Digital media frame
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a user selected operating mode selected from a plurality of operating modes including a picture mode that displays pictorial representations and an information mode that displays informational representations;
setting the digital media frame to the user selected operating mode, wherein the digital media frame comprises two or more display portions for displaying independent text and/or graphics;
receiving user selected customized data comprising at least one of information representations and pictorial representations; and
based on the user selected operating mode, automatically displaying the user selected customized data in at least one of the two or more display portions on the digital media frame when the digital media frame is in an operating state.
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Abstract
A method and a device for displaying images on a digital media frame is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a memory, a processing unit, a display, an interface circuit, and a display circuit. The interface circuit has at least one receiving port capable of identifying various types of networking protocols that are used to transfer the image data. The processing unit attaches auxiliary information to each image before images are stored in a memory. The display circuit displays images according to the image data received. The digital media frame further contains a user input device, which allows a user to alter the image display sequence. The user input device is an input device other than a keyboard or a cursor control device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a user selected operating mode selected from a plurality of operating modes including a picture mode that displays pictorial representations and an information mode that displays informational representations; setting the digital media frame to the user selected operating mode, wherein the digital media frame comprises two or more display portions for displaying independent text and/or graphics; receiving user selected customized data comprising at least one of information representations and pictorial representations; and based on the user selected operating mode, automatically displaying the user selected customized data in at least one of the two or more display portions on the digital media frame when the digital media frame is in an operating state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A digital media frame for displaying digital images and/or information received over a communication network, comprising:
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a communication module configured to provide a communication connection over a communication network; a display having two or more display portions configured to display independent text and/or graphics; an input for allowing a user to select an operating mode and customized data, wherein the selected operating mode is selected from a plurality of operating modes including a picture mode that displays pictorial representations and an information mode that displays information representations and the customized data is selected from available customized data including information representations and pictorial representations and wherein the selected customized data is transmitted over the communication network with respect to at least one of the two or more display portions; and based the user selected operating mode, automatically displaying the selected customized information in at least one of the two or more display portions on the at least one of the two or more display portions when the digital media frame is an operating state. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing digital images over a communication network comprising:
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allowing a user to select customized data from a plurality of available customized data including informational representations and pictorial representations; receiving a user selected operating mode selected from a plurality of operating modes including a picture mode that displays pictorial representations and an information mode that displays informational representations; setting the digital media frame to the user selected operating mode; and based on the user selected operating mode, automatically displaying the user selected customized data on the digital media frame when the digital media frame is an operating state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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