Method and system for presenting photos on a website

Abstract

Method and system for presenting photos on a website are disclosed. The method includes selecting one or more thumbnail images in a browser window on a website in response to a select command from a user, dragging the one or more thumbnail images to a drop target in response to a drag command from the user, displaying the one or more thumbnail images in transit to the drop target as collapsible thumbnail images, and dropping the collapsible thumbnail images to the drop target in response to a drop command from the user.

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         31 . A method comprising:
 receiving, at a computing device, a select command from a user for selecting a thumbnail image displayed on a website within a browser window, said select command associated with a set of user cases for identifying at least one displayed thumbnail image on the website based on a type of input triggering the select command;   receiving, at a computing device, a drag command from a user for dragging the thumbnail image to a drop target on the website;   initiating, via the computing device, a browser event in response to said drag command, said browser event initiated in association with a user case from said set of user cases that corresponds to said select command;   causing, via the computing device, a copy of the thumbnail image to be displayed during transit to said drop target in response to said drag command, said copy of the thumbnail image generated in accordance with said browser event; and   causing, via the computing device, the thumbnail image to be displayed in accordance with said drop target upon the copy of the thumbnail image being dropped to the drop target, said display of the thumbnail image at the drop target in response to a detected drop command associated with said copy of the thumbnail image and in accordance with the browser event.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein said thumbnail image is a plurality of thumbnail images. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:
 determining that the drop target is permitted to receive the copy of the thumbnail image, said determination based upon a position of said copy of the thumbnail image within the browser window based on said drag command.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising:
 visually modifying said drop target in response to said determination, said visual modification comprises highlighting said drop target; and   dropping the copy of the thumbnail image to the drop target in response to the drop command from the user.   
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising visually modifying said drop target in response to said drop command. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:
 removing the thumbnail image from its original display position on the website in response to said dropping the copy of the thumbnail image to the drop target.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:
 causing said thumbnail image to become unselectable during said transit of said copy of the thumbnail image; and   in response to said drop command of the copy of the thumbnail image, enabling the thumbnail image as selectable at the drop target.   
     
     
         38 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
 receiving a select command from a user for selecting a thumbnail image displayed on a website within a browser window, said select command associated with a set of user cases for identifying at least one displayed thumbnail image on the website based on a type of input triggering the select command;   receiving a drag command from a user for dragging the thumbnail image to a drop target on the website;   initiating a browser event in response to said drag command, said browser event initiated in association with a user case from said set of user cases that corresponds to said select command;   causing a copy of the thumbnail image to be displayed during transit to said drop target in response to said drag command, said copy of the thumbnail image generated in accordance with said browser event; and   causing the thumbnail image to be displayed in accordance with said drop target upon the copy of the thumbnail image being dropped to the drop target, said display of the thumbnail image at the drop target in response to a detected drop command associated with said copy of the thumbnail image and in accordance with the browser event.   
     
     
         39 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 38 , wherein said thumbnail image is a plurality of thumbnail images. 
     
     
         40 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 38 , further comprising:
 determining that the drop target is permitted to receive the copy of the thumbnail image, said determination based upon a position of said copy of the thumbnail image within the browser window based on said drag command.   
     
     
         41 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 40 , further comprising:
 visually modifying said drop target in response to said determination, said visual modification comprises highlighting said drop target; and   dropping the copy of the thumbnail image to the drop target in response to the drop command from the user.   
     
     
         42 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 41 , further comprising visually modifying said drop target in response to said drop command. 
     
     
         43 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 38 , further comprising:
 removing the thumbnail image from its original display position on the website in response to said dropping the copy of the thumbnail image to the drop target.   
     
     
         44 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 38 , further comprising:
 causing said thumbnail image to become unselectable during said transit of said copy of the thumbnail image; and   in response to said drop command of the copy of the thumbnail image, enabling the thumbnail image as selectable at the drop target.   
     
     
         45 . A system comprising:
 at least one computing device comprising:   memory storing computer-executable instructions; and   one or more processors for executing said computer-executable instructions, comprising:
 receiving a select command from a user for selecting a thumbnail image displayed on a website within a browser window, said select command associated with a set of user cases for identifying at least one displayed thumbnail image on the website based on a type of input triggering the select command; 
 receiving a drag command from a user for dragging the thumbnail image to a drop target on the website; 
 initiating a browser event in response to said drag command, said browser event initiated in association with a user case from said set of user cases that corresponds to said select command; 
 causing a copy of the thumbnail image to be displayed during transit to said drop target in response to said drag command, said copy of the thumbnail image generated in accordance with said browser event; and 
 causing the thumbnail image to be displayed in accordance with said drop target upon the copy of the thumbnail image being dropped to the drop target, said display of the thumbnail image at the drop target in response to a detected drop command associated with said copy of the thumbnail image and in accordance with the browser event. 
   
     
     
         46 . The system of  claim 45 , further comprising:
 determining that the drop target is permitted to receive the copy of the thumbnail image, said determination based upon a position of said copy of the thumbnail image within the browser window based on said drag command.   
     
     
         47 . The system of  claim 46 , further comprising:
 visually modifying said drop target in response to said determination, said visual modification comprises highlighting said drop target; and   dropping the copy of the thumbnail image to the drop target in response to the drop command from the user.   
     
     
         48 . The system of  claim 47 , further comprising visually modifying said drop target in response to said drop command. 
     
     
         49 . The system of  claim 45 , further comprising:
 removing the thumbnail image from its original display position on the website in response to said dropping the copy of the thumbnail image to the drop target.   
     
     
         50 . The system of  claim 45 , further comprising:
 causing said thumbnail image to become unselectable during said transit of said copy of the thumbnail image; and   in response to said drop command of the copy of the thumbnail image, enabling the thumbnail image as selectable at the drop target.