457 results about "Digital photo frame" patented technology

The invention provides a digital picture frame that allows a user to edit a displayed picture using simple and intuitive controls. Modifications to an image may be stored by the digital picture frame so that the digital picture frame may later display the edited or modified version of the picture rather than the original version. A user may edit a picture using mechanical controls (e.g., knobs, switches, slider-bars, wheels), sensors (e.g., a position sensor, a tilt sensor, a microphone, a light sensor), a voice recognition module, and / or a touch screen. A digital picture frame may identify a user and based on the user's identity (e.g., the user's preferences or permissions), may display pictures to the user. Further, different users may modify a picture in different ways, so that two different users may view two different versions of the same picture.

A digital mirror system is provided that emulates a traditional mirror by displaying real-time video imagery of a user who stands before it. The digital mirror system provides a plurality of digital mirror modes, including a traditional mirror mode and a third person mirror mode. The digital mirror system provides a plurality of digital mirroring features including an image freeze feature, an image zoom feature, and an image buffering feature. The digital mirror system provides a plurality of operational states including a digital mirroring state and an alternate state, the alternate state including a power-conservation state and / or a digital picture frame state. The digital mirror system provides a user sensor that automatically transitions between operational states in response to whether or not a user is detected before the digital mirror display screen for a period of time. The digital mirror system provides for hands-free user control using speech recognition, the speech recognition being employed to enable a user to selectively access one or more of the digital mirror modes or features in response to verbal commands relationally associated with those modes or features.

The invention relates to the field of building intelligentization, in particular to an intelligent home controller comprising a man-machine interaction unit, an audio-video application unit, a minimum processing unit, an indoor equipment control interface module and a 3G application unit. An SIM card is arranged in the intelligent home controller which is arranged indoors and carries out full-duplex transmission of multi-media information comprising characters, pictures, audio-visual data and the like with an outdoor doorphone and a 3G mobile phone through a 3G network; various scene modes are built in the controller and allow users to define so that the controller can realize the automatic switching of scenes; and the controller monitors electric equipment or members at home in real time in a remote wireless mode and a local wireless or wired mode of the 3G network. A time driving mechanism based on a clock and a perpetual calendar and an intelligent digital photo frame based on the event driving mechanism functions of excitation signals are arranged in the controller, wherein the time driving mechanism supports 2.4G frequency-band wireless bidirectional data transmission and audio-video wired input and playing.

The present invention provides a picture frame for displaying digital images taken by a digital camera. The invention may be a wall mounted frame or a desk top frame. The invention includes a display, such as an active matrix display for rendering images for viewing. The invention includes an interface for manipulating images by using a graphical user interface in conjunction with an operating system. The present invention may be employed for displaying overhead projection slides for conferences, lectures and meetings. The invention includes sensors for monitoring conditions in areas around the frame. The frame includes floppy disk and CD / DVD drives for transferring data to a memory of the frame. The memory of the frame is used to store images and may select images according to a program or list.

A first type of processor-based device, such as a personal computer functioning as a host and containing digital media files, may wirelessly communicate with a second type of processor-based device, such as a digital picture frame (DPF). Upon request and / or upon the occurrence of certain conditions, the host may transmit menu and / or media file choices to the DPF. Responsive to user choices entered at the DPF and transmitted to the host, the host may transmit further menu choices and / or media files to the DPF. In one embodiment, the menu choices displayed on the DPF reflect a DPF file hierarchy that is identical to that of the host. An electronic appliance and a machine-accessible medium are also described.

Described is a system and method by which application programs running on a main computer system communicate with an auxiliary display device (such as a cell phone, pocket-sized computer, alarm clock, television, digital picture frame and so forth) to provide viewable information on the device, remote control capabilities, and notifications. Via API calls, programs provide information in the same format regardless of the device capabilities and / or the connection type. An auxiliary display platform converts a notification into a format understood by a device driver, which then filters the notification as desired for its particular hardware device before the notification is communicated. Return communications return data such as status and user interaction with the displayed information. Software vendors may thus write code once to output notifications on auxiliary displays, while hardware manufacturers can have their devices work as auxiliary displays, with little or no modification to existing hardware.

Described is a system and method by which application programs running on a main computer system communicate with an auxiliary display device (such as a cell phone, pocket-sized computer, alarm clock, television, digital picture frame and so forth) to provide viewable information on the device, remote control capabilities, and notifications. Via API calls, programs provide information in the same format regardless of the device capabilities and / or the connection type. An auxiliary display platform converts a notification into a format understood by a device driver, which then filters the notification as desired for its particular hardware device before the notification is communicated. Return communications return data such as status and user interaction with the displayed information. Software vendors may thus write code once to output notifications on auxiliary displays, while hardware manufacturers can have their devices work as auxiliary displays, with little or no modification to existing hardware.

A method for enabling viewing of stereoscopic images is provided. The method includes providing a two dimensional image representation to a service bureau configured to convert the two dimensional image representation into a stereoscopic image and transmitting the enhanced image from the service bureau to an entity for purposes of displaying the images in a user desired configuration, such as in a digital photo frame. Alternately, the present design includes receiving a two dimensional electronic image representation in electronic form together with conversion criteria, converting the two dimensional electronic image representation into a stereoscopic image based on the conversion criteria, and providing the stereoscopic image to a user for display.

A digital photo frame includes a display module, a frame body and a stereo camera module. The frame body is includes a plurality of sides connected end to end. The sides are mounted around the display module. The stereo camera module includes two cameras and an image combination chip. The two cameras are configured for capturing two respective images of an object from two different viewing angles. The image combination chip is configured for combining the images captured by the two cameras to form a three-dimensional image. The two cameras are slidable along one of the sides of the frame body. The display module is capable of displaying the three-dimensional image.

A digital picture frame includes a near-touch user interface component that senses when an object is within a predetermined spatial region of the digital picture frame; a true-touch user interface component that senses physical contact with the digital picture frame; and a processor that receives input signals from the near-touch user interface component and the true-touch user interface component and executes device controls based on inputs from both user interface components.

A digital picture frame has a frame bounding a touch screen that presents a user interface having first and second arcs of selector elements. The first are of selector elements is manipulable to establish an input genre root, and the second arc is manipulable to select an input branching from a genre root selected using an element in the first group. The arcs are rotatable to reveal previously unpresented selector elements when a person moves a hand along the respective arc.

A digital photo frame having power saving functions includes a display panel, a power generation unit for switching a system power according to a power control signal, a user detection unit installed on the display panel for detecting whether a user exists within a specific range to generate a user detection signal, a central processing unit for adjusting backlight intensity of the display panel when the system power is provided by the power generation unit according to the user detection signal and for generating a power switch-off signal when the backlight intensity of the display panel is turned off according to the user detection signal, and a power control unit for generating the power control signal to switch off the system power when the backlight intensity of the display panel is adjusted to be switched off according to the power switch-off signal.

A digital picture frame comprised of a display screen (2), a front bezel (1) and an image reader (8) which accommodates various image input (23). The device also has a wireless transceiver (9) provided so a user can download digital images directly from a LAN. The device has easy to use controls to allow the user to manipulate the images to his or her preference. The device is powered by batteries or an AC adapter (7) or (35). An interchangeable frame (28) allows the user to coordinate the frame with his or her personal style while an optional light sensor (31) permits automatic shut off of the device when light is low or not present. Built-in color correction and scaling features allow for further ease of use. The device can stand on its own or be mounted on a wall.

A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and / or changed according to the detected viewers.

A system and method for distributing content to a plurality of digital photo frames disposed in a plurality of customer premises is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a plurality of content and storing the content in memory. The method may include converting at least some of the content from a first format to a second format suitable for display by a digital photo frame and transmitting at least some of the content via the Internet to each of the plurality of digital photo frames for display. The content may include photos, emails, text messages, faxes, utility data, and / or other content. The method may also include storing information of a user in association with each of the plurality of digital photo frames, storing content configuration information in memory for each user, and selecting the content for transmission based on the content configuration information of the user associated with each digital photo frame.

A digital picture frame device and system are described. The system includes a server, a computer, and a digital picture frame device. The system also includes a first communications link for transmitting digital content from the server to the computer and a second communications link for transmitting digital content from the computer to the digital picture frame. The digital picture frame device includes a display screen, a frame, an input, memory and control circuitry. The system includes encrypted digital content on the server, decryption circuitry on the computer for decrypting the content from the server, and circuitry in the digital picture frame for displaying the decrypted digital content on the frame.

A monolithic integrated circuit including an image sensor for capturing image information; at least one analog to digital converter for converting analog signals corresponding to the image information into digital image data; and a first framestore for storing frames of the digital image data.

A wireless digital picture display frame is disclosed. The display frame includes a wireless receiver that operates to receive a digital picture, a flat-panel display that operates to render the digital picture, and a processor that operates to control the receiving and rendering of the digital picture. The display frame further includes a frame with constructs that encircle the flat panel display, and form a housing to house the enumerated components. The digital picture may be a digital painting / graphics rendition or a digital photograph.

An digital picture frame capable of acquiring image of the picture independently, especially to digitalize the image of photos to a digital format and then display it on a display panel. The digital picture frame includes a display module which supports the image display, a scanning module which scans photos, and an input / output module for image delivery over external image processing / storing devices, such as the hard disk, camcorder, digital still camera and network image server.

A digital picture frame device and system for displaying digital content. The digital picture frame device includes a display screen, a frame surrounding a periphery of the display screen, a compartment accessible by an opening in a side surface of the frame, a movable door for selectively covering the opening, a memory device port disposed in the compartment for receiving a memory device containing digital content, and control circuitry for controlling a display of the digital content on the display screen. A computer with a processor and a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon can generate or receive digital content and associate at least some of the digital content with one or more playlists. A communications link transfers the playlists of the digital content to the picture frame for display on the display screen. Multiple inputs can be used for receiving and displaying different kinds of digital content.

The invention provides, in one aspect, a multimedia content sharing system that includes (i) a shared content server which stores items of content (such as still, moving images and audio) and (ii) a plurality of nodes, each of which is in communications with the shared content server via cellular telephone and / or other data networks. One or more of those nodes can be a headless communications device, such as a modem, that can be removeably coupled with a host for purposes of displaying such items of content. Other nodes can be mobile phones, personal digital assistants, network-enabled digital picture frames, personal computers, with integral or other attendant displays for those items. The shared content server transmits items of content to a first set of the nodes “automatically,” e.g., without requests by users of those nodes for the items. At least one node in that first set displays the content of received items (e.g., on an LCD screen) and accepts user feedback in regard to those items. That feedback—which may be, for example, a command to copy an item into an “album”, to rotate an item on the display, to block another node from displaying the items, and / or to block a sender (or creator) of the item from sending further items of content from presenting—is transmitted back to the shared content server for distribution to other nodes, which alter their own respective displays of the items accordingly.

A multistable display material and a preparation method. The material comprises an image display agent and an image erasing agent, wherein the image display agent is a liquid crystal material with a structural formula satisfying general formula (I), and the content of the image display agent is 90 wt%-99.999 wt% of the total weight of the multistable display material; the image erasing agent is an organic ionic compound, and the content of the image erasing agent is 0.0001 wt%-10 wt% of the total weight of the multistable display material. The preparation method of the material comprises the following steps: weighing and mixing the image display agent and the image erasing agent in proportion, heating to 40 DEG C-150 DEG C, performing ultrasonic vibration for 1 min-120 min, cooling to room temperature. The material has a wide working temperature range, a low driving voltage, and a high response speed, is widely applicable to automobile and building light-adjusting films / glass, and reflective display devices such as new-generation electronic book screens, digital photo frames, electronic tags, novel super-large screen display technology, and the like.

A digital photo frame includes a display section, a display control section, a detection information acquisition section that acquires detection information detected by a user detection sensor, and a user state determination section that determines at least one of a positional relationship between a user and the display section, an observation state of the user with respect to the display section, and whether or not the user is positioned within a detection range. The display control section changes a display state of an image displayed on the display section corresponding to at least one of the positional relationship between the user and the display section, the observation state of the user with respect to the display section, and whether or not the user is positioned within the detection range.

A digital photo frame including a display section capable of sequentially displaying at least two digital photographs judges the facial expression of a person viewing a digital photograph displayed in the display section, and information related to this judged facial expression is stored in association with the digital photograph being displayed. Also, when stored digital photographs are to be displayed, information related to a facial expression stored in association with each digital photograph and a judged facial expression of a person are compared, and the display of each stored digital photograph is controlled based on the comparison result.

The invention discloses an intelligent interactive learning machine which comprises a shell, a panel arranged on the shell, a touch liquid crystal display (LCD) screen positioned on the panel, a circuit control board connected with the touch LCD screen, and a power supply battery connected with the circuit control board; wherein the circuit control board includes a central processing unit (CPU) which is connected with a power supply switch, a USB interface, an SD card interface, a Bluetooth emission port, a loudspeaker, a sound volume key, a communication port, an earphone port, a microphone port and an external power supply port. The operator can touch the screen or control the key to lead the operated command be converted into data signals and then transmitted into the CPU of a control circuit, and the CPU can be used for processing and displaying according to the actual command, so that the aims of planning study plan, home teaching, recording voice and storing data as well as transferring and transmitting data, recording event, language and character reminding, digital photo frame displaying, an alarm clock, playing audio / video, running games and the like, thus further completing the intelligent interaction between the people and the learning machine.

A method for displaying a photograph on a digital picture frame comprising the steps of: retrieving a digital image file containing the picture from a digital storage media device; detecting an orientation of the photograph; and displaying the image on the digital picture frame in the correct orientation on a display unit of the digital picture frame.

The invention discloses a cloud data processing method based on the Internet and a cloud digital photo frame. The method includes the steps that S1, registration, check and approval, and coming into effect are achieved for a new user; S2, medium information is collected, and a media file is generated; S3, data connection, interaction transmission and task pushing with a cloud server are achieved through a communication protocol and a data interface, and the media file is uploaded to the cloud server; S4, user data and media content are managed, and the data are managed, stored and distributed; S5, the cloud digital photo frame processes the media file received from the cloud server, encryption / decryption is carried out on the media file, and the media content is displayed and managed. The method and device are convenient and easy to use, and after a mobile terminal shares or sends the media content like photos, the media content can be directly received and played on the cloud digital photo frame.