Digital photographic display device

• US 20070081196A1
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Inventors: Harrison, Donna, Divine, Abha
• Granted Patent: US 7,978,376 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/302
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/166 related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6033 for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets arrangements for preventing acoustic echo H04M9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/62 Constructional arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00302 with a telephonic apparatus, e.g. telephone answering machine or videotex terminal H04N1/00307 takes precedence; telephonic communication H04M
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/23 Reproducing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device

Abstract

A digital photographic display frame includes a processor, a communication module responsive to the processor, and a touch screen display. The touch screen display is responsive to the processor to display a digital photographic image and to provide a touch screen number pad interface. The processor is configured to initiate a voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) telephone call via the communications module in response to a number entered via the touch screen number pad interface.

Claims

1. A digital photographic display frame comprising:

a processor;

a communication module responsive to the processor; and

a touch screen display, the touch screen display responsive to the processor to display a digital photographic image and to provide a touch screen number pad interface;

wherein the processor is configured to initiate a voice-over- internet-protocol (VoIP) telephone call via the communications module in response to a number entered via the touch screen number pad interface.

2. The digital photographic display frame of claim 1, wherein the communication module is adapted to communicate via internet protocol (IP) based communications.

3. The digital photographic display frame of claim 1, further comprising a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including a set of digital photographic images.

4. The digital photographic display frame of claim 3, wherein a digital photographic image of the set of digital photographic images is associated with incoming call information.

5. The digital photographic display frame of claim 3, wherein the memory further includes an address book.

6. The digital photographic display frame of claim 3, wherein the memory further includes a calendar module.

7. The digital photographic display frame of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to manipulate the touch screen display in response to incoming call data.

8. The digital photographic display frame of claim 7, wherein manipulating the touch screen display includes replacing the digital photographic image with a second digital photographic image associated with the incoming telephone call data.

9. The digital photographic display frame of claim 1, further comprising a speaker, the processor configured to provide an audio signal to the speaker, the audio signal associated with the voice-over-IP telephone call.

10. The digital photographic display frame of claim 1, further comprising a microphone, the processor configured to receive an audio signal from the microphone.

11. The digital photographic display frame of claim 1, further comprising a decorative frame around the touch screen display.

12. A digital photographic display frame device comprising:

a processor;

a display screen to display a digital image, the display screen responsive to the processor;

a decorative frame around the display screen; and

a voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) telephone module responsive to the processor.

13. The digital photographic display frame of claim 12, wherein the display screen includes a touch screen display.

14. The digital photographic display frame of claim 12, further comprising a speaker responsive to the processor.

15. The digital photographic display frame of claim 12, further comprising a microphone response to the processor.

16. A digital photographic display frame comprising:

a processor;

a display device to display a digital image;

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory to store a set of digital images;

a voice-over-internet-protocol telephone module accessible to the processor;

a speaker responsive to the processor; and

a microphone accessible to the processor.

17. The digital photographic display frame of claim 16, wherein the memory further includes instructions executable by the processor to implement answering machine functionality, the memory configured to store audio messages associated with the answering machine functionality.

18. The digital photographic display frame of claim 16, wherein the display device includes a touch screen display.

19. The digital photographic display frame of claim 18, wherein the memory further includes instructions executable by the processor to provide a number pad interface on the touch screen display.

20. The digital photographic display frame of claim 18, wherein the memory further includes instructions executable by the processor to provide a graphical user interface to associate a digital image of the set of digital images with a particular caller identification.

21. The digital photographic display frame of claim 16, wherein the memory further includes instructions executable by the processor to provide a web-based graphical user interface via a network.

22. The digital photographic display frame of claim 16, wherein the memory is configured to store data associating a digital image of the set of digital images with a particular set of incoming call data.

23. The digital photographic display frame of claim 16, further comprising a decorative frame associated with a screen of the display device.