Unified picture access across devices

摘要

A method for creating a design for an image product includes registering a group of image sources by a network based image service system, wherein the group of image sources comprise a first device and a second device, receiving a notification, by the network based image service system, from the image sources about availabilities of the image sources, representing the second device and a local storage of the first device at a user interface on the first device, indicating an availability status of the second device on the first device, and if the availability status of the second device indicates that the second device is available, allowing a user to browse, on the first device, images stored on the second device.

主权项

1. A method for creating a design for an image product, comprising:
registering a group of computer devices by a network based image service system, wherein the group of computer devices comprise a first device and a second device; receiving a notification, by the network based image service system, from each of the computer devices in the group about availabilities of the computer devices; representing the second device and a local storage of the first device at a user interface on the first device; indicating availability status of the second device on the first device; and allowing a user to browse, on the first device, images stored on the second device, comprising:
requesting the second device to transfer thumbnail versions of the images to the network based image service system;transferring thumbnail versions of the images from the network based image service system to the first device; anddisplaying the thumbnail versions of the images at the user interface on the first device,wherein the user is allowed to browse, on the first device, images stored on the second device if the availability status of the second device indicates that the second device is available.