DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME HAVING COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES

• US 20110128242A1
• Filed: 04/11/2008
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Carney, Patrick, Temple, Sinclair, Small, Andrea
• Granted Patent: US 9,286,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• 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 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00442 Simultaneous viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. using a mosaic display arrangement of thumbnails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling

Abstract

A digital display device for displaying content associated with multiple sets of sources of content is described herein. The digital display device includes a display configured to provide at least a first display region and a second display region. The digital display device further includes a communication component configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a telecommunications network and a storage component configured to store a mapping of sources of content to the first and second display regions. The digital display device also includes a routing component that automatically routes content associated with the first and second sets of sources for display on at least one of the first and second display regions. The first and second display regions display the content substantially simultaneously.

Claims

1. A digital display device for the substantially simultaneous display of content associated with two sources of content, the digital display device comprising:

a display configured to provide a first display region and a second display region;

a communication component configured to receive signals from a telecommunications network, the signals containing content associated with a first source of content and a second source of content;

a storage component configured to store associations between the sources of content and the display regions; and

a routing component coupled to the communication component, the storage component, and the display, the routing component;

analyzing received content to identify a source of the received content;

accessing the storage component to determine a display region associated with the identified source of the received content; and

routing the received content to the determined display region for display, wherein the content in the first display region and the second display region is displayed substantially simultaneously.

2. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein the storage component is further configured to store the received content.

3. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein the received content includes at least one of a still image, a moving image, and text.

4. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein the communication component is further configured to receive wireless signals from a telecommunications network.

5. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein the digital display device is associated with an identifier, and wherein the received content is sent by the sources of content to the identifier.

6. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein at least one source of content is associated with a subscriber of the telecommunications network.

7. The digital display device of claim 1, further comprising a user interface component configured to allow a user to specify at least one source of content of the first and second sources of content.

8. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a first display panel corresponding to the first display region and a second display panel corresponding to the second display region.

9. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein the first and second sources of content are associated with a single individual.

10. The digital display device of claim 1, wherein the associations between the sources of content and the display regions may be changed over time.

11. The digital display device of claim 10, wherein the associations between the sources of content and the display regions are periodically rotated.

12. A digital display device for displaying content associated with two or more sources of content, the digital display device comprising:

a touchscreen display configured to provide two or more display regions, wherein each of the two or more display regions is configured to display content substantially simultaneously;

a communication component configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a telecommunications network from two or more sources of content;

a storage medium configured to store a mapping of the two or more sources of content to the two or more display regions;

a router coupled to the communication component, the storage medium, and the touchscreen display, the router configured to;

analyze received content to identify a source of the content;

access the storage medium to determine a display region that is mapped to the identified source of content; and

automatically route the received content to the determined display region; and

a real-time communication component coupled to the communication component and configured to establish a real-time communication session with a selected source of content, the real-time communication session being established with the selected source of content when a display region, while displaying content associated with the selected source of content, is actuated by detecting a touch on the touchscreen.

13. The digital display device of claim 12, wherein the content associated with the two or more sources of content includes at least one of an image, a moving image, and text.

14. The digital display device of claim 12, further comprising a camera configured to capture at least one of an image and moving images and provide at least one of the image and the moving images to the communication component for transmittal by signals to the telecommunications network.

15. The digital display device of claim 12, wherein the communication component is further configured to transmit and receive wireless signals over the telecommunications network.

16. The digital display device of claim 12, wherein two or more sources of content are associated with a single individual.

17. The digital display device of claim 12, further comprising a user interface component that is configured to allow a user to specify at least one of the two or more sources of content.

18. The digital display device of claim 12, wherein the touchscreen display comprises a first touchscreen display panel corresponding to the first display region and a second touchscreen display panel corresponding to the second display region.

19. The digital display device of claim 12, further comprising:

an audio input component coupled to the communication component and configured to capture sound for transmittal by signals to the telecommunications network; and

an audio output component coupled to the communication component and configured to generate sound corresponding to signals received from the telecommunications network,

wherein the real-time communication session includes a voice communication session that includes the captured and generated sound.

20. The digital display device of claim 12, further comprising:

an audio input component coupled to the communication component and configured to capture sound for transmittal by signals to the telecommunications network;

an audio output component coupled to the communication component and configured to generate sound corresponding to signals received from the telecommunications network, and

a camera coupled to the communication component and configured to capture at least one of an image and moving images and provide at least one of the image and the moving images to the communication component for transmittal by signals to the telecommunications network,

wherein the real-time communication session includes a video communication session that includes at least one of the image and the moving images.

21. The digital display device of claim 12, wherein the real-time communication session includes a text communication session.

22. The digital display device of claim 12, wherein, when a real time communication session has been established with the selected source of content, the real-time communication component is further configured to:

establish a second real-time communication session with a second selected source of content, the second real-time communication session being established with the second selected source of content when a display region, while displaying content associated with the second selected source of content, is actuated by detecting a touch on the touchscreen; and

join the first real time communication session and the second real time communication session in a conference real time communication session to enable communication with both the selected source of content and the second selected source of content.

23. The digital display device of claim 12, wherein the mapping of the two or more sources of content to the two or more display regions may vary over time.

24. An electronic display device for displaying content associated with a plurality of sources, the electronic display device comprising:

means for receiving signals from a telecommunications network, the signals containing content associated with a plurality of sources;

means for identifying the electronic display device to the telecommunications network; and

a display segmented into a plurality of regions for presenting received content associated with the plurality of sources, wherein each of the plurality of regions is associated with at least one of the plurality of sources, and wherein each of the plurality of regions presents its respective content substantially simultaneously.

25. The electronic display device of claim 24, wherein the content associated with the plurality of sources includes at least one of an image, a moving image, and text.

26. The electronic display device of claim 24, wherein the display is touch-sensitive, and further comprising:

means for transmitting signals to the telecommunications network; and

means for initiating a real-time communication session with a source over the telecommunications network when a region corresponding to the source is touched.

27. The electronic display device of claim 26, further comprising:

means for capturing sound for transmittal by signals to the telecommunications network; and

means for generating sound corresponding to signals received from the telecommunications network,

wherein the real-time communication session includes a voice communication session including the captured and generated sound.

28. The electronic display device of claim 26, further comprising:

means for capturing sound for transmittal by signals to the telecommunications network;

means for generating sound corresponding to signals received from the telecommunications network, and

means for capturing at least one of an image and moving images;

wherein the real-time communication session includes a video communication session including at least one of the image and the moving images.

29. The electronic display device of claim 26, wherein the real-time communication session includes a text communication session.

30. The electronic display device of claim 24, further comprising means for capturing at least one of an image and a moving image for transmittal by signals to the telecommunications network.

31. The electronic display device of claim 24, wherein at least one of the plurality of sources is associated with a subscriber of the telecommunications network.

32. The electronic display device of claim 24, further comprising means for allowing a user to specify at least one of the plurality of sources.