Digital Frame Wireless Content Delivery via SMS and Email
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital frames require users to have technical expertise to load and update photos, and existing methods for transferring digital photos often result in significant lag between upload and display, as they rely on manual setup and intermittent updates.
Innovation Solution
A digital frame that can automatically connect to a wireless telecommunications network, allowing users to send content via SMS/MMS, email, or other addresses, eliminating the need for manual setup and reducing lag by enabling immediate content display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually load photos via memory card or USB connection, then photos can be transferred to the digital frame, but users must have basic technological expertise to navigate file systems
Solution Approach 1:
The digital frame automatically connects to the wireless network and downloads photos without user intervention. The system self-configures network settings and autonomously retrieves content from specified URLs, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate file systems or configure technical parameters.
2Ease of operation
If users setup wireless network manually, then the digital frame can connect to download photos, but users must configure network settings and maintain the wireless network
Solution Approach 1:
The digital frame performs automatic network configuration by obtaining wireless network parameters automatically and configuring its own network settings without user intervention. The system autonomously establishes connectivity and maintains network parameters, removing the burden of manual setup and maintenance from the user.
3Loss of time
If photos are uploaded intermittently to a remote source, then storage is efficient, but there is significant lag between upload and display on the frame
Solution Approach 1:
The digital frame continuously monitors and downloads photos from the remote source as they become available, rather than waiting for intermittent updates. The system maintains continuous network connectivity and automatically retrieves content in real-time, eliminating lag time between photo upload and display while maintaining efficient storage through on-demand downloading.
Data Source
AI summary
A digital frame that may be removed from its packaging, powered on, and automatically begin receiving content from remote sources via a wireless telecommunications network. The digital frame includes a communications card to enable the digital frame to receive content over a wireless telecommunications network operated by one or more telecommunications service providers. The digital frame has an associated frame address so that users may send content, such as text, images or video, directly to the frame via the telecommunications network. The address may be an SMS/MMS address, an ftp site, an email address, a website address or another type of frame address to which the purchaser or others can send content for eventual delivery to the digital frame. The purchaser is typically charged for telecommunication services provided to the digital frame.