Method and system for creating messages including image information

• US 9,473,436 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2014
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chemtron Research LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Chemtron Research LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Mayle, Neil L., Rose, David L.
• Primary Examiner(s): THAI, HANH B
• Application Number:
  US14/327,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325006A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• Field of Search: 707803-804, 707/729
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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, comprising:

receiving uploaded image data at a server device;

generating a composite display at the server device, the composite display including the received uploaded image data and information relating to the received uploaded image data;

associating the composite display with a locator to enable subsequent retrieval of the composite display;

generating an electronic message at the server device, the electronic message including the locator;

identifying a recipient for the electronic message separately from the received uploaded image data; and

transmitting, from the server device, the electronic message to the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1,

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

and

wherein the information comprises a caption associated with the place, object, event, or experience.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising uploading the image data to the server device using a graphical user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the locator comprises a card key configured to uniquely identify the composite display to the server device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a composite display comprises modifying the received uploaded image data on the server device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the composite display on the server device.

7. A client device, comprising:

a memory device configured to store instructions; and

a processing device configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory device to;

receive image data at a server device;

receive text data associated with the image data at the server device;

generate a composite image comprising the image data and the text data associated with the image data at the server device;

store the composite image at the server device;

associate the composite display with a locator to enable subsequent retrieval of the composite display;

generate an electronic message comprising the locator at the server device;

identify a recipient for the electronic message separately from receiving the image data; and

send the electronic message to the recipient.

8. The client device of claim 7,

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

and

wherein the text data comprises a description of the place, object, event, or experience.

9. The client device of claim 7, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory device further to:

receive the image data at the server device from a graphical user interface.

10. The client device of claim 7,

wherein the electronic message comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) configured to locate the composite image at the server device;

and

wherein the URL comprises a card key configured to uniquely identify the composite image to the server device.

11. The client device of claim 7, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory device further to:

modify the image data on the server device.

12. The client device of claim 7, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory device further to:

store the composite image on the server device.

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

uploading image data to a server device;

creating a composite image comprising the uploaded image data and text data associated with the image data on the server device;

associating a locator with the composite image to enable subsequent retrieval of the composite display;

creating an electronic message comprising the locator on the server device;

identifying a recipient for the electronic message separately from the uploading of the image data; and

causing the sending of the electronic message to a recipient from the server device.

14. The memory device of claim 13,

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

and

wherein the text data is configured to describe the place, object, event, or experience.

15. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the processing device is configured to perform operations further comprising:

uploading the image data to the server device using a graphical user interface.

16. The memory device of claim 13,

wherein the electronic message comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) for subsequent retrieval of the composite image by the server device;

and

wherein the URL comprises a card key configured to uniquely identify the composite image.

17. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the processing device is configured to perform operations further comprising:

modifying the image data on the server device.

18. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the processing device is configured to perform operations further comprising:

storing the composite image on the server device.