Message leaving system and method for digital photo frame

• US 7,876,219 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2008
• Issued: 01/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Gao, Guo-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Blount; Eric M
• Application Number:
  US12/237,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20090315713A1
• Time in Patent Office: 853 Days
• Field of Search: 340/555, 340/541
• US Class Current: 340/551
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/16 Digital picture frames
• 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 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device

Abstract

A message leaving system for digital photo frame (DPF) is provided. The message leaving system includes a message recording unit configured to record a message in the DPF, a detecting sensor initiated by information sent from the message recording unit to detect human presence after a predetermined detecting time period from the message being stopped recording, a message reminding unit generating a notification signal to inform users to play the message when the detecting sensor detects human presence, and a message handling unit configured to store or delete the message after the message being played.

Claims

1. A message leaving method for a digital photo frame (DPF), the method comprising:

recording a message via a message recording unit directly in the DPF;

initiating a detecting sensor to detect human presence after a predetermined detecting time period after the message has stopped recording; and

generating a notification signal to inform a user to play the message.

2. The message leaving method as described in claim 1, further comprising setting a plurality of parameters before recording the message in the DPF.

3. The message leaving method as described in claim 2, further comprising presenting an option of selecting between recording the message and setting a plurality of different parameters.

4. The message leaving method as described in claim 3, wherein in response to selecting setting the different parameters, original parameters in the DPF are capable of being edited and the method is executed according to the edited parameters.

5. The message leaving method as described in claim 3, wherein the different parameters comprise a message recording format, a message alert time, a message reminding format, and a message handling scheme.

6. The message leaving method as described in claim 5, wherein the message recording format is selected from the group consisting of voice recordings and video recordings.

7. The message leaving method as described in claim 5, wherein the message reminding format is selected from the group consisting of sound notification, light notification, and both sound notification and light notification.

8. The message leaving method as described in claim 5, wherein the message handling scheme is selected from the group consisting of automatically storing the message, automatically deleting the message, and inquiring the user whether to store or delete the message.

9. A message leaving system for digital photo frame (DPF), comprising a message recording unit configured to record a message in the DPF;

a detecting sensor initiated by information sent from the message recording unit to detect human presence after a predetermined detecting time period after the message has stopped recording;

a message reminding unit generating a notification signal to inform users to play the message when the detecting sensor detects human presence; and

a message handling unit configured to store or delete the message after the message has played.

10. The message leaving system as described in claim 9, wherein the message leaving system further comprises a parameter setting unit configured to set a plurality of parameters so that the message leaving system is capable of performing according to the parameters.

11. The message leaving system as described in claim 10, wherein the parameters comprise a message recording format, a message alert time, a message reminding format, and a message handling scheme.

12. The message leaving system as described in claim 11, wherein the message recording format is selected from the group consisting of voice recordings and video recordings.

13. The message leaving system as described in claim 11, wherein the message reminding format is selected from the group consisting of sound notification, light notification, and both sound notification and light notification.

14. The message leaving system as described in claim 11, wherein the message handling scheme is selected from the group consisting of automatically storing the message, automatically deleting the message, and inquiring the user whether to store or delete the message.

15. The message leaving system as described in claim 9, wherein the detecting sensor detects human presence via detecting sound around the DPF.

16. The message leaving system as described in claim 9, wherein the detecting sensor detects human presence via detecting a change in magnetic field around the DPF.