System and method for sharing collaborative digital photo albums

Abstract

A system and method for optimizing the creation and use of a collaborative digital photo album, to permit the sharing of digital photos among members associated with the collaborative digital album. It refers to a streamlined solution for a photo taking member, designated as a “sending party”, to automatically send a digital photo into the collaborative album with a single action, simultaneously with the taking the photo. It also provides an automated solution for persons associated with the collective digital album, designated as the “receiving parties”, to receive the photos automatically and without having to take any action. All persons associated can act as a “sending party” and also be a “receiving party”, those persons associated with a particular collaborative digital album being considered members of the collaborative group who have agreed to contribute to and / or receive copies of digital photo's placed in their particular collaborative album.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a system and method that automates the use of collaborative digital photo albums.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]With the advent of digital photography, mobile devices and the internet, people have become accustomed to sending their photos to family and friends. Some of the advances on the internet, namely in special photoblogs and social networks, allowed for one way distribution of such digital photos automatically.[0003]That said, digital photo albums mostly belong to a single user, and those albums, even though they might be viewable by other friends and family, are still mostly closed from receiving photo's from users other than the owner / user. Some solutions allow control over access to the user's digital photo album, but this is often the exception and not the rule and by and large, the existing systems are not designed with this problem in mind. So, there is no easy solution for providing a collaborative shared al...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to provide an automated solution for people who receive photos from a digital album without having to do anything. This is useful for groups of people who all want to receive photos from the same album.

Problems solved by technology

Some solutions allow control over access to the user's digital photo album, but this is often the exception and not the rule and by and large, the existing systems are not designed with this problem in mind.

So, there is no easy solution for providing a collaborative shared album with a simple system dedicated to solving this problem.

Therefore, there is no existing dedicated system capable of providing a streamlined process for creating and using collaborative digital photo albums, from the perspective of sending and receiving photos to and from a collaborative album, with ease.

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