SYSTEM, METHOD, AND TOUCH SCREEN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING PHOTOS AND CREATING PHOTO BOOKS
First Claim
1. A touch-screen apparatus for viewing and editing a story containing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries, the touch screen apparatus including a touch screen display, a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to perform the operations of:
- displaying a plurality of graphical elements representing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries from a user'"'"'s library, the plurality of graphical elements arranged according to a first set of selectable options;
receiving an indication that a user has touched a first one of the graphical elements a first time using the touch screen display and responsively highlighting the first graphical element with a first highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is to be used in a current story;
receiving an indication that the user has touched the first one of the graphical elements a second time using the touch screen display and responsively highlighting the first graphical element with a second highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is to be a favorite for the current story.
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Abstract
An touch-screen apparatus and method for viewing and editing a story. For example, a touch-screen apparatus for viewing and editing a story containing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries is described in one embodiment, the touch screen apparatus including a touch screen display, a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to perform the operations of: displaying a plurality of graphical elements representing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries from a user'"'"'s library, the plurality of graphical elements arranged according to a first set of selectable options; receiving an indication that a user has touched a first one of the graphical elements a first time using the touch screen display and responsively highlighting the first graphical element with a first highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is to be used in a current story; receiving an indication that the user has touched the first one of the graphical elements a second time using the touch screen display and responsively highlighting the first graphical element with a second highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is to be a favorite for the current story.
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20 Claims
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1. A touch-screen apparatus for viewing and editing a story containing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries, the touch screen apparatus including a touch screen display, a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to perform the operations of:
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displaying a plurality of graphical elements representing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries from a user'"'"'s library, the plurality of graphical elements arranged according to a first set of selectable options; receiving an indication that a user has touched a first one of the graphical elements a first time using the touch screen display and responsively highlighting the first graphical element with a first highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is to be used in a current story; receiving an indication that the user has touched the first one of the graphical elements a second time using the touch screen display and responsively highlighting the first graphical element with a second highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is to be a favorite for the current story. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A touch-screen apparatus for viewing and editing a story containing photos, the touch screen apparatus including a touch screen display, a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to perform the operations of:
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displaying a first photo from the story within an editing window in response to the user selecting an edit function using the touch-screen display; displaying a cropping border around the first photo, the cropping border indicating how the photo is to be cropped for use in the story; receiving an indication that the user has touched the photo with a finger and moved the finger used to touch the photo along the touch-screen display; and moving the photo in response to the movement of the user'"'"'s finger while retaining the cropping border in a stationery position, thereby adjusting the relative positions between the cropping border and the photo. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A touch-screen apparatus for viewing and editing a story containing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries, the touch screen apparatus including a touch screen display, a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to perform the operations of:
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displaying a plurality of graphical elements representing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries from a user'"'"'s library, the plurality of graphical elements arranged according to a first set of selectable options; receiving an indication that a user has touched a first one of the graphical elements a first time using the touch screen display and responsively highlighting the first graphical element with a first highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is to be used in a current story; receiving an indication that the user has touched the first one of the graphical elements a second time using the touch screen display and responsively de-selecting the first graphical element by removing the first highlight graphic to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is de-selected; and associating a favorite graphic with the first one of the graphical elements to indicate that the photo, video, audio and/or text entry represented by the first graphical element is a favorite. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A touch-screen apparatus for viewing and editing a story containing photos, videos, audio and/or text entries, the touch screen apparatus including a touch screen display, a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to generate a touch screen graphical user interface comprising:
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a plurality of graphical elements representing photos, videos, audio, text entries, and/or stories from a user'"'"'s library, the plurality of graphical elements arranged according to a first set of selectable options; a navigation region comprising a set of navigation options including a live feed option, a stories option and a library option, wherein a default view of the plurality of graphical elements comprises a listing of photos, videos, audio and/or text entries of the user and one or more designated friends of the user determined to be of interest to the user based on the current date and the metadata associated with the photos, videos, audio and/or text entries; wherein upon selecting the live feed option, the plurality of graphical elements displayed comprise a listing of photos, videos, audio and/or text entries of the user and one or more designated friends of the user, the photos, videos, audio and/or text entries arranged in order of how recently the photos, videos, audio and/or text entries were added to the user'"'"'s or the user'"'"'s friends'"'"' libraries; wherein upon selecting the stories option, the plurality of graphical elements displayed comprises stories created with the user'"'"'s and/or the user'"'"'s friends'"'"' photos, videos, audio and/or text entries; and wherein upon selecting the library option, the plurality of graphical elements displayed comprises a listing of the user'"'"'s photos, videos, audio and/or text entries arranged according to the first set of selectable options.
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Specification