Digital picture frame having communication capabilities
First Claim
1. A digital display device for the display of content associated with a plurality of content sources, the digital display device comprising:
- a display configured to provide a plurality of display regions for displaying content from a plurality of content sources,wherein each content source is an electronic device,wherein the content includes digital images, audio or video, andwherein at least two of the plurality of content sources have an individual associated with each content source;
a communication component configured to receive signals from a telecommunication network,wherein the signals contain content associated with the plurality of content sources;
a storage component configured to store associations as a mapping between the content sources and the display regions,wherein each of the content sources is associated with at least one display region, andwherein display of content from the at least one content source can be rotated or moved among display regions associated with the at least one content source; and
a routing component coupled to the communication component, the storage component, and the display, wherein the routing component is configured for;
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 of each of the determined display regions is displayed, andwherein the received content is displayed automatically in the determined display region that is mapped to the identified content source,the communication component further being configured so that, in response to a user selection of a first display region, the communication component;
initiates a real-time communication session with a first individual who is associated with the content source of the selected first display region, andwhile the real-time communication session is active with the first individual, and in response to a subsequent user selection of a second display region apart from the first display region, the communication component adds a second individual who is associated with the content source of the selected second display region to the active real-time communication session,such that the first individual and the second individual share the same real-time communication session with the user.
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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.
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25 Claims
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1. A digital display device for the display of content associated with a plurality of content sources, the digital display device comprising:
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a display configured to provide a plurality of display regions for displaying content from a plurality of content sources, wherein each content source is an electronic device, wherein the content includes digital images, audio or video, and wherein at least two of the plurality of content sources have an individual associated with each content source; a communication component configured to receive signals from a telecommunication network, wherein the signals contain content associated with the plurality of content sources; a storage component configured to store associations as a mapping between the content sources and the display regions, wherein each of the content sources is associated with at least one display region, and wherein display of content from the at least one content source can be rotated or moved among display regions associated with the at least one content source; and a routing component coupled to the communication component, the storage component, and the display, wherein the routing component is configured for; 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 of each of the determined display regions is displayed, and wherein the received content is displayed automatically in the determined display region that is mapped to the identified content source, the communication component further being configured so that, in response to a user selection of a first display region, the communication component; initiates a real-time communication session with a first individual who is associated with the content source of the selected first display region, and while the real-time communication session is active with the first individual, and in response to a subsequent user selection of a second display region apart from the first display region, the communication component adds a second individual who is associated with the content source of the selected second display region to the active real-time communication session, such that the first individual and the second individual share the same real-time communication session with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A digital display device for displaying content associated with a plurality of content sources, the digital display device comprising:
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a touchscreen display configured to provide a plurality of display regions, wherein each of the display regions is configured to display content from an associated content source, wherein each content source is an electronic device, and wherein the content includes digital images, audio or video; a communication component configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a telecommunication network from the plurality of content sources; a storage medium configured to store a mapping of content sources to associated display regions, wherein each of the content sources is associated with at least one of the 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 content source; access the storage medium to determine a display region that is mapped to the identified content source; and automatically route the received content to the determined display region, wherein the received content is displayed automatically in the determined display region that is mapped to the identified content source; and a real-time communication component coupled to the communication component and configured to establish a multi-way real-time communication session with the multiple individuals in response to a selection of the display region associated with the at least one content source associated with multiple individuals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic display device for displaying content associated with a plurality of sources, the electronic display device comprising:
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means for receiving signals from a telecommunication network, the signals containing content associated with a plurality of sources, wherein each source is an electronic device, and wherein the content includes digital images, audio or video; means for transmitting signals via the telecommunication network; means for identifying the electronic display device to the telecommunication network; a display segmented into a plurality of regions for automatically displaying 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, display of content from the at least one source can be rotated or moved among display regions associated with the at least one source, each of the plurality of regions displays source-associated content, and the content in each of the plurality of display regions is associated with an entity; and means for initiating a real-time communication session over the telecommunication network with a first entity that is associated with the content in a first region selected by a user, and while the real-time communication session with the first entity is still active, adding a second entity to the active real-time communication session when a second region apart from the first user-selected region is subsequently selected by the user, wherein the added second entity is associated with the content in the selected second region, and wherein the first and second entities are thereby being joined in the same real-time communication session. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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