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`(12) United States Patent
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`(10) Patent No.:
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`US 7,092,966 B2
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`METHOD SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR
`CREATING AN MAGE PRODUCT HAVING
`PREDEFINED CRITERA
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`Inventor: Dale F. McIntyre, Honeoye Falls, NY
`(US)
`Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester,
`NY (US)
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 489 days.
`Appl. No.: 10/242,861
`Filed:
`Sep. 13, 2002
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`Notice:
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2004/0054659 A1
`Mar. 18, 2004
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`Int. C.
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`G06F 7/30
`U.S. Cl. ........................... 707/104.1, 707/1: 707/3;
`345/619; 34.5/634
`Field of Classification Search ................ 707/17,
`707/104.1, 10; 715/501.1, 733, 748, 749,
`71.5/513; 709/203: 345/619, 634
`See application file for complete search history.
`References Cited
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`8/1999 McIntyre et al. ............. 348.64
`5,940,121 A
`9, 1999 Manico et al. ................ 283f67
`5,957,502 A
`5.999,912 A 12/1999 Wodarz et al. ................ TO5/14
`6,004,061 A 12/1999 Manico et al. ................ 402.79
`6,223, 190 B1
`4/2001 Aihara et al. .....
`... 715,513
`6,282,330 B1* 8/2001 Yokota et al. ....
`... 382.309
`6,408,301 B1
`6/2002 Patton et al. ............... 707/102
`6,504,571 B1* 1/2003 Narayanaswami et al. ....... 348.
`231.99
`1/2003 Tanaka et al. ................. 707/3
`6,513,035 B1
`6,590,586 B1* 7/2003 Swenton-Wall et al. ... 715/730
`6,813,618 B1 * 1 1/2004 Loui et al. ..................... 707/5
`2002fOO19833 A1
`2/2002 Hanamoto ............... 424,144.1
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`* cited by examiner
`Primary Examiner Greta Robinson
`Assistant Examiner Cheryl Lewis
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Thomas J. Strouse
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`ABSTRACT
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`A method and Software program for creating an image
`product having at least one image provided thereon. The
`method includes providing a digital template for use in
`creating the image product. The digital template has at least
`one digital container for placement of digital content. The
`digital container has at least one designated image param
`eter. The method also includes searching a data base of
`digital content using at least one designated image parameter
`and providing at least one image content candidate for
`placement in at least one digital container.
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`5,791,692 A
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`8, 1998 Manico et al. ................ 283f67
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`43 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets
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`TEMPLATES PROVIDED
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`METHOD SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR
`CREATING AN IMAGE PRODUCT HAVING
`PREDEFINED CRITERA
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to a method and software
`program for use in making digital image products.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`selecting an image parameter for said at least one digital
`container, and
`automatically searching a database of images for provid
`ing at least one image candidate in accordance with said
`selected image parameter that may be selected for placement
`in said digital container.
`In accordance with yet another aspect of the present
`invention there is provided a method for creating an image
`product having at least one image provided thereon, com
`prising the steps of
`providing a digital template for said image product, said
`template having at least one container for placement of
`image content, said container having a plurality of desig
`nated image parameter which are provided in a rank; and
`automatically searching a database of image content using
`said plurality of designated parameters and providing a
`plurality of image content candidates for placement in said
`at least one container.
`In accordance with still another aspect of the present
`invention there is provided a software program which when
`loaded on to a computer will cause said computer to perform
`the steps of:
`providing a template for said image product, said template
`having at least one container for placement of image content,
`said container having at least one designated image param
`eter, and
`automatically searching a database of image content using
`at least one designated image parameter and providing at
`least one image content candidate for placement in said at
`least one location.
`In accordance with still anther aspect of the present
`invention there is provided a software program which when
`loaded on to a computer will cause said computer to perform
`the steps of:
`providing a template for said image product, said template
`having at least one container for placement of image content,
`said container having a plurality of designated image param
`eters which are provided in a rank; and
`automatically searching a database of image content using
`said plurality of designated image parameters and providing
`a plurality of image content candidates for placement in said
`at least one location.
`In accordance with another aspect of the present invention
`there is provided a method for creating an image product
`using a digital image capture device, comprising the steps
`of:
`providing a template for said image product on said
`digital image capture device, said template having at least
`one container for placement of an image content, said
`container having at least one designated image parameter;
`capturing an image on said digital image capture device;
`and
`placing said captured image into one of said at least one
`container if said captured images corresponds to said des
`ignated image parameter.
`In accordance with another aspect of the present invention
`there is provided a method for creating an image product
`using a digital image capture device, comprising the steps
`of:
`providing a template for said image product on said
`digital image capture device, said template having at least
`one container for placement of an image content, said
`container having at least one designated image parameter;
`reviewing said template to determine the designated
`image parameter of a container; and
`capturing an image that is appropriated for said location.
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`Digital image products that contain one or more images or
`that are made using digital images are well known. An
`example of one image product that can be made using digital
`images are album pages Such as illustrated by U.S. Pat. Nos.
`5,791,692; 5,957,502; and 6,004,061 to Manico et al. Simi
`larly, methods of composing album page image products
`have been commercialized with software such as Kodak's
`Memory Album desktop software. In this application, users
`must tediously look through each folder on their computer to
`find the images that they wish to include in their image
`product. If the images are stored in multiple folders, the user
`must spend more time navigating to the folder and preview
`ing the desired images. Additionally, the user must learn the
`specific nuances of the Kodak Memory Album software or
`equivalent to create and produce the page once the desired
`images have been located. Templates are a much easier,
`albeit less creative, approach to an imaging product, but
`image product templates don't suggest the type of images to
`use, nor do they automatically search for and rank potential
`image candidates.
`In U.S. Pat. No. 6,223,190 to Aihara et al., a digital
`camera discloses receiving a script for capturing images and
`producing an HTML web page. The user is prompted to take
`a series of pictures that Subsequently form a web page.
`However, the user can't specify an image to a particular
`location or choose from a plurality of ranked image candi
`dates to place in a specific location. Also Aihara et al.
`doesn’t automatically search for or Suggest images to fill a
`predetermined location on a template that has predetermined
`locations and criteria, which create an image product such as
`an album page. Furthermore, Aihara et al. doesn't permit a
`user to automatically fill some, but not all, containers of an
`image product while producing a script for uploading to the
`camera to capture the partial list of desired images associ
`ated with the predetermined criteria.
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`In accordance with one aspect of the present invention
`there is provided a method for creating an image product
`having at least one image provided thereon, comprising the
`steps of
`providing a digital template for said image product, said
`template having at least one digital container for placement
`of digital image content, said digital container having at least
`one designated image parameter; and
`automatically searching a database of image content using
`at least one designated image parameter and providing at
`least one image content candidate for placement in said at
`least one location.
`In accordance with another aspect of the present invention
`there is provided a method for creating an image product
`having at least one image, comprising the steps of:
`Selecting a template for said image product having at least
`one digital container for placement of an image,
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`These and other aspects, objects, features and advantages
`of the present invention will be more clearly understood and
`appreciated from a review of the following detailed descrip
`tion of the preferred embodiments and appended claims and
`by reference to the accompanying drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`In the detailed description of the preferred embodiments
`of the invention presented below, reference is made to the
`accompanying drawings in which:
`FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electronic template made in
`accordance with the present invention;
`FIG. 2 is a plan view of a system for practicing a method
`according the present invention;
`FIG. 3 is a flow chart of one method for creating an image
`product in accordance with the present invention;
`FIG. 4 is a first display window of a display device
`illustrating an electronic template in accordance with the
`present invention for use in making an image product;
`FIG. 5 is another display window of a display device
`illustrating an electronic template made in accordance with
`the present invention;
`FIG. 6 illustrates a display device in an image capture
`device being run by a software program made in accordance
`with the present invention;
`FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a software program made in
`accordance with the present invention for use with a digital
`capture device; and
`FIG. 8 illustrates a display window of a display device
`showing an image being presented in accordance with the
`present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`INVENTION
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`Turning to FIG. 1, an electronic template 100 is shown
`with seven containers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 or locations
`for placement of digital images in a pre-configured arrange
`ment that when populated by images form an image product.
`The image product may take a variety of forms, for example
`but not limited to, a hard copy display Such as an album
`page, single or double sided, t-shirts, mugs, labels, print, etc.
`or as a soft display Such as on a display device. The soft
`display may be stored on a database as a file, printed, and or
`transmitted over a communication for sharing with others.
`The electronic template 100 is displayed, for example, on a
`computer screen under control of a software application. The
`specific example of template 100 is a single page with seven
`containers as shown and neither the number of pages nor the
`number of containers on any individual page are limitations
`of the invention. The template 100 has a predetermined
`location for each of the containers. Each container 10, 20,
`30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 of template 100 is further associated
`with at least one tag. Each tag identifies a designated image
`parameter or characteristic (commonly referred to as meta
`data) that describes an aspect of an image and/or content
`intended to be placed into the associated container according
`to the template 100. For clarity of discussion, the tags 11, 12.
`13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 41, 42, 51, 52, 53, 61, 62,
`63, 71, 72, and 73 are shown on FIG. 1 associated with
`specific containers and should be interpreted as follows:
`TAG X; where X=tag rank (1=highest rank). For example,
`container 40 has the dimensions of a panoramic style image
`and is associated with tags 41, and 42, where tag 41 has been
`predetermined to be "LAKE” and tag 42 has been prede
`termined to be “BOAT. Therefore, the template 100 has
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`been designed to preferably include a panoramic image of a
`lake placed at the location of container 40, and that the
`image to be placed there preferably also includes a boat.
`Each container 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 of template 100
`is shown to have at least one tag, but may have as many tags
`as designated by the designer of the template. Therefore,
`different containers may have different numbers of tags
`associated with them. It should be noted that the designer of
`the template may permit the user to modify the predeter
`mined tags in a common fashion with a tool Such as a text
`editor.
`Turning now to FIG. 2, a system 200 is shown that
`includes a computer 210 Such as a personal computer or
`other computer capable device such as a Kodak Picture
`MakerTM kiosk, an electronic/digital camera 214 with dock
`ing station 212 for transferring image content to computer
`210, communications network 216 Such as the Internet and
`a network photoservice provider 218. In the embodiment
`illustrated a docking station is used for communication
`between the digital camera and computer, however it is to be
`understood the digital camera can communicate directly
`with a computer. Network photoservice provider 218 further
`includes a server 220 for handling communications with the
`communications network 216, a computer 222 including a
`user database 228, an image database 224 for storing images
`associated with users in user database 228, and an order
`building and tracking function 226 for facilitating the full
`fillment of orders placed by users. An example of such a
`network photoservice provider is Ofoto Inc.
`In the system 200, electronic/digital camera 214 can be,
`for example, the DX3600 Easy Share Camera manufactured
`by Eastman Kodak Company, which can record both digital
`still images and motion image sequences. Docking station
`212 can be the Easy Share Camera Dock also manufactured
`by the Eastman Kodak Company, which communicates with
`computer 210 via the commonly known Universal Serial
`Bus (USB). It should be noted that template 100 discussed
`above has containers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 for
`controlling the placement of image content according to the
`tags associated with each container. If the image product
`represented by template 100 is intended for soft display, then
`the image content for any container 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60.
`or 70 may comprise a motion image sequence. Likewise, if
`the image product represented by template 100 is intended
`for hard copy output, then the image content for any
`container 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, or 70 may be a digital still
`image or a specific frame or integration of frames (which
`form a single digital still image) from a motion image
`sequence. In the system 200, image content may be stored in
`a database within computer 210, in the image database 224
`of computer 222 within network photoservice provider 218,
`or any other third party database that is accessible over a
`communication network. Such image content databases
`typically include metadata associated with each image
`stored in the database. The metadata, can be stored with the
`image or in a separate database construct and is not limiting
`the present invention. The metadata includes information
`that can be associated with criteria/parameter identified by
`the tags. Some metadata such as time and date are provided
`by electronic/digital camera 214 and some metadata is added
`by the user with software such as After Shot by Jasc Inc.
`This may be done manually by the user or automatically by
`the digital camera. The image content and metadata may be
`stored anywhere accessible via communications network
`216 and may belong to a third party wherein use of particular
`image content may incur a fee. While image content has
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`electronic camera, the invention is not so limited. Film or
`other hard copy images may be converted to digital still
`images as is well known and loaded into image databases in
`computers via compact disks such as the PictureGDTM from
`Kodak and uploaded to network photoservice providers like
`Ofoto Inc.
`In FIG. 3, a flowchart depicts the steps in the method of
`the present invention. Beginning at step 240, the user of
`computer 210 is provided with a plurality of templates via
`representations of image products by Software running on
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`computer 210 or other computer system accessed by com
`puter 210. These representations of image products have
`templates associated with them that permit the customiza
`tion of the image product to the specific user operating the
`computer 210. In the example shown in FIG. 1 with template
`100, container 10 circumscribes the entire page and repre
`sents a background image with tags 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and
`16. In step 242, the user is provided with a selection of
`candidate background images retrieved from image content
`database 222 (or the image content database internal to
`computer 210) that meet the designated image parameters/
`characteristics of tags 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 associated
`with container 10. Meeting the designated image parameters
`typically is performed by using the tags to automatically
`search the metadata associated with images stored in the
`image database being searched. Preferably, these candidate
`background images are presented to the user in a ranked
`order sequence, which will be discussed further with respect
`to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. After background image content has
`been selected by the user, at steps 244 and 246 repeat the
`process of searching relevant image content databases
`(metadata stored in association with image content) for
`candidate image content (selected by container tags) for
`each Successive container oftemplate 100 and presenting the
`appropriate content to the user for final selection. In step
`248, the user confirms the correct selection of all container
`content and permits the completion of the image product.
`The image product can be fulfilled by the network photo
`service provider 218 and delivered to the user in any
`conventional manner. If the user was operating the computer
`210 as a Kodak Picture MakerTM kiosk (not shown), the
`fulfillment typically is performed within the kiosk and the
`image product delivered to the user within a short period of
`elapsed time.
`Turning now to FIG. 4, there is illustrated a separate
`display window 260 from the template 100 and has been
`provided to the user for selection of image content candi
`dates that have been identified and ranked according to a
`predetermined order system. In this embodiment, the image
`content candidates 261a, 261b, 261C, 261d, 263,265a, 265b,
`267 have been arranged into groups 262. 264, 266, and 268
`according to the matching of metadata the ranked tags
`associated with the associated container. The image content
`candidates 261a, 261b, 261c, and 261d in group 262, for
`example, match the highest ranking tag only as shown by
`rank indicator 271a. Likewise, image content candidate 263
`in group 264 matches tags ranked first and second as shown
`by rank indicators 271b and 271 c. Image content candidates
`265a and 265b in group 266 match tags ranked first, second
`and fifth as shown by rank indicators 271d. 271e, 271f and
`image content candidate 267 in group 268 matches the tag
`ranked second only (no other matching tags) as indicated by
`rank indicator 271g.
`So far, image content candidates have been identified by
`matching tags with metadata that has been associated with a
`database of image content. There are, however, other criteria
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`containers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70. Layout criteria such
`as the dimensions of the containers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,
`and 70 can help the software rank or sort the candidate
`images appropriately. For example, container 40 is shown as
`a panoramic image format. Candidate image content that
`matches the tags 41 and 42 can be ranked by the tags and
`further ranked by the dimensions of the image file. Prefer
`ably, candidate images that have a panoramic format would
`rank higher than candidate images with a general "land
`scape' image format, which would rank higher than candi
`date images with a "portrait” image format. A tag is an
`example of explicit criteria, container shape is an example of
`implicit criteria.
`In FIG. 5, template 100 is shown on, for example, the
`display device of computer 210 (as shown in FIG. 2)
`wherein each container can be used to display a plurality of
`image content candidates in a thumbnail format. In the
`particular example illustrated, container 20 is shown with a
`plurality of image content candidates 280, 282, 284, and
`286. Additional image content candidates can be displayed
`by actuating the scroll bar 290, which is only active if
`additional image content candidates have been identified,
`but not displayed. Optionally, a rank indicator may be
`associated with each thumbnail image so that the user
`readily determined which of the tags were related to the
`image.
`If template 100 has been selected by the user prior to
`acquiring the images necessary to complete the template and
`thus the image product, the computer 210 can convert the
`template 100 into a script or menu that can be downloaded
`to the electronic? digital camera 214 via docking station 212
`or otherwise. The selected image product as identified by the
`template 100 can be partially completed by the method
`previously described wherein an image database is searched
`for images matching the tags associated with a given con
`tainer. For those containers where no images were located,
`a partial Script or menu can be associated with the template
`100 and downloaded to the electronic/digital camera 214.
`Cameras that can accept Scripts are well known and include
`the Kodak DC265 electronic camera.
`Turning now to FIG. 6, a display 300 is shown which is
`included in the electronic/digital camera 214 as is typical in
`the art. Template 100 has been converted to a new display
`format and transferred to the camera 214. Display 300 shows
`a field 302 for identifying a container in which the image
`content 306 displayed in section 304 is to be identified for
`placement. In the embodiment illustrated it can be seen that
`the image content 306 is to be placed in container 50 of
`template 100. Metadata selection boxes 308, 310, and 312
`are displayed in metadata field 314 wherein selections made
`by the user are appended as metadata to the image content
`306. As can be seen by reference to FIG. 1, container 50 has
`three tags 51, 52, and 53 each representing a different
`characteristic. In the example of FIG. 6, tag 51 is the
`highest-ranking tag and has been predetermined via design
`of template 100 to be directed to “FISH'. Using commonly
`found camera selection controls (not shown), the user may
`choose to select the appropriate sections boxes for field 314.
`For example in addition to selecting section box 308,
`selection box 310 which describes the characteristic of
`(“LAKE”) associated with tag 52 (as shown in FIG. 1) and
`selection box 312 which describes the characteristic of
`(“BOAT) associated with tag 53 (as shown in FIG. 1). If the
`user doesn’t select the additional tags, then the image
`content 306 is stored in the camera's memory with the
`metadata including “container 50’ and “FISH in addition to
`any conventionally stored metadata such as the time and
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`date. Upon transferring image content 306 to computer 210
`and activating template 100, the newly captured image
`content 306 is automatically placed into the appropriate
`container as selected by the user. It should be noted that a
`user, selecting template 100 may only need one image to
`complete the template 100. Therefore, only the container
`and tags corresponding to the needed image is converted and
`downloaded to the electronic/digital camera 214.
`In the operation of camera 214, a user is prompted to first
`decide, then identify captured image content 306 with a
`particular template (and thus image product) in steps 320
`and 322 of FIG. 7. If the captured image content 306 is not
`associated with an image product then the camera assumes
`its normal camera operating mode in step 330. It should be
`noted that the electronic camera can store Scripts for more
`than one image product at a time limited only by the memory
`capacity of the camera. Once the template has been identi
`fied, the user must select the container (step 324) displayed
`in field 302 that the image content 306 is associated.
`Selecting the container 50 in step 324 causes field 314 to
`display the selection boxes 308, 310, and 312 for that
`container. Upon confirming (step 326) the default selection
`of tag 51 and/or selecting additional tags 52 and/or 53, the
`image content 306 is stored with the appropriate metadata as
`discussed above in step 328. The foregoing procedure may
`be done for each image as captured or by Scrolling through
`the containers and images after a number of images have
`been captured.
`Turning to FIG. 8, the display of computer 210 (as shown
`in FIG. 2) shows an image for placement in container 30 of
`template 100 that comprises an image motion sequence. In
`the embodiment illustrated, template 100, produces a hard
`copy output product requiring still images. Software on
`computer 210 causes the display of user controls 340 to
`assist the user in the creation of digital still image from an
`image motion sequence. User controls 340 are used to
`advance the motion sequence in either direction to the
`desired frame. If a single frame is desired, the user need only
`select box 342. If the user wishes to create a digital still
`image from several frames (useful for low light conditions
`to improve sharpness and remove grain), the first frame is
`marked using box 342 as described above. The user
`advances the motion sequence frame by frame to the last
`frame to include in the processing (known in the art as frame
`averaging) and selects box 344. Using conventional frame
`averaging algorithms, computer 210 processes the selected
`frames into a single digital still image for placement in
`container 30 and thus, the resultant image product.
`It is to be understood that when the template including the
`selected image or images that is associated with each
`container in the template may comprise a single digital file
`(folder) that can be transmitted as a whole. For example, but
`not limited to, the single digital file may transmitted over a
`communication network for sharing and/or fulfillment, or
`sent to a local or remote printer for producing an image
`product. Such images may comprise, for example, a hard
`copy print or other image product that have the selected
`images in accordance with the associated template.
`The invention has been described in detail with particular
`reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, but it
`will be understood that variations and modifications can be
`effected within the scope of the invention.
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`13. A meted according to claim 1 wherein said digital
`template and said selected candidate may be transferred as
`a single electronic file.
`14. A method according to claim 13 wherein said single
`electronic file is transmitted over a communication network.
`15. A method according to claim 13 wherein said single
`electronic file is sent to a printer for printing of said
`electronic template and said selected candidate.
`16. A computer implemented method for creating an
`image product having at least one image, comprising the
`steps of
`selecting a template for said image product having at least
`one digital container for placement of an image,
`selecting a