Method for Automatically Previewing Edits to Text Items within an Online Collage-Based Editor

a collage-based editor and text technology, applied in the field of electronic commerce, can solve problems such as error-prone finished products

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-20
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[0016]In one aspect of the method, the data network is the internet network. In a variation of this aspect, the GUI is hosted by a Website. In one aspect in step (a) the graphic is a shape or a sticker. In another aspect t

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The problem stated above is that efficiency and flexibility are desirable in creating and editing photo-based projects over a data network, but many o

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[0049]The inventors provide a unique network-based graphics-manipulation system along with a set of novel manual and automated methods and processes that enable users operating network-capable computing appliances to efficiently create a variety of image and or text-based products with or without collaborative effort. The systems and methods of the present invention are described in enabling detail using the following examples, which may represent more than one embodiment of the invention.

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[0050]FIG. 1 is an architectural overview of a communications network 100 supporting network-based graphics manipulation and production of image and or text-based products according to embodiments of the present invention. Communications network 100 includes a wide-area-network (WAN) that is in most embodiments the well-known Internet network. WAN 101 may be a private, corporate, or publicly-accessible data network without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invent...

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In a server-based system for creating and editing image and or text-based projects, the system having access to a digital medium containing an executable graphics user interface (GUI) accessible by computer browser, a method for automatically previewing edits to text items within the image-based project includes the steps (a) selecting or highlighting a text item within the project, (b) automatically displaying a text editing toolbar as a result of the action of step (a), the toolbar including controls for editing at least one of font style, font size, font justification, and font color, and (c) selecting one of the controls of step (b) and mousing over a menu option.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED DOCUMENTS[0001]The present application is a divisional application of co-pending application Ser. No. 12 / 838,347, filed Jul. 16, 2010, which is a non-provisional application to provisional application 61 / 227,042, filed Jul. 20, 2009. Priority is claimed to the priority date of the parent application, and the entire disclosure of the parent application is incorporated herein at least by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention is in the field of electronic commerce and pertains particularly to method for automatically previewing edits to text items within an online collage-based editor.[0004]2. Discussion of the State of the Art[0005]In the field of electronic commerce also known as ecommerce, there are project-oriented Websites where users may create and edit works including models, poems, art, and photo-based products. Websites catering to photo-based editing promote online publishing and online trans...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/048
CPCG06F17/3028G06F17/211G06F3/12G06K9/6267H04N1/387G06F16/51G06F15/16G06F3/14G06F15/00G06F40/103G06F18/24
Inventor GROSZ, ARYK ERWINLAFFOON, DANIEL ANDREWSCHULTZ, DANIEL THANH
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