Reference material in a digital graphics album is specified. Annotation
data is extracted from the reference material and may be processed by a
natural language processor to produce search keywords. In addition to the
keywords, user directives may be provided, both of which are used to
conduct a search for related graphical materials. The search is conducted
by querying a graphical material database through a network connection.
The search results are received and the user can select from the resultant
materials for inclusion in the digital graphics album. If no satisfactory
material is found, the user can specify a reference graphical image that
is processed to produce search criteria that are image content
descriptors. The database is again queried in accordance with these
descriptors to provide search results for possible inclusion.
