Method for adjusting image output of a digital photo frame and related digital photo frame

• US 20090160874A1
• Filed: 02/24/2008
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Su, Pin-Hsien
• Application Number:
  US12/036,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20090160874A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/660
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/06 Adjustment of display parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/16 Digital picture frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0098 User intervention not otherwise provided for, e.g. placing documents, responding to an alarm

Abstract

A method for adjusting image output of a digital photo frame comprising storing a plurality of digital image data, displaying the plurality of digital image data, measuring a distance between the digital photo frame and a user, and adjusting display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

Claims

1. A method for adjusting image output of a digital photo frame comprising:

storing a plurality of digital image data;

displaying the plurality of digital image data;

measuring a distance between the digital photo frame and a user; and

adjusting display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is measured by infrared sensing.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein measuring the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is by passive infrared sensing.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user comprises adjusting an amount of digital image data to be displayed simultaneously according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein adjusting the display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user further comprises triggering to display the plurality of digital image data when the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is smaller than a default value.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein adjusting the display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user further comprises displaying a default image different from the plurality of digital image data when the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is greater than a default value.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the default image comprises a calendar.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein adjusting the display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user further comprises stopping displaying the plurality of digital image data when a period that the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is greater than a default value is longer than a default period.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the plurality of digital image data is by a slide show.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein adjusting the display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user comprises adjusting a display rate of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising adjusting attributes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein adjusting the attributes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is adjusting contrast ratio, luminance, resolution or saturation of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

13. A digital photo frame for automatic adjusting image output comprising:

a storage unit for storing a plurality of digital image data;

a display unit coupled to the storage unit, for displaying the plurality of digital image data;

a measurement unit for measuring a distance between the digital photo frame and a user; and

a control unit coupled to the display unit and the measurement unit, for adjusting display modes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

14. The digital photo frame of claim 13, wherein the measurement unit is an infrared ray sensor.

15. The digital photo frame of claim 14, wherein the infrared ray sensor is a passive infrared ray sensor.

16. The digital photo frame of claim 13, wherein the control unit is utilized for adjusting an amount of digital image data to be displayed simultaneously according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

17. The digital photo frame of claim 16, wherein the control unit is further utilized for triggering to display the plurality of digital image data when the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is smaller than a default value.

18. The digital photo frame of claim 16, wherein the control unit is further utilized for displaying a default image different from the plurality of digital image data when the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is greater than a default value.

19. The digital photo frame of claim 18, wherein the default image comprises a calendar.

20. The digital photo frame of claim 16, wherein the control unit is utilized for stopping displaying the plurality of digital image data when a period that the distance between the digital photo frame and the user is greater than a default value is longer than a default period.

21. The digital photo frame of claim 13, wherein the display unit is utilized for displaying the plurality of digital image data by a slide show.

22. The digital photo frame of claim 21, wherein the display unit is utilized for adjusting a display rate of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

23. The digital photo frame of claim 13, wherein the display unit is further utilized for adjusting attributes of the plurality of digital image data according to the distance between the digital photo frame and the user.

24. The digital photo frame of claim 23, wherein the attributes of the plurality of digital image data are contrast ratio, luminance, resolution or saturation.