Automatic creation of output file from images in database

Abstract

A query is run against a database with information related to images. Images of interest are selected for inclusion in an output file, for example, a presentation application file. Configuration and other choices are made regarding the output file, and any other information needed to generate the output file is gathered. When all the necessary information is available, an output file is automatically generated and delivered to a user. The output file includes the selected images and identifying information about the images.

1 . A method of creating an output file from images, comprising:
 processing a query by a processor against information in a database regarding a plurality of images and generating query results;   selecting at least one result from the generated query results; and   automatically creating at least one output file comprising at least one image associated with the at least one selected result and preexisting identifying information related to the at least one image, wherein the plurality of images comprises the at least one image.   
     
     
         2 - 48 . (canceled) 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one image is automatically selected from the generated query results for inclusion in the created output file based on one or more variables. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein all images associated with the generated query results are selected for inclusion in the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a user selects the at least one image from the generated query results for inclusion in the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the at least one image is selected based on a user's review of at least one of one or more attributes of the preexisting identifying information associated with the at least one image included in the generated query results and the at least one image included in the generated query results. 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving at least one selection of at least one output option related to the at least one created output file, wherein the automatically creating comprises applying the at least one selected output option to the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein the at least one output option comprises at least one of at least one output file type, at least one layout for the at least one created output file, a specified portion of the preexisting identifying information to be included in the at least one created output file, at least one image size to be used in the at least one created output file, at least one method of delivering the at least one created output file, at least one destination to which the at least one created output file will be delivered, and at least one request for at least one subscription. 
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one output file type. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of at least one of a presentation application, a word processing application, a spreadsheet application, an image application, an application that creates portable document format files, or an email application. 
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a presentation application. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a word processing application. 
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a spreadsheet application. 
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an image application. 
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an application that creates portable document format files. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an email application. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one layout for the at least one created output file, and wherein a layout is a format for presenting the at least one selected image and any preexisting identifying information related thereto on a defined portion of the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 63 , wherein the defined portion comprises at least one of a page, slide or section. 
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 63 , wherein at least one custom layout is selected. 
     
     
         66 . The method of  claim 63 , wherein the layout comprises a predefined template and at least one predefined layout template option is selected. 
     
     
         67 . The method of  claim 66 , wherein the predefined layout template comprises displaying on each defined portion within the at least one created output file at least one of one or more images of pages previously used in advertising, one or more images of portions of pages previously used in advertising, one or more product images, one or more product images and one or more images of complete or partial pages previously used in advertising, one or more product images and data pertaining to sales related thereto, images of one or more complete or partial pages previously used in advertising and sales data related thereto, and a portion of the preexisting identifying information contained in the database associated with the displayed images. 
     
     
         68 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises a portion of the preexisting identifying information pertaining to the at least one selected image to be included in the at least one output file. 
     
     
         69 . The method of  claim 68 , wherein a custom portion of the preexisting identifying information is selected. 
     
     
         70 . The method of  claim 68 , wherein a predefined portion of the preexisting identifying information is selected. 
     
     
         71 . The method of  claim 68 , wherein the portion of the selected preexisting identifying information comprises data pertaining to one or more image of previously used advertising. 
     
     
         72 . The method of  claim 71 , wherein the selected portion of the preexisting identifying information comprises at least one of at least one date the one or more image was used in advertising, one or more geographic areas in which the one or more image appeared, a type of media in which the one or more image appeared, one or more web sites on which the one or more image appeared, one or more advertisers who placed the one or more image, the size of the one or more image, one or more product categories depicted within the one or more image, one or more manufacturers of one or more products depicted within the one or more image, one or more brands depicted within the one or more image, one or more products depicted within the one or more image, pricing information included in the one or more image, promotional information included in the one or more image, measures of the effectiveness of the one or more image or at least one portion thereof, sales data related to the one or more image or at least one portion thereof, and at least one pointer to at least one of the one or more image. 
     
     
         73 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises a delivery method for the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         74 . The method of  claim 73 , wherein the selected delivery method comprises one or more of sending at least one electronic mail message with the at least one created output file attached, sending at least one electronic mail message containing at least one link pointing to a location of the at least one created output file, sending at least one electronic mail message that comprises the at least one created output file, directly downloading the at least one created output file, displaying the at least one created output file, and saving the at least one created stand alone output file for later retrieval. 
     
     
         75 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein the wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one destination to which the at least one created output file will be delivered. 
     
     
         76 . The method of  claim 75 , wherein the selected destination comprises one or more of at least one email address and at least one location where the at least one created output file is to be saved. 
     
     
         77 . The method of  claim 73 , further comprising delivering the at least one created output file using the selected delivery method. 
     
     
         78 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein at least one output option is selected by a user. 
     
     
         79 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein at least one of the at least one output option is selected based on a predetermined default. 
     
     
         80 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein at least one output option is automatically selected based on one or more variables. 
     
     
         81 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one created output file is created in response to a request received over a network. 
     
     
         82 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the network comprises at least one of a global communications network, a local area network and a wide area network. 
     
     
         83 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one created output file is created in response to a request received from a stand-alone computer. 
     
     
         84 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one image comprises at least one image of advertising that has been made publicly available. 
     
     
         85 . The method of  claim 84 , wherein the at least one advertising image comprises at least one of a product image and a partial or complete page image, wherein a product image comprises a discrete portion of a page image that contains at least one of one or more products and one or more services. 
     
     
         86 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of images are stored outside the database. 
     
     
         87 . The method of  claim 86 , wherein the database comprises pointers to the at least some of the plurality of images are stored outside the database. 
     
     
         88 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of images are stored remotely from the database. 
     
     
         89 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the preexisting identifying information comprises at least one description of the at least one selected image. 
     
     
         90 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying the query results. 
     
     
         91 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the automatically creating comprises:
 automatically gathering information necessary to create the at least one output file; and   automatically creating the at least one output file using the gathered information.   
     
     
         92 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 reprocessing the query at a subsequent time against updated information in the database and generating updated query results;   automatically selecting one or more images associated with the updated query results according to one or more variables; and   automatically creating at least one other output file, the at least one other output file comprising at least one of the one or more images and preexisting identifying information related thereto.   
     
     
         93 . The method of  claim 92 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one predefined default output option. 
     
     
         94 . The method of  claim 92 , wherein the automatically creating comprises automatically determining at least one output option for the at least one other output file. 
     
     
         95 . The method of  claim 92 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one output option selected by a user. 
     
     
         96 . The method of  claim 92 , further comprising automatically delivering at least one of the at least one other created output file to one or more destinations. 
     
     
         97 . The method of  claim 92 , wherein the reprocessing, the automatically selecting and the automatically creating are performed in accordance with a subscription. 
     
     
         98 . The method of  claim 97 , wherein a subscription comprises automatic creation and delivery of at least one created output file according to one or more variables. 
     
     
         99 . The method of  claim 98 , wherein the one or more variables comprises at least one of when the subscription should be executed, the criteria to be used to automatically execute a query, the criteria to be used to select at least one image and preexisting identifying information related thereto from the generated query results for inclusion in the at least one output file to be created, one or more output options relative to the at least one output file to be created, one or more delivery methods for the at least one created output file, one or more destinations to which the at least one created output file is to be delivered, and one or more recipients to whom the at least one created output file is to be delivered. 
     
     
         100 . The method of  claim 97 , further comprising automatically delivering at least one of the at least one other created output file to one or more destinations identified in the subscription. 
     
     
         101 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising delivering the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         102 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one predefined default output option. 
     
     
         103 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the automatically creating comprises automatically selecting at least one output option. 
     
     
         104 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one output option selected by a user. 
     
     
         105 . A computer system for creating output file from images, the computer system comprising:
 storage storing a database comprising information regarding a plurality of images;   a memory; and   a processor in communications with the memory to execute a method of creating an output file from images, the method comprising:
 processing a query by the processor against information in the database and generating query results; 
 selecting at least one result from the generated query results; and 
 automatically creating at least one output file comprising at least one image associated with the at least one selected result and preexisting identifying information related to the at least one image, wherein the plurality of images comprises the at least one image. 
   
     
     
         106 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the at least one image is automatically selected from the generated query results for inclusion in the created output file based on one or more variables. 
     
     
         107 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein all images associated with the generated query results are selected for inclusion in the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         108 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein a user selects the at least one image from the generated query results for inclusion in the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         109 . The computer system of  claim 108 , wherein the at least one image is selected based on a user's review of at least one of one or more attributes of the preexisting identifying information associated with the at least one image included in the generated query results and the at least one image included in the generated query results. 
     
     
         110 . The computer system of  claim 105 , further comprising receiving at least one selection of at least one output option related to the at least one created output file, wherein the automatically creating comprises applying the at least one selected output option to the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         111 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein the at least one output option comprises at least one of at least one output file type, at least one layout for the at least one created output file, a specified portion of the preexisting identifying information to be included in the at least one created output file, at least one image size to be used in the at least one created output file, at least one method of delivering the at least one created output file, at least one destination to which the at least one created output file will be delivered, and at least one request for at least one subscription. 
     
     
         112 . The computer system of  claim 111 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one output file type. 
     
     
         113 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of at least one of a presentation application, a word processing application, a spreadsheet application, an image application, an application that creates portable document format files, or an email application. 
     
     
         114 . The computer system of  claim 113 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a presentation application. 
     
     
         115 . The computer system of  claim 113 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a word processing application. 
     
     
         116 . The computer system of  claim 113 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a spreadsheet application. 
     
     
         117 . The computer system of  claim 113 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an image application. 
     
     
         118 . The computer system of  claim 113 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an application that creates portable document format files. 
     
     
         119 . The computer system of  claim 113 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an email application. 
     
     
         120 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one layout for the at least one created output file, and wherein a layout is a format for presenting the at least one selected image and any preexisting identifying information related thereto on a defined portion of the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         121 . The computer system of  claim 120 , wherein the defined portion comprises at least one of a page, slide or section. 
     
     
         122 . The computer system of  claim 120 , wherein at least one custom layout is selected. 
     
     
         123 . The computer system of  claim 120 , wherein the layout comprises a predefined template and at least one predefined layout template option is selected. 
     
     
         124 . The computer system of  claim 123 , wherein the predefined layout template comprises displaying on each defined portion within the at least one created output file at least one of one or more images of pages previously used in advertising, one or more images of portions of pages previously used in advertising, one or more product images, one or more product images and one or more images of complete or partial pages previously used in advertising, one or more product images and data pertaining to sales related thereto, images of one or more complete or partial pages previously used in advertising and sales data related thereto, and a portion of the preexisting identifying information contained in the database associated with the displayed images. 
     
     
         125 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises a portion of the preexisting identifying information pertaining to the at least one selected image to be included in the at least one output file. 
     
     
         126 . The computer system of  claim 125 , wherein a custom portion of the preexisting identifying information is selected. 
     
     
         127 . The computer system of  claim 125 , wherein a predefined portion of the preexisting identifying information is selected. 
     
     
         128 . The computer system of  claim 125 , wherein the portion of the selected preexisting identifying information comprises data pertaining to one or more image of previously used advertising. 
     
     
         129 . The computer system of  claim 128 , wherein the selected portion of the preexisting identifying information comprises at least one of at least one date the one or more image was used in advertising, one or more geographic areas in which the one or more image appeared, a type of media in which the one or more image appeared, one or more web sites on which the one or more image appeared, one or more advertisers who placed the one or more image, the size of the one or more image, one or more product categories depicted within the one or more image, one or more manufacturers of one or more products depicted within the one or more image, one or more brands depicted within the one or more image, one or more products depicted within the one or more image, pricing information included in the one or more image, promotional information included in the one or more image, measures of the effectiveness of the one or more image or at least one portion thereof, sales data related to the one or more image or at least one portion thereof, and at least one pointer to at least one of the one or more image. 
     
     
         130 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises a delivery method for the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         131 . The computer system of  claim 130 , wherein the selected delivery method comprises one or more of sending at least one electronic mail message with the at least one created output file attached, sending at least one electronic mail message containing at least one link pointing to a location of the at least one created output file, sending at least one electronic mail message that comprises the at least one created output file, directly downloading the at least one created output file, displaying the at least one created output file, and saving the at least one created stand alone output file for later retrieval. 
     
     
         132 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein the wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one destination to which the at least one created output file will be delivered. 
     
     
         133 . The computer system of  claim 132 , wherein the selected destination comprises one or more of at least one email address and at least one location where the at least one created output file is to be saved. 
     
     
         134 . The computer system of  claim 130 , further comprising delivering the at least one created output file using the selected delivery method. 
     
     
         135 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein at least one output option is selected by a user. 
     
     
         136 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein at least one of the at least one output option is selected based on a predetermined default. 
     
     
         137 . The computer system of  claim 110 , wherein at least one output option is automatically selected based on one or more variables. 
     
     
         138 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the at least one created output file is created in response to a request received over a network. 
     
     
         139 . The computer system of  claim 138 , wherein the network comprises at least one of a global communications network, a local area network and a wide area network. 
     
     
         140 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the at least one created output file is created in response to a request received from a stand-alone computer. 
     
     
         141 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the at least one image comprises at least one image of advertising that has been made publicly available. 
     
     
         142 . The computer system of  claim 141 , wherein the at least one advertising image comprises at least one of a product image and a partial or complete page image, wherein a product image comprises a discrete portion of a page image that contains at least one of one or more products and one or more services. 
     
     
         143 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein at least some of the plurality of images are stored outside the database. 
     
     
         144 . The computer system of  claim 143 , wherein the database comprises pointers to the at least some of the plurality of images are stored outside the database. 
     
     
         145 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein at least some of the plurality of images are stored remotely from the database. 
     
     
         146 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the preexisting identifying information comprises at least one description of the at least one selected image. 
     
     
         147 . The computer system of  claim 105 , further comprising displaying the query results. 
     
     
         148 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the automatically creating comprises:
 automatically gathering information necessary to create the at least one output file; and   automatically creating the at least one output file using the gathered information.   
     
     
         149 . The computer system of  claim 105 , further comprising:
 reprocessing the query at a subsequent time against updated information in the database and generating updated query results;   automatically selecting one or more images associated with the updated query results according to one or more variables; and   automatically creating at least one other output file, the at least one other output file comprising at least one of the one or more images and preexisting identifying information related thereto.   
     
     
         150 . The computer system of  claim 149 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one predefined default output option. 
     
     
         151 . The computer system of  claim 149 , wherein the automatically creating comprises automatically determining at least one output option for the at least one other output file. 
     
     
         152 . The computer system of  claim 149 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one output option selected by a user. 
     
     
         153 . The computer system of  claim 149 , further comprising automatically delivering at least one of the at least one other created output file to one or more destinations. 
     
     
         154 . The computer system of  claim 149 , wherein the reprocessing, the automatically selecting and the automatically creating are performed in accordance with a subscription. 
     
     
         155 . The computer system of  claim 154 , wherein a subscription comprises automatic creation and delivery of at least one created output file according to one or more variables. 
     
     
         156 . The computer system of  claim 155 , wherein the one or more variables comprises at least one of when the subscription should be executed, the criteria to be used to automatically execute a query, the criteria to be used to select at least one image and preexisting identifying information related thereto from the generated query results for inclusion in the at least one output file to be created, one or more output options relative to the at least one output file to be created, one or more delivery methods for the at least one created output file, one or more destinations to which the at least one created output file is to be delivered, and one or more recipients to whom the at least one created output file is to be delivered. 
     
     
         157 . The computer system of  claim 154 , further comprising automatically delivering at least one of the at least one other created output file to one or more destinations identified in the subscription. 
     
     
         158 . The computer system of  claim 105 , further comprising delivering the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         159 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one predefined default output option. 
     
     
         160 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the automatically creating comprises automatically selecting at least one output option. 
     
     
         161 . The computer system of  claim 105 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one output option selected by a user. 
     
     
         162 . A computer program product for creating output file from images, the computer program product comprising:
 a storage medium readable by a processor and storing programming for execution by the processor for performing a method of creating an output file from images, the method comprising:
 processing a query by a processor against information in a database regarding a plurality of images and generating query results; 
 selecting at least one result from the generated query results; and 
 automatically creating at least one output file comprising at least one image associated with the at least one selected result and preexisting identifying information related to the at least one image, wherein the plurality of images comprises the at least one image. 
   
     
     
         163 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the at least one image is automatically selected from the generated query results for inclusion in the created output file based on one or more variables. 
     
     
         164 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein all images associated with the generated query results are selected for inclusion in the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         165 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein a user selects the at least one image from the generated query results for inclusion in the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         166 . The computer program product of  claim 165 , wherein the at least one image is selected based on a user's review of at least one of one or more attributes of the preexisting identifying information associated with the at least one image included in the generated query results and the at least one image included in the generated query results. 
     
     
         167 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , further comprising receiving at least one selection of at least one output option related to the at least one created output file, wherein the automatically creating comprises applying the at least one selected output option to the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         168 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein the at least one output option comprises at least one of at least one output file type, at least one layout for the at least one created output file, a specified portion of the preexisting identifying information to be included in the at least one created output file, at least one image size to be used in the at least one created output file, at least one method of delivering the at least one created output file, at least one destination to which the at least one created output file will be delivered, and at least one request for at least one subscription. 
     
     
         169 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one output file type. 
     
     
         170 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of at least one of a presentation application, a word processing application, a spreadsheet application, an image application, an application that creates portable document format files, or an email application. 
     
     
         171 . The computer program product of  claim 170 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a presentation application. 
     
     
         172 . The computer program product of  claim 170 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a word processing application. 
     
     
         173 . The computer program product of  claim 170 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of a spreadsheet application. 
     
     
         174 . The computer program product of  claim 170 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an image application. 
     
     
         175 . The computer program product of  claim 170 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an application that creates portable document format files. 
     
     
         176 . The computer program product of  claim 170 , wherein the selected at least one output file type comprises an output file of an email application. 
     
     
         177 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one layout for the at least one created output file, and wherein a layout is a format for presenting the at least one selected image and any preexisting identifying information related thereto on a defined portion of the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         178 . The computer program product of  claim 177 , wherein the defined portion comprises at least one of a page, slide or section. 
     
     
         179 . The computer program product of  claim 177 , wherein at least one custom layout is selected. 
     
     
         180 . The computer program product of  claim 177 , wherein the layout comprises a predefined template and at least one predefined layout template option is selected. 
     
     
         181 . The computer program product of  claim 180 , wherein the predefined layout template comprises displaying on each defined portion within the at least one created output file at least one of one or more images of pages previously used in advertising, one or more images of portions of pages previously used in advertising, one or more product images, one or more product images and one or more images of complete or partial pages previously used in advertising, one or more product images and data pertaining to sales related thereto, images of one or more complete or partial pages previously used in advertising and sales data related thereto, and a portion of the preexisting identifying information contained in the database associated with the displayed images. 
     
     
         182 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises a portion of the preexisting identifying information pertaining to the at least one selected image to be included in the at least one output file. 
     
     
         183 . The computer program product of  claim 182 , wherein a custom portion of the preexisting identifying information is selected. 
     
     
         184 . The computer program product of  claim 182 , wherein a predefined portion of the preexisting identifying information is selected. 
     
     
         185 . The computer program product of  claim 182 , wherein the portion of the selected preexisting identifying information comprises data pertaining to one or more image of previously used advertising. 
     
     
         186 . The computer program product of  claim 185 , wherein the selected portion of the preexisting identifying information comprises at least one of at least one date the one or more image was used in advertising, one or more geographic areas in which the one or more image appeared, a type of media in which the one or more image appeared, one or more web sites on which the one or more image appeared, one or more advertisers who placed the one or more image, the size of the one or more image, one or more product categories depicted within the one or more image, one or more manufacturers of one or more products depicted within the one or more image, one or more brands depicted within the one or more image, one or more products depicted within the one or more image, pricing information included in the one or more image, promotional information included in the one or more image, measures of the effectiveness of the one or more image or at least one portion thereof, sales data related to the one or more image or at least one portion thereof, and at least one pointer to at least one of the one or more image. 
     
     
         187 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein the at least one selected output option comprises a delivery method for the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         188 . The computer program product of  claim 187 , wherein the selected delivery method comprises one or more of sending at least one electronic mail message with the at least one created output file attached, sending at least one electronic mail message containing at least one link pointing to a location of the at least one created output file, sending at least one electronic mail message that comprises the at least one created output file, directly downloading the at least one created output file, displaying the at least one created output file, and saving the at least one created stand alone output file for later retrieval. 
     
     
         189 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein the wherein the at least one selected output option comprises at least one destination to which the at least one created output file will be delivered. 
     
     
         190 . The computer program product of  claim 189 , wherein the selected destination comprises one or more of at least one email address and at least one location where the at least one created output file is to be saved. 
     
     
         191 . The computer program product of  claim 187 , further comprising delivering the at least one created output file using the selected delivery method. 
     
     
         192 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein at least one output option is selected by a user. 
     
     
         193 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein at least one of the at least one output option is selected based on a predetermined default. 
     
     
         194 . The computer program product of  claim 167 , wherein at least one output option is automatically selected based on one or more variables. 
     
     
         195 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the at least one created output file is created in response to a request received over a network. 
     
     
         196 . The computer program product of  claim 195 , wherein the network comprises at least one of a global communications network, a local area network and a wide area network. 
     
     
         197 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the at least one created output file is created in response to a request received from a stand-alone computer. 
     
     
         198 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the at least one image comprises at least one image of advertising that has been made publicly available. 
     
     
         199 . The computer program product of  claim 198 , wherein the at least one advertising image comprises at least one of a product image and a partial or complete page image, wherein a product image comprises a discrete portion of a page image that contains at least one of one or more products and one or more services. 
     
     
         200 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein at least some of the plurality of images are stored outside the database. 
     
     
         201 . The computer program product of  claim 200 , wherein the database comprises pointers to the at least some of the plurality of images are stored outside the database. 
     
     
         202 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein at least some of the plurality of images are stored remotely from the database. 
     
     
         203 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the preexisting identifying information comprises at least one description of the at least one selected image. 
     
     
         204 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , further comprising displaying the query results. 
     
     
         205 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the automatically creating comprises:
 automatically gathering information necessary to create the at least one output file; and   automatically creating the at least one output file using the gathered information.   
     
     
         206 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , further comprising:
 reprocessing the query at a subsequent time against updated information in the database and generating updated query results;   automatically selecting one or more images associated with the updated query results according to one or more variables; and   automatically creating at least one other output file, the at least one other output file comprising at least one of the one or more images and preexisting identifying information related thereto.   
     
     
         207 . The computer program product of  claim 206 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one predefined default output option. 
     
     
         208 . The computer program product of  claim 206 , wherein the automatically creating comprises automatically determining at least one output option for the at least one other output file. 
     
     
         209 . The computer program product of  claim 206 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one output option selected by a user. 
     
     
         210 . The computer program product of  claim 206 , further comprising automatically delivering at least one of the at least one other created output file to one or more destinations. 
     
     
         211 . The computer program product of  claim 206 , wherein the reprocessing, the automatically selecting and the automatically creating are performed in accordance with a subscription. 
     
     
         212 . The computer program product of  claim 211 , wherein a subscription comprises automatic creation and delivery of at least one created output file according to one or more variables. 
     
     
         213 . The computer program product of  claim 212 , wherein the one or more variables comprises at least one of when the subscription should be executed, the criteria to be used to automatically execute a query, the criteria to be used to select at least one image and preexisting identifying information related thereto from the generated query results for inclusion in the at least one output file to be created, one or more output options relative to the at least one output file to be created, one or more delivery methods for the at least one created output file, one or more destinations to which the at least one created output file is to be delivered, and one or more recipients to whom the at least one created output file is to be delivered. 
     
     
         214 . The computer program product of  claim 211 , further comprising automatically delivering at least one of the at least one other created output file to one or more destinations identified in the subscription. 
     
     
         215 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , further comprising delivering the at least one created output file. 
     
     
         216 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one predefined default output option. 
     
     
         217 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the automatically creating comprises automatically selecting at least one output option. 
     
     
         218 . The computer program product of  claim 162 , wherein the automatically creating is performed using at least one output option selected by a user.