Displaying digital images using groups, stacks, and version sets

Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing digital images is provided. A collection of digital images may be managed using a digital image system that displays images using groups, stacks, and versions. A group is a set of unordered digital images that may be visually represented, in a first state, using a representative image, and in a second state, by each digital image in the group. Stacks are similar to groups, except that each digital image in a stack has a rank, and each digital image in the stack is depicted in order of its rank. Versions are similar to groups, except that one or more images in the group are derived from another image in the group.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for managing digital images, comprising:
 on a display device, visually representing a set of associated digital images using a single digital image, from the set, that has been designated as a pick image; and   in response to user input, switching from using the pick image to represent the set of images, to displaying all images in the set.