Compare mode for variable number of images
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1. A method comprising performing a machine-executed operation involving stored instructions, wherein the machine-executed operation comprises:
- A) sending said instructions over transmission media;
B) receiving said instructions over transmission media;
C) storing said instructions onto a machine-readable storage medium; and
D) executing the instructions;
wherein said instructions are instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of;
displaying on the screen of a display device thumbnails of a plurality of digital images;
receiving a first user input that selects a subset of said thumbnails, said subset including multiple thumbnails;
displaying in a comparative mode on a portion of the screen a set of images, each image of the set corresponding to a digital image of a selected thumbnail in the subset of selected thumbnails;
wherein the comparative mode comprises;
positioning the each image of the set of images in proximity to each other; and
while displaying said set of images in said comparative mode;
receiving user input indicating a particular image manipulation on a selected image; and
manipulating the selected image based on the user input.
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Abstract
A technique for displaying a variable number of images on a display, such that a portion of the display contains the thumbnail images representing the library of images currently in use. A user selects a number of thumbnails, and another, often larger, portion of the screen, displays the underlying images of the selected thumbnails. The images are displayed on the screen in proximity to facilitate the comparison of the images, and the size of the displayed images is based upon the size of the portion of the screen and the number of images displayed.
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1. A method comprising performing a machine-executed operation involving stored instructions, wherein the machine-executed operation comprises:
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A) sending said instructions over transmission media; B) receiving said instructions over transmission media; C) storing said instructions onto a machine-readable storage medium; and D) executing the instructions; wherein said instructions are instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of; displaying on the screen of a display device thumbnails of a plurality of digital images; receiving a first user input that selects a subset of said thumbnails, said subset including multiple thumbnails; displaying in a comparative mode on a portion of the screen a set of images, each image of the set corresponding to a digital image of a selected thumbnail in the subset of selected thumbnails; wherein the comparative mode comprises; positioning the each image of the set of images in proximity to each other; and while displaying said set of images in said comparative mode; receiving user input indicating a particular image manipulation on a selected image; and manipulating the selected image based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising performing a machine-executed operation involving stored instructions, wherein the machine-executed operation comprises:
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A) sending said instructions over transmission media; B) receiving said instructions over transmission media; C) storing said instructions onto a machine-readable storage medium; and D) executing the instructions; wherein said instructions are instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of; displaying on a screen thumbnails of a plurality of digital images; receiving a first user input that selects a comparative mode of operation; while in the comparative mode of operation, receiving an instance of a second user input that selects at least one of the thumbnails; and in response to each instance of the second user input, displaying the images associated with the thumbnails selected by the instances of the second user input, wherein the displaying comprises; a) automatically resizing the displayed images; and b) positioning the images in proximity on the screen.
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21. A method for comparing digital images, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first user input that selects a comparative mode of operation; while in the comparative mode of operation, receiving an instance of a second user input that selects at least one of a group of thumbnails of a plurality of digital images; in response to each instance of the second user input, displaying the images associated with the thumbnails selected by the instance of the second user input, wherein the displaying comprises; a) automatically resizing the displayed images to equal dimensions, where the dimensions of each displayed image are relative to the number of displayed images and the area of the screen in which the images are displayed; and b) positioning the images in proximity on the screen; and in response to a third user input, switching out of the comparative mode and removing the images from the display.
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22. A method for comparing digital images, the method comprising the steps of:
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in a first mode of operation, displaying thumbnails of a plurality of digital images on a first portion of the screen; in response to a first user input, selecting at least one of the thumbnails; in response to a second user input, initiating a comparative mode of operation wherein an associated digital image of each selected thumbnail is displayed on a second portion of the screen, the displaying comprising; a) automatically resizing the displayed images to a size relative to the number of displayed images and the area of the second portion of the screen; and b) positioning the images in proximity on the screen; in response to a third user input while in the comparative mode of operation, selecting at least one of the plurality of the thumbnails not already selected, causing the associated digital image of each thumbnail selected by the second and third user input to be displayed on the second portion of the screen with the images currently displayed in the second portion, the act of displaying comprising; a) automatically resizing the displayed images to a size relative to the number of displayed images and the area of the second portion of the screen; and b) positioning the images in proximity on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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