Electronic photo book

• US 20070133055A1
• Filed: 12/09/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Okorie Johnson
• Original Assignee: Okorie Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Okorie
• Application Number:
  US11/297,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20070133055A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.180
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1634 Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer

Abstract

An electronic photo book for storing and displaying digitized images. The electronic photo book includes two displays each having a top half and a bottom half in which individual images are displayed in each half.

Claims

1. An electronic photo book, comprising:

a first display coupled to a processor via a first display interface;

a second display coupled to the processor via a second display interface;

the first display and the second display each comprising a display area, at least two sides, and an exterior portion;

a spine comprising two sides and an exterior portion, wherein the spine is hingably connected to a first side of the first display along a first side of the spine and wherein the spine is also hingably connected to one side of the second display along a second side of the spine, wherein the exterior portions of the first and second displays and the spine are covered with a tactile material;

wherein the display area comprises a top half and a bottom half, the top half and the bottom half being independently controllable by the processor;

wherein the processor is disposed within the spine and is configured to output a digitized image to the top half and to the bottom half of the display area of the first and the second displays; and

a fold-in cushion inlay covered with a soft material, the fold-in cushion inlay hingably connected to a second side of the first display.

2. The electronic photo book of claim 1, further comprising:

an information display disposed in the spine.

3. The electronic photo book of claim 2, in which the information display is configured to output information associated with the photographs available for display.

4. The electronic photo book of claim 3, in which the information associated with the photographs comprises the number of albums available, the amount of storage space remaining available, and the remaining battery life.

5. The electronic photo book of claim 1, in which the tactile material is leather.

6. The electronic photo book of claim 1, further comprising:

a power port coupled to the processor and configured to receive power from an external source.

7. The electronic photo book of claim 1, further comprising:

a download port coupled to the processor and configured to receive digital information.

8. The electronic photo book of claim 1, further comprising:

a printer port coupled to the processor and configured to output digitized images to a printer.

9. The electronic photo book of claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless interface coupled to the processor and configured to output digitized images to an external display device.

10. The electronic photo book of claim 9, in which the wireless interface is an infrared interface.

11. The electronic photo book of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera flash drive.

12. The electronic photo book of claim 1, further comprising:

a fulcrum rod upon which the display area is rotationally mounted within the first display and second display.

13. A method for storing and outputting digitized images, comprising:

outputting a plurality of digitized images to each of two independently-controlled halves of two displays.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

manipulating the images displayed on the halves in response to user input received via display controls.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

outputting the images using a wireless interface.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the images are digitized photographs.

17. An electronic photo book, comprising:

a first display coupled to a processor via a first display interface;

a second display coupled to the processor via a second display interface;

the first display and the second display each comprising a display area, a left side, and a right side, an exterior portion;

a fulcrum rod upon which the display area is rotationally mounted within the first display and second display;

a spine comprising two sides and an exterior portion, wherein the spine is hingably connected to the right side of the first display along a first side of the spine and wherein the spine is also hingably connected to the left side of the second display along a second side of the spine, wherein the exterior portions of the first and second displays and the spine are covered with leather;

wherein the display area comprises a top half and a bottom half, the top half and bottom half being independently controllable by the processor;

wherein the processor is disposed within the spine and is configured to output a digitized photograph to the top half and to the bottom half of the display area of the first and the second displays;

a fold-in cushion inlay covered with a soft material, the fold-in cushion inlay hingably connected to the left side of the first display;

an information display disposed in the spine and configured to output information associated with the photographs available for display comprising the number of albums available, the amount of storage space remaining available, and the remaining battery life;

a power port coupled to the processor and configured to receive power from an external source;

a download port coupled to the processor and configured to receive digital information;

a printer port coupled to the processor and configured to output digitized photographs to a printer;

a camera flash drive; and

an infrared interface coupled to the processor and configured to output digitized photographs to an external display device.

18. The electronic photo book of claim 17, further comprising:

a plurality of user controls coupled to the processor and disposed on the spine.

19. The electronic photo book of claim 17, wherein the digitized photographs are formatted in conformance with the Joint Photographic Experts Group standard.

20. The electronic photo book of claim 17, further comprising:

a power/mode button, wherein the processor is further configured to operate in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes in response to actuation of the power/mode button.