US6714209B2
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Browser-based system providing methodology for labeling of photo compact discs with a photo-facsimile table of contents
Assignee: RPX Corp
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Filing: 2001-04-06
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Granted: 2004-03-30
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Expires: 2021-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A browser-based system is described that provides a methodology for labeling of photo compact discs with a photo-facsimile table of contents. The system allows a customer at an e-commerce photo Web site to easily archive multiple albums that are on-line onto a CD-ROM along with a personalized table of contents printed onto the CD itself. This provides a user-friendly index of the digital images stored on the CD, thus saving a user from having to load the CD in a CD drive to be able to determine which pictures it contains. In this manner, people having multiple photo-CDs can quickly and easily identify the particular CD that has photographs that are of interest.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew Van Valer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/51
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 54
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A browser-based method for printing a graphic table of contents onto disc-shaped media, the method comprising: displaying at a browser information indicating images stored on-line that are available for storage on a particular disc, said images being organized on-line in one or more photo albums; receiving from the browser, first user input for selecting particular images from one or more photo albums to store on the particular disc; based on said first user input, displaying at the browser an interface allowing user configuration of a graphic table of contents for the particular disc, including displaying indicia representative of which photo albums the particular images are selected from; receiving from the browser, second user input specifying a particular configuration of the graphic table of contents for the particular disc, said second user input specifying that the graphic table of contents include at least some of the indicia representative of which photo albums the particular images are selected from; based on said second user input, automatically composing corresponding graphic elements for the graphic table of contents, for placement on one side of the particular disc, wherein said graphic elements include photo facsimile-sized digital images indicating image content stored on the particular disc; and thereafter printing the graphic table of contents on the particular disc, such that said graphic table of contents is imprinted onto the particular disc's surface in a manner to allow a user to determine the disc's contents without loading into a computer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A browser-based method for printing a graphic table of contents onto disc-shaped media, the method comprising: displaying at a browser information indicating images stored on-line that are available for storage on a particular disc, said images being organized on-line in one or more photo albums; receiving from the browser, first user input for selecting particular images from one or more photo albums to store on the particular disc; based on said first user input, displaying at the browser an interface allowing user configuration of a graphic table of contents for the particular disc, including displaying indicia representative of which photo albums the particular images are selected from; receiving from the browser, second user input specifying a particular configuration of the graphic table of contents for the particular disc, said second user input specifying that the graphic table of contents include at least some of the indicia representative of which photo albums the particular images are selected from; based on said second user input, automatically composing corresponding graphic elements for the graphic table of contents, for placement on one side of the particular disc, wherein said graphic elements include photo facsimile-sized digital images indicating image content stored on the particular disc; and thereafter printing the graphic table of contents on the particular disc, such that said graphic table of contents is imprinted onto the particular disc's surface in a manner to allow a user to determine the disc's contents without loading into a computer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphic elements include user-selected low-resolution images indicating image content stored on the particular disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphic elements include textual information indicating image content stored on the particular disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said user input is communicated to the server using HTTP protocol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphic table of contents composes graphic and text elements arranged to conform to available surface area of one side of the particular graphic disc.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein each of said graphic elements is a low-resolution copy of an image that is stored on the particular disc.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein each of said graphic elements is a predescribed fixed size when used in the graphic table of contents regardless of the user's selected configuration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphic table of contents composes a symmetrical composition of graphic and text elements arranged to conform to available surface area of one side of the particular disc.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphical elements of the table of contents include facsimile-sized digital images with adjacent text titles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphical elements of the table of contents include facsimile-sized digital images without any text titles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphical elements in the graphic table of contents are distributed in a circular arrangement.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphical elements in the graphic table of contents are arranged as a single circular grouping.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphical elements of the graphic table of contents are arranged into multi-concentric circle groupings.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphical elements in the graphic table of contents are arranged with their top-sides oriented toward an outer perimeter of the graphic table of contents.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphic table of contents includes textual elements arranged with their top-sides oriented toward an outer perimeter of the graphic table of contents.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphical elements of the table of contents are aligned with equivalent radian separation within each circular grouping.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to said first user input for selecting particular images, copying the selected particular images to the particular disc.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 17 , further comprising: pre-mastering the particular images prior to copying them to the particular disc.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphic table of contents is printed directly on a non-data side of the particular disc.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said graphic table of contents is printed onto a label that is subsequently affixed to the particular disc.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 20 , wherein said label is a selected one of a paper label and plastic label.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said indicia representative of which photo albums the particular images are selected from includes a pre-existing on-line album title used to represent a group of images on-line.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: based on said first user input for selecting particular images, creating an archival copy of the selected particular images on the particular disc.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
190 words
An Internet-based system for printing a graphic table of contents onto disc-shaped media, the system comprising: a browser connected to a host computer system via the Internet, wherein said browser displays information indicating images stored on-line at the host computer system that are available for storage on a particular disc, said images being organized on-line in one or more photo albums; a software module operating at the host computer system for creating a graphic table of contents in response to; first user input for selecting particular images from one or more photo albums to store on the particular disc, and second user input specifying a particular configuration of the graphic table of contents for the particular disc; and wherein said software module automatically composes corresponding graphic elements for the graphic table of contents, for placement on one side of the particular disc, wherein said graphic elements include photo facsimile-sized digital images indicating image content stored on the particular disc, such that said graphic table of contents is imprinted onto the particular disc's surface in a manner to allow a user to determine the disc's contents without loading into a computer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
190 words
An Internet-based system for printing a graphic table of contents onto disc-shaped media, the system comprising: a browser connected to a host computer system via the Internet, wherein said browser displays information indicating images stored on-line at the host computer system that are available for storage on a particular disc, said images being organized on-line in one or more photo albums; a software module operating at the host computer system for creating a graphic table of contents in response to; first user input for selecting particular images from one or more photo albums to store on the particular disc, and second user input specifying a particular configuration of the graphic table of contents for the particular disc; and wherein said software module automatically composes corresponding graphic elements for the graphic table of contents, for placement on one side of the particular disc, wherein said graphic elements include photo facsimile-sized digital images indicating image content stored on the particular disc, such that said graphic table of contents is imprinted onto the particular disc's surface in a manner to allow a user to determine the disc's contents without loading into a computer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 24 , further comprising: a printer for printing the graphic table of contents on the particular disc.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphic elements include user-selected low-resolution images indicating image content stored on the particular disc.
Claim 29
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21 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphic elements include textual information indicating image content stored on the particular disc.
Claim 30
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20 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said user input is communicated to the host computer system using HTTP protocol.
Claim 31
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31 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphic table of contents composes graphic and text elements arranged to conform to available surface area of one side of the particular disc.
Claim 32
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26 words
The system of claim 25 , wherein each of said graphic elements is a low-resolution copy of an image that is stored on the particular disc.
Claim 33
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31 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein each of said graphic elements is a prescribed fixed size when used in the graphic table of contents regardless of the user's selected configuration.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphic table of contents composes a symmetrical composition of graphic and text elements arranged to conform to available surface area of one side of the particular disc.
Claim 35
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23 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphical elements of the table of contents include facsimile-sized digital images with adjacent text titles.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphical elements of the table of contents include facsimile-sized digital images without any text titles.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphical elements in the graphic table of contents are distributed in a circular arrangement.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphical elements in the graphic table of contents are arranged as a single circular grouping.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphical elements of the table of contents are arranged into multi-concentric circle groupings.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphical elements in the graphic table of contents are arranged with their top-sides oriented toward an outer perimeter of the graphic table of contents.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphic table of contents includes textual elements arranged with their top-sides oriented toward an outer perimeter of the graphic table of contents.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphical elements of the table of contents are aligned with equivalent radian separation within each circular grouping.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 24 , further comprising: a CD writer for copying particular images to the particular disc.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphic table of contents is printed directly on a non-data side of the particular disc.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said graphic table of contents is printed onto a label that is subsequently affixed to the particular disc.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 43 , wherein said label is a selected one of a paper label and plastic label.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein said indicia representative of which photo albums the particular images are selected from includes a pre-existing on-line album title used to represent a group of images on-line.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
165 words
A system for printing a graphic table of contents onto a particular storage media, the system comprising: a server providing a central repository for digital images; an on-line subsystem for: allowing a user to select on-line images from the central repository to be stored on the particular storage media, allowing the user to approve selection of elements for configuring the graphic table of contents for the particular storage media, said elements comprising photo facsimile-sized digital images indicating image content stored on the particular disc, and automatically composing a label image representing the graphic table of contents for the particular storage media; and a mastering subsystem for: storing selected images to the particular storage media; and labeling the particular storage media with said label image representing the graphic table of contents, such that said graphic table of contents is affixed to the particular storage media's surface in a manner that allows a user to identify without machine aid what images are contained on the storage media.
Claim 49
Independent Claim
165 words
A system for printing a graphic table of contents onto a particular storage media, the system comprising: a server providing a central repository for digital images; an on-line subsystem for: allowing a user to select on-line images from the central repository to be stored on the particular storage media, allowing the user to approve selection of elements for configuring the graphic table of contents for the particular storage media, said elements comprising photo facsimile-sized digital images indicating image content stored on the particular disc, and automatically composing a label image representing the graphic table of contents for the particular storage media; and a mastering subsystem for: storing selected images to the particular storage media; and labeling the particular storage media with said label image representing the graphic table of contents, such that said graphic table of contents is affixed to the particular storage media's surface in a manner that allows a user to identify without machine aid what images are contained on the storage media.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 46 , further comprising: a media writing device for copying onto the particular storage media the images selected by the user.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 46 , wherein the selection of elements approved by the user are automatically selected, at least in part, by said on-line subsystem.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 46 , wherein said elements include selected combinations of graphic and text elements.
Claim 53
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13 words
The system of claim 49 , wherein said graphic elements comprise thumbnail images.
Claim 54
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13 words
The system of claim 49 , wherein said text elements comprise descriptive titles.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
EP0996036A1
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