SELECTIVELY DISTRIBUTING UPDATES OF CHANGING IMAGES TO CLIENT DEVICES

摘要

A network server for sharing images with mobile electronic devices having one or more processors, and image sharing client application, and an image distribution application. The image sharing client application is to be executed on one or more of the processors to receive an update to an image being shared over a network with mobile electronic devices that each have their own current zoom level and their own currently visible area of the image. The image distribution application is to be executed on one or more of the processors to keep a record of the current zoom level and currently visible area for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices and to selectively send image updates to the plurality of mobile electronic devices based on the current zoom level and currently viewable area of the mobile electronic devices.