Sequential image advancing system (the S.I.A.S.)

• US 7,218,311 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2003
• Issued: 05/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Randy D. Akins
• Original Assignee: Randy D. Akins
• Inventors: Akins, Randy D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hjerpe; Richard
• Assistant Examiner(s): FATAHI YAR, MAHMOUD
• Application Number:
  US10/600,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20040069117A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,424 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-158, 345/173, 345901-905, 345168-169, 345/184, 361/680, 361/681, 341/22, 341/23, 704/246, 704/235, 704/275
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1607 Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence
• 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 1/1647 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 1/18 Packaging or power distribution

Abstract

The present invention is a computerized image-viewing device that allows the user to sequentially advance or reverse stored images by voice recognition and/or other sounds wherein the voice recognition means is electronically coupled with different colored buttons located on the viewer wherein the buttons electronically illuminate by vocal, sound or computer switch input.

Claims

1. A computerized image-viewer system for retrieving and displaying stored images and a printed page, comprising:

a computer and computer memory for sequentially storing images and the printed page in a memory means;

said computer'"'"'s central processing means converting the images and printed page into a sequential file system;

said computer for retrieval of said sequential files from said memory and display control means for sequentially displaying selected files on a viewer screen;

voice recognition means for sequentially and individually advancing or reversing said displayed selected files by voice command wherein said voice recognition means is electronically coupled wit different colored buttons located on said image viewer-system wherein the buttons individually and electronically illuminate when a button'"'"'s specific color is spoken and received by said voice recognition means and said computer to verify voice input and confirm navigation of said computer'"'"'s display control means on said image viewer-system.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

said voice recognition means for sequentially and individually advancing or reversing said displayed selected files by voice command wherein said voice recognition means is electronically coupled with different colored buttons located on said image viewer-system wherein each colored button has a specific number associated to each of the colored buttons located on said image viewer-system and will individually and electronically illuminate the colored button associated with the specific number when a colored button'"'"'s specific associated number is spoken and received by said voice recognition means and said computer to verify voice input and confirm navigation of said computer'"'"'s display control means on said image viewer-system.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a method wherein said voice recognition means electronically coupled wit said colored buttons provides navigation through said computer'"'"'s processing and display control means wherein visual prompts in the form of questions on said viewer screen are responded to by vocal command of a particular button'"'"'s color or a particular button'"'"'s associated number for a particular task wherein said colored buttons individually and electronically illuminate to verify input and navigation in response to a specific question presented on said image-viewer system and completes a process or function required by said computer'"'"'s processing and display control means.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a method wherein each colored button on said image-viewer system is linked to a selected set of images to be displayed in sequential order;

wherein the first colored button is linked to a first set of images or printed pages where first said button remains electronically illuminated throughout the display and presentation of said first set of images;

the next or second colored button is linked to a second set of images or printed pages where second said button remains electronically illuminated throughout the display of said second set of images;

the next or third colored button which is linked to a third set of images or printed pages where third said button remains electronically illuminated throughout the presentation of said third set of images;

the next or fourth colored button is linked to a fourth set of images or printed pages where fourth said button remains electronically illuminated throughout the presentation of said fourth set of images;

the next or fifth colored button is linked to a fifth set of images or printed pages where fifth said button remains electronically illuminated throughout the presentation of said fifth set of images;

the next or sixth colored button is linked to a sixth set of images or printed pages where sixth said button remains electronically illuminated throughout the presentation of said sixth set of images.

5. The system as set forth in claim 4, wherein the presentation of first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth said sets of images or printed pages can be repeated with new sets of images or printed pages as often as needed.