Method and systems for managing the display of digital content
First Claim
1. A display device for displaying content in a display cycle defined by parameters that are selectively input by a user, comprising:
- (a) a touch display screen on which the content is displayed;
(b) a network interface device;
(c) a memory in which machine instructions are stored for implementing a plurality of instructions related to displaying the content; and
(d) a processor coupled to the network interface device, to the memory, and to the touch display screen and adapted to couple with a host system over a wireless network, said processor executing the machine instructions, including;
(i) coupling with a host computing device to receive the parameters for controlling the display cycle that are selectively input by a user and stored on a host computing device;
(ii) coupling with a storage on a host system to access the content that are selected by a user to display during the display cycle; and
(iii) enabling a user to selectively modify the display cycle by selectively activating the touch display screen.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for managing the display of digital image content. In one example, a host system that includes a computing device and a fixed storage device is connected by a network to a remote display device and optionally, to the Internet. The host system stores a plurality of digital images and parameters for controlling the selection and transmission of a subset of the images to the remote display device for viewing. The display device includes a processor and display screen, as well as a user interface for input of control instructions—preferably, a touch sensitive display screen. In one method of managing the images displayed, the host system continuously transmits new selected images to the display device where they are temporarily cached and displayed. A selected image may be manipulated or transmitted to outside parties by extemporaneous user instructions.
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38 Claims
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1. A display device for displaying content in a display cycle defined by parameters that are selectively input by a user, comprising:
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(a) a touch display screen on which the content is displayed;
(b) a network interface device;
(c) a memory in which machine instructions are stored for implementing a plurality of instructions related to displaying the content; and
(d) a processor coupled to the network interface device, to the memory, and to the touch display screen and adapted to couple with a host system over a wireless network, said processor executing the machine instructions, including;
(i) coupling with a host computing device to receive the parameters for controlling the display cycle that are selectively input by a user and stored on a host computing device;
(ii) coupling with a storage on a host system to access the content that are selected by a user to display during the display cycle; and
(iii) enabling a user to selectively modify the display cycle by selectively activating the touch display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing and displaying content on a remote display that is coupled over a network to a host computing device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) enabling a user to input control parameters to the host computing device that are employed for controlling one or more aspects of the display of the content on the remote display, said control parameters being stored on the host computing device;
(b) transferring the control parameters from the host computing device to the remote display;
(c) applying the control parameters at the remote display to control the display of the content by the remote display; and
(d) responding to an input at the remote display by the user to provide an interactive control of the display of the content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for managing the display of content at one or more distributed locations that are coupled together in a network, comprising:
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(a) a host computing device that includes a storage for storing control parameters that have been input for controlling the display of the content at the one or more distributed locations; and
(b) a remote display that is coupled to the host computing device over the network, said remote display downloading the control parameters from the host computing device to establish a default set of conditions for displaying the content on the remote display and including a touch screen for input of user options that further affect the display of the content. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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