that a desired section of the photo rests within the defined boundary of the image editor.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising cropping the photo as defined by the boundary of the image editor.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising cropping the photo after resizing the photo.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface for providing the user with at least one layout, wherein the layout is customizable by the user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface for providing the user with at least one layout, wherein the layout comprises at least one photo box for placement of the photo.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising accessing the photo manager via the photo box.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the photo box contains a photo resized or cropped by the photo manager.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface for providing the user with the photo manager.

10. A photo management system, said photo management system comprising:

a photo manager comprising an image editor and a resize tool;

the image editor having a defined boundary and superimposable over a photo; and

a resize tool providing for resizing at least a section of the photo within the defined boundary of the image editor.

11. The photo management system of claim 10, wherein the image editor is movable over the photo so that a desired section of the photo rests within the defined boundary of the image editor.

12. The photo management system of claim 10, further comprising a cropping tool for cropping the photo as defined by the boundary of the image editor.

13. The photo management system of claim 12, wherein the photo is cropped before or after the photo is resized.

14. The photo management system of claim 10, further comprising a user interface for providing the user with at least one layout, wherein the layout is customizable by the user.

15. The photo management system of claim 10, further comprising a user interface for providing the user with at least one layout, wherein the layout comprises at least one photo box for placement of the photo.

16. The photo management system of claim 15, wherein the photo manager is accessible via the photo box.

17. The photo management system of claim 15, wherein the photo box contains a photo resized or cropped by the photo manager.

18. The photo management system of claim 10, further comprising a user interface for providing the user with the photo manager.

19. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, the one or more computer programs implementing a method for managing photos, the one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:

providing a user interface comprising a photo manager, the photo manager comprising an image editor, the image editor having a defined boundary;

superimposing the image editor over at least a portion of a photo; and

resizing at least a section of the photo within the defined boundary of the image editor.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising moving the image editor over the photo so that a desired section of the photo rests within the defined boundary of the image editor.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising cropping the photo as defined by the boundary of the image editor.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21, further comprising cropping the photo before resizing the photo.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21, further comprising cropping the photo after resizing the photo.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising a user interface for providing the user with at least one layout, wherein the layout is customizable by the user.

25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising providing a user interface for providing the user with a layout, wherein the layout comprises at least one photo box for the placement of at least one photo.

26. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the photo manager is accessible via said photo box.

27. A photo management system, said system comprising:

a first user interface for providing the user with a layout, wherein said layout comprises at least one photo box for the placement of at least one photo;

a second user interface for providing the user with a photo manager, wherein said photo manager is accessible via said photo box.

28. The photo management system of claim 27, further comprising:

the photo manager comprising an image editor;

the image editor having a defined boundary and superimposable over a photo; and

a resize tool providing for resizing at least a section of the photo within the defined boundary of the image editor.

29. The photo management system of claim 28, further comprising:

the image editor movable over the photo so that a desired section of the photo rests within the defined boundary of the image editor.

30. The photo management system of claim 28, further comprising:

a cropping tool for cropping the photo as defined by the boundary of the image editor.

31. The photo management system of claim 27, wherein the layout is customizable by the user.

32. A method of managing photos, said method comprising:

providing a user interface comprising a layout, wherein said layout comprises at least one photo box for the placement of at least one photo;

accessing a photo manager via said photo box;

providing the photo manager within a user interface.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

the photo manager comprising an image editor, the image editor having a defined boundary;

superimposing the image editor over at least a portion of a photo; and

resizing at least a section of the photo within the defined boundary of the image editor.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising moving the image editor over the photo so that a desired section of the photo rests within the defined boundary of the image editor.

35. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

cropping the photo as defined by the boundary of the image editor.

36. The method of claim 32, wherein the layout is customizable by the user.