Method of constructing a composite image

• US 7,240,294 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2001
• Issued: 07/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: DeskNet, Inc.
• Original Assignee: DeskNet, Inc.
• Inventors: Fitzsimons, Edgar Michael, Langenbach, Erik Richard, Fitzsimons, Brian G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu; Sy D.
• Application Number:
  US09/932,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20030034991A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,146 Days
• Field of Search: 345/788, 345798-801, 345835-838, 345762-763, 345/760, 345/769, 715/513, 715517-521, 715/515, 715/523, 715/782, 715/848, 715/852, 715/788, 715/760, 715798-801, 715835-838, 715762-763, 715/769, 705/26
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for constructing a composite image within an image space of a webpage. The method includes the steps of displaying a plurality of source images within a content area of the webpage and dividing the image space of the composite image into a plurality of subspaces. The method further includes the steps of designating a10 subspace of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected image of the plurality of images and resizing the selected image to fit the designated subspace of the composite image.

Claims

1. A method of constructing a composite image within an image space of a webpage, such method comprising:

displaying a plurality of source contents within a content area of the webpage;

dividing the image space of the composite image into a plurality of subspaces;

designating a subspace in three dimensions of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected content of the plurality of source contents; and

resizing the selected content to fit the designated subspace of the composite image,

wherein the resizing takes place automatically and without a user'"'"'s intervention.

2. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 1 further comprising using a mark-up language to encode the composite image.

3. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 1 further comprising displaying the resized content in the designated subspace.

4. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 3 further comprising displaying a plurality of text images within the content area.

5. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 4 further comprising designating a subspace in three dimensions of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected text image of the plurality of text images.

6. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 5 further comprising resizing the selected text image of the plurality of text images to fit the designated subspace.

7. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 6 further comprising displaying the resized text image in the designated subspace.

8. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 7 wherein the step of displaying the text image within the designated subspace further comprises editing a content of the text image within the designated space.

9. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 8 further comprising dividing a subspace of the plurality of subspaces into a text area and an image area.

10. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 9 wherein the step of designating the subspace further comprises dragging a text image of the plurality of text images to the text area of the divided subspace.

11. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 9 wherein the step of designating the subspace further comprises dragging a source image of the plurality of source images to the image area of the divided subspace.

12. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 6 wherein the step of displaying the plurality of text images within the content area further comprises editing text within a text image of the plurality of text images.

13. The method of constructing a composite image as in claim 1 further comprising disposing lines around a subspace of the plurality of subspaces.

14. An apparatus for constructing a composite image within an image space of a webpage, such method comprising:

means for displaying a plurality of source contents within a content area of the webpage;

means for dividing the image space of the composite image into a plurality of subspaces;

means for designating a subspace in three dimensions of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected content of the plurality of source contents; and

means for resizing the selected content to fit the designated subspace of the composite image,

wherein the resizing takes place automatically and without a user'"'"'s intervention.

15. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 14 further comprising means for using a mark-up language to encode the composite image.

16. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 15 further comprising means for displaying a plurality of text images within the content area.

17. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 16 further comprising means for designating a subspace in three dimensions of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected text image of the plurality of text images.

18. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 17 further comprising means for resizing the selected text image of the plurality of text images to fit the designated space.

19. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 18 further comprising means for displaying the resized text image in the designated subspace.

20. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 19 wherein the means for displaying the text image within the designated subspace further comprises means for editing a content of the text image within the designated space.

21. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 20 further comprising means for designating a subspace in three dimensions of the plurality of sub spaces into a text area and an image area.

22. The apparatus for constructing a composite image assign claim 21 wherein the means for designating the subspace further comprises means for dragging a text image of the plurality of text images to the text area of the divided subspace.

23. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 21 wherein the means for designating the subspace further comprises means for dragging a source image of the plurality of source images to the image area of the divided subspace.

24. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 18 wherein the means for displaying the plurality of text images within the content area further comprises means for editing text within a text image of the plurality of text images.

25. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 14 further comprising means for displaying the resized content in the designated subspace.

26. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 14 further comprising means for disposing lines around a subspace of the plurality of subspaces.

27. An apparatus for constructing a composite image within an image space of a webpage, such method comprising:

a webpage adapted to display a plurality of source contents within a content area of the webpage;

means for dividing the image space of the composite image into a plurality of subspaces;

means for designating a subspace in three dimensions of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected content of the plurality of source contents; and

means for resizing the selected content to fit the designated subspace of the composite images,

wherein the resizing takes place automatically and without a user'"'"'s intervention.

28. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 27 further comprising means for using a mark-up language to encode the composite image.

29. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 28 further comprising means for displaying a plurality of text images within the content area.

30. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 29 further comprising means for designating a subspace in three dimensions of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected text image of the plurality of text images.

31. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 30 further comprising means for resizing the selected text image of the plurality of text images to fit the designated space.

32. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 31 further comprising means for displaying the resized text image in the designated subspace.

33. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 32 wherein the means for displaying the text image within the designated subspace further comprises means for editing a content of the text image within the designated space.

34. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 33 further comprising means for dividing a subspace of the plurality of subspaces into a text area and an image area.

35. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 34 wherein the means for designating the subspace further comprises means for dragging a source image of a plurality of source images to the image area of the divided subspace.

36. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 32 wherein the means for designating the subspace further comprises means for dragging a text image of the plurality of text images to the text area of the divided subspace.

37. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 31 wherein the means for displaying the plurality of text images within the content area further comprises means for editing text within a text image of the plurality of text images.

38. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 27 further comprising means for displaying the resized image in the designated subspace.

39. The apparatus for constructing a composite image as in claim 27 further comprising means for disposing lines around a subspace of, the plurality of subspaces.