Systems and methods for automatically generating a photo-based project having a flush photo montage on the front cover

摘要

A photo-based project and associated printed photobook having a flush photo collage, or montage, on the front cover are disclosed. In one embodiment, a photobook is made by receiving a plurality of images corresponding to a photo-project; storing said plurality of images in a data repository; receiving a print order for a printed photobook corresponding to the photo-project; in response to the print order, printing a photo-strip having one or more of the images; producing a front cover by compressing a compressible cover material to form a channel in the compressible cover material, wherein the channel is of a size and a shape matching the photo-strip; wrapping the compressible cover material with the channel around a cover board to make the front cover; and setting the photo-strip permanently into the channel and flush with the front cover to create the photobook.

主权项

1. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions, which when executed by a processor of a server, causes the processor to perform a process for creating a photo-project over a communications network, the instructions comprising computer-executable instructions for:
establishing a client-server connection between the server and a computing device over said communications network; receiving a plurality of images from a user; storing said plurality of images in a data repository connected to said server; presenting the photo-project to the user of said computing device; receiving a print order from the user for a printed photobook corresponding to the photo-project; and in response to the print order, instructing a printer to print the photobook, wherein said photobook comprises a front cover with a channel therein, and a photo-strip permanently set into the channel, wherein the photo-strip displays one or more of the images and is flush with the front cover, and wherein the front cover of the photobook is made by compressing a compressible cover material with a stamp to form the channel in the compressible cover material, wherein the channel is of a size and a shape matching the photo-strip, then wrapping the compressible cover material with the channel around a cover board to make the front cover, and finally setting the photo-strip permanently into the channel to create the photobook.