Dynamically varying classified image display system

• US 8,335,404 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2008
• Issued: 12/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Winter Vision Louis
• Original Assignee: Winter Vision Louis
• Inventors: Winter, Vision Louis
• Primary Examiner(s): Zarka, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thomas, Mia M
• Application Number:
  US12/176,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20090022373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,614 Days
• Field of Search: 382/115, 382/118, 382162-164, 382/159, 382/173, 382/190, 382/209, 382/236, 382/262, 382/224, 382/305, 375/240.08, 345/1.2, 345/E05.128
• US Class Current: 382/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3246 by software initiated power-off
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/022 in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/16 Digital picture frames
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A dynamically varying image display system including an electromagnetic radiation emitting display, a thematic based sorting algorithm processor, and a display processor. The electromagnetic radiation display is configured to sequentially display a plurality of thematically classified images and the thematic based sorting algorithm processor relies on various recognition systems.

Claims

1. A dynamically varying image display system comprising:

an electromagnetic radiation emitting display;

an outer perimeter frame having a first shape;

at least one user interface;

at least one system interface;

a thematic based sorting algorithm processor;

a display processor;

a wireless upload element; and

an internal memory element;

the electromagnetic radiation display is configured to sequentially display a plurality of thematically classified images and the thematic based sorting algorithm processor relies on at least one of the following;

object recognition of an object in an image;

recognition of a person in an image;

color recognition in an image;

color distribution in an image;

wherein the images were taken remotely in time or location;

user added metadata; and

metadata added by an image capture device and the thematic based sorting algorithm creates a thematic image display sequence, and the display processor is configured to sequentially display images in the sequence indicated by the thematic based sorting algorithm processor; and

the electromagnetic radiation emitting display and a wireless upload component allows images to be wirelessly uploaded to the image storage system.

2. The system of claim 1, further including a motion sensor and system activation component.

3. The system of claim 2, further including a motion sensor, timer and system deactivation component.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the electromagnetic radiation emitting display provides emission intensities in direct proportion to ambient light intensity based on input to the system processor from an ambient light detector.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a flag button which allows a user to remove an image from image display sequence.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface include a theme button which allows a user to select at least one theme for an image display sequence.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein images are displayed for varying lengths of time based on at least one of the following:

theme;

random selection;

degree of ambient light detected with an ambient light detector;

degree of motion detected with a motion detector;

time of day;

day of the week;

day of the month;

day of the year and time of the year.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes an image duration display component.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes an image display transition component.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the system includes the ability to play sounds including at least one of the following:

theme appropriate sounds;

soothing sounds;

repetitive sounds; and

content specific sounds.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the content specific sounds are selected based on at least one of the following:

image recognition object recognition;

facial recognition;

color recognition; and

color distribution.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the power source is self-contained and the display system is configured to display at least one of the following:

emergency messages; and

advertising.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the outer perimeter frame includes at least on light source, and wherein said light source emits electromagnetic radiation in a region that is associated with the colors of the image being displayed.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least on light source comprises at least one light emitting diode.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the system includes a depth, width, and height and the relationship between the width and height of the system substantially follows the Fibonacci series, and the ratio of the product of the height and width is at least a factor of five larger than depth.