Method and system for sharing digital images over a network

Details Method and system for sharing digital images over a network Method and system for sharing digital images over a network

2006-04-11

2006-04-11

Winder, Patrice (Department: 2145)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S203000, C709S207000, C709S219000, C705S027200, C396S311000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07028075

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for sharing digital images over a network, such as the Internet, wherein the first person desires to send images from a first computer to a second person having a second computer that includes a standard email program. The system and method include sending an email request with the images and an address of the second user from the first computer to a server. In response to receiving the email request, the images are stored on the server, and the server creates a standard email message from the email request. The method and system further include inserting at least one link to the stored images into the email message, and transmitting the email message over the network for delivery to the second user. The second user may then receive and open the email message on the second computer using the standard email program and click on the at least one link to display the images.

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