Method and system for creating messages including image information

• US 8,380,756 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chemtron Research LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: KDL Scan Designs LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Mayle, Neil L., Rose, David L.
• Primary Examiner(s): THAI, HANH B
• Application Number:
  US12/973,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20110093444A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 707607-609, 709203-206, 709/250
• US Class Current: 707/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information

Abstract

Storing image data and related information for sharing via a URL includes receiving image data uploaded from a client computer via a user interface and receiving, separate from the receiving of the image data, related information uploaded via the user interface. The uploaded image data and related information are stored. A uniform resource locator (URL) configured for retrieving a display that includes the stored image data and the related information is generated. The URL is provided in a message.

Claims

1. A method of storing image data and related information for sharing via a URL, the method comprising:

receiving image data uploaded from a client computer via a user interface;

receiving, separate from the receiving of the image data, related information uploaded via the user interface;

storing the uploaded image data and related information;

generating a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for retrieving a display that includes the uploaded image data and the related information; and

providing the URL in a message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the display in response to a request that includes at least a portion of the URL.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the uploaded image data is representative of a place, object, event, or experience;

and

wherein the related information includes a description of the representation of the place, object, event, or experience.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising forwarding the message to a recipient.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying at least one of the uploaded image data or the related information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the uploaded image data and related information includes storing the uploaded image data and related information in separate databases.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising storing the uploaded image data and related information with an identifier that is included in the URL.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the uploaded image data and related information with an identifier that is included in the URL.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the related information includes advertisement information.

10. A system for storing image data and related information for sharing via a URL, the system comprising:

at least two servers, at least one of which is configured to perform less than all of the following actions alone, such that together the at least two servers are configured to;

receive image data uploaded from a client computer via a user interface;

receive, separate from the receiving of the image data, related information uploaded via the user interface;

store the uploaded image data and related information;

generate a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for retrieving a display that includes the uploaded image data and the related information; and

provide the URL in a message.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the at least two servers is configured to generate the display in response to a request that includes at least a portion of the URL.

12. The system of claim 10,

wherein the uploaded image data is representative of a place, object, event, or experience;

and

wherein the related information includes a description of the representation of the place, object, event, or experience.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the at least two servers is configured to forward the message to a recipient.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the at least two servers is configured to modify at least one of the uploaded image data and the related information.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the at least two servers is configured to store the uploaded image data and related information in separate databases.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the at least two servers is configured to store the uploaded image data and related information associated with an identifier that is included in the URL.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the at least two servers is configured to store the uploaded image data and related information associated with an identifier that is included in the URL.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the related information includes advertisement information.

19. A memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving image data uploaded from a client computer via a user interface;

receiving, separate from the receiving of the image data, related information uploaded via the user interface;

storing the uploaded image data and related information;

generating a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for retrieving a display that includes the uploaded image data and the related information; and

providing the URL in a message.

20. The memory device of claim 19, wherein the related information includes advertisement information.

21. A system, comprising:

at least two servers, at least one of which is configured to perform less than all of the following actions alone, such that together the at least two servers are configured to;

receiving image data uploaded from a client computer via a user interface;

receiving, separate from the receiving of the image data, related information uploaded via the user interface;

storing the uploaded image data and the related information;

generating a uniform resource locator (URL) configured to retrieve a display that includes the stored image data and the related information via the interface; and

providing the URL in a message for a recipient.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the system is configured to identify the recipient from previously stored information.