Title: Auto stacking of time related images
Patent application publication number: 20070035551
Publication date: February 15, 2007
Filing date: June 15, 2005 (priority to October 6, 2004)
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AIPW Summary: Groups of digital images are arranged into stacks for display purposes. This is particularly useful when going through large numbers of digital photos. When stacked (referred to as a contracted state), one representative image is shown on top of the stack, and all of the images are displayed in a second (expanded) state. Each image in the stack has a rank value, with the highest ranked image on top, and images may be promoted or demoted through the stack. A stack can be generated manually or automatically based on attributes selected by the user.