INTERNET CONNECTED DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME

• US 20090174648A1
• Filed: 04/03/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: D-Link Corporation
• Original Assignee: D-Link Corporation
• Inventors: WANG, Ah-Jee, Lin, Chi-Chou
• Application Number:
  US12/062,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20090174648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/027 Arrangements and methods specific for the display of internet documents
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/16 Digital picture frames
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters

Abstract

For power saving and display, an internet connected digital photo frame is equipped with a sensor to detect an environment around it and a display to display in accordance with a detected effect. Furthermore, the internet connected digital photo frame displays internet connected digital contents at specific time by setting preset or determined time.

Claims

1. An internet connected digital photo frame comprising a signal processing module coupling with a transmission connecting module, an output controlling module, a sensing unit, a power module, a storage module and an output unit, the improvement comprising:

the sensing unit at least one of detecting whether a user is close to the internet connected digital photo frame or not and detecting the ambient lighting condition and then transmitting a control signal to the signal processing module; and

the signal processing module transmitting a command to the power module to alter power consumed by the output unit.

2. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 1, wherein the output controlling module further couples with the output unit.

3. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 2, wherein the signal processing module, the output controlling module and the transmission connecting module are integrated into a system-on-a-chip.

4. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing module comprises a timing unit configured for providing a preset time.

5. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 4, wherein the transmission connecting module provides the output unit with internet connected digital information for an output.

6. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 5, wherein the internet connected digital information comprises an internet digital content.

7. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 5, wherein the internet connected digital information comprises internet connected digital photos.

8. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 1, wherein, when the control signal represents no viewer around the internet connected digital photo frame or when the ambient light is low, the command renders the internet connected digital photo frame to a standby power saving state.

9. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 8, wherein, when the output unit is a screen, the power module reduces or turn off the brightness of the screen under the command.

10. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 1, wherein the storage module is a built-in flash memory, hard disk driver, storage memory, compact flash, secure internet connected digital card or memory stick or the combinations thereof.

11. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 1, wherein the transmission connecting module is a transmission line interface of computer images and comprises RS232 interface, USB 2.0 interface, IEEE1394 interface and PCMCIA interface or the combinations thereof.

12. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 1, wherein the transmission connecting module is a wireless transmission interface and comprises Wi-Fi, 3G, 3.5G, Bluetooth, Wibree, Home Radio Frequency and WiMax standard interfaces or the combinations thereof.

13. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 1, wherein the transmission connecting module is a home network transmission interface and comprises powerline interface, Home Phoneline Networking Alliance 3.0/3.1 interface, Homeplug interface and Multimedia over coax alliance interface or the combinations thereof.

14. An internet connected digital photo frame comprising a signal processing module coupling with a transmission connecting module, an output controlling module, a sensing unit, a power module, a storage module and a display unit, the improvement comprising:

the sensing unit detecting at least one of whether a user is close to the internet connected digital photo frame and the ambient lighting condition and then transmitting a control signal to the signal processing module;

the signal processing module transmitting a command to the power module to tune power consumed by the display unit; and

the display unit, at a preset time, displaying internet connected digital information from the transmission connecting module.

15. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 14, wherein the internet connected digital information comprises contents from Portal Services and Aggregator websites.

16. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 14, wherein the signal processing module, the display unit and the transmission connecting module are integrated into a system-on-a-chip.

17. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 14, wherein the transmission connecting module is a transmission line interface of computer images and comprises RS232 interface, USB 2.0 interface, IEEE1394 interface and PCMCIA interface or the combinations thereof.

18. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 14, wherein the transmission connecting module is a wireless transmission interface and comprises Wi-Fi, 3G, 3.5G, Bluetooth, Wibree, Home Radio Frequency and WiMax standard interfaces or the combinations thereof.

19. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 14, wherein the transmission connecting module is a home network transmission interface and comprises powerline interface, Home Phoneline Networking Alliance 3.0/3.1 interface, Homeplug interface and Multimedia over coax alliance interface or the combinations thereof.

20. An internet connected digital photo frame according to claim 14, wherein the storage module is a built-in flash memory, hard disk driver, storage memory, compact flash, secure internet connected digital card or memory stick or the combinations thereof.