Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090147156 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH A FUNCTION OF AUTOMATICALLY POWER OFF - A digital photo frame with a function of automatically power off is provided. The digital photo frame includes a display unit, a power management unit, a storage unit, a detection unit, and a processing unit. The detection unit detects whether there is some one around the digital photo frame. The processing unit controls the power management unit to stop providing power to the display unit if the detection unit detects nobody around the digital photo frame in a first predetermined time period, and controls the power management unit to stop providing power to the digital photo frame if the detection unit detects nobody around the digital photo frame in a second predetermined time period. | 06-11-2009 |
20090147157 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH A FUNCTION OF PROMPTING POWER OFF AND POWERING OFF AUTOMATICALLY - A digital photo frame with a function of prompting power off and powering off automatically is provided. The digital photo frame includes a display unit, a power management unit, a storage unit, a power off prompt device, and a processing unit. The power off prompt device produces a prompting signal to remind user whether continue to enjoy the pictures. After finish displaying all the pictures, the processing unit controls the power off prompting device to produce the prompt signal to remind the user whether to continue enjoying the pictures. If the processing unit does not receive any input signals in a predetermined time period, the processing unit transmits a power off instruction to the power management unit, thus to control the power management to stop supplying power to the digital photo frame. | 06-11-2009 |
20090303177 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING FUNCTIONS BASED ON ORIENTATIONS - The present invention provides an electronic device and a method for selecting functions based on orientations of the electronic device. The method includes: a) storing relationships between orientations and functions; b) fetching inductive signals based on the orientation of the electronic device; c) recognizing the current orientation according to the fetched signals; and d) if the orientation is altered, selecting a function corresponding to the altered orientation and displaying a corresponding interface. | 12-10-2009 |
20100020089 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING IMAGES ASYNCHRONOUSLY AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for displaying images asynchronously is provided. The method includes: providing at least one display mode, the display mode defines a total display area count displayable showed on a display, an interval to display images on the display, and a predetermined displaying manner; obtaining images and the display mode; generating one or more display areas according to the display mode; and displaying the images on the generated display areas according to the interval and displaying manner. | 01-28-2010 |
20100030747 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF SEARCHING MEDIA FILES AND METHOD THEREOF - A method of searching media file applied on a DPF which includes: a memory, an input unit, a reading module, a determining module; and a displaying module. The method includes: obtaining the search table from the memory via the reading module, wherein the search table records relationships between the duration and a search manner; receiving an operation information of the input unit; determining a search manner according to the duration and the search table via the determining module; searching media files according to the determined search manner via the displaying module. | 02-04-2010 |
20100033631 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A method for displaying image is provided. The method includes: providing at least one image display mode, the image display mode defines a total number of images displayed on a display, a size of each of display areas, and an duration of displaying image on the biggest possible display area; obtaining images and the image display mode; configuring one or more display areas according to the image display mode; and displaying images on the biggest possible display area in a special order according to the duration. | 02-11-2010 |
20100033640 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING PICTURE PARAMETERS AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for updating pictures asynchronously is provided. The method comprises: extracting parameter values of a selected picture; defining extracted parameter values as standard parameter values; and adjusting parameter values of other pictures according to the standard parameter values. | 02-11-2010 |
20100039389 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING DIGITAL IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for adjusting images is provided. The method includes: acquiring a predetermined time interval; performing adjustment for a current property and displaying the image with different settings of the current property; receiving input signals; generating control signals corresponding to the input signals; upon the condition that the processor generates a skipping control signal, directly adjusting the next property according to the sequence table; upon the condition that the processor generates a selecting control signal, keeping of the current property, and adjusts the next property based of the image selected setting on the current property. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039401 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIEWING DISPLAYABLE MEDIAS - A media viewing method is provided. The method includes: receiving touch signals; determining whether touch position that corresponds to the touch signals is at the first touch input area or the second touch input area; controlling a display unit to display a previous media or a next media if the touch position is at the first touch input area; and controlling the display unit to display a picture of a previous album or a next album if the touch posit is at the second touch input area. | 02-18-2010 |
20100040295 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF CLASSIFYING IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for classifying image is provided. The method includes: selecting an image; extracting parameters of the selected image and displaying the extracted parameter in a reminder menu; selecting a extracted parameter; defining the selected parameter as the image classifying standard; creating an image classification folder named with the image classifying standard; retrieving images according to the image classifying standard; and storing the images that were retrieved into the created folder. | 02-18-2010 |
20100053124 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH MIRROR FUNCTION - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power source, a power management unit, a display panel, a backlight unit, a motion detector and a processing unit. The display panel includes a reflective structure. The power management unit is used to manage the power supply from the power source to the DPE The backlight unit connects with the display panel and the power management unit. The motion detector is used to produce a detection signal when detecting there is someone around the DPF within a relatively short range. The processing unit connects with the motion detector and the power management unit, when the processing unit receives the detection signal, the processing unit controls the power management unit to discontinue the power from the power source to the backlight unit, therefore display panel reflects images via the reflective structure. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053188 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING DIGITAL IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for adjusting digital image is provided. The method includes: acquiring a predetermined time interval; receiving input signals; generates control signals according to operations on the button; and adjusting images according to the control signals. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053453 | DIGITAL MEDIA CONTROLLER - A digital media controller is provided. The digital media controller includes a video input interface configured for connecting to a host computer; a video output interface configured for connecting a display; a storage card interface configured for receiving a storage card which is used to store media files; a media processing unit configured for decoding the media files to video signals and audio signals; a switch unit connected between the video input interface and the video output interface, and the media processing unit, and controlled by the processor; the processor being configured to control the switch unit to connect a signal channel between the video input interface and the video output interface, and between the media processing unit and the video output interface according to a predetermined control rule. | 03-04-2010 |
20100060657 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A digital photo frame capable of displaying images is provided. The digital photo frame includes a display, a user input unit, a memory, and a processor. The memory is configured for storing images, types of frames, and display modes, wherein each of the display modes defines a total display area count of images displayable on the display, types of frames assigned to each display area, and a predetermined display manner. The processor includes: a reading module configured for obtaining images and the display modes from the memory, an assigning module is configured for configuring one or more display areas on the display according to the total display area count defined in the display mode, and assigning the display areas with different frames; and a displaying module configured for displaying the images in the display area assigned with different frames according to the display mode. | 03-11-2010 |
20100077357 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH QUICK RESPONSE TIME AND METHOD THEREOF - A method of an electronic apparatus with quick response time capable of switching between an original image mode and a thumbnail image mode is provided. The method includes: providing a plurality of original images and a plurality of thumbnail images associated with the original images; receiving an instruction from a user input; determining whether the instruction is a thumbnail image input; switching the electronic apparatus to the thumbnail image mode if the user input is a thumbnail image input and the electronic apparatus is in the original image mode; and displaying the thumbnail image associated with the currently displayed original image. A related electronic apparatus is also provided. | 03-25-2010 |
20100079487 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EDITING IMAGES - A method for editing image is provided. The method includes steps of: reading a to-be-displayed image; determining whether the display ratio of the image is with the same as the aspect of the display unit; editing the image if the display ratio of the image is not with the same as the aspect ratio of the display unit, and displaying the cropped image on the display unit. A display device for editing images is also provided. | 04-01-2010 |
20100100531 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIAS - A method for managing medias of an electronic device is provided. The method includes: detecting whether a communication connection between the electronic device and the computer is established; searching a first type of medias of electronic device if yes; moving the first type of medias from the electronic device to the computer; searching a second type of medias of the computer; and downloading the second type of medias from the computer to the electronic device. An electronic device executing the method is also provided. | 04-22-2010 |
20100153588 | COMPUTER EXECUTABLE PROGRAM FOR MANAGING MEDIAS - A computer executable program for managing medias is provided. The computer executable program includes a connection detecting module, a searching module, a removing module, and a downloading module. When the connection detecting module detects a communication connection between a portable electronic device and a computer is established, the searching module searches a first type of medias of the portable electronic device, and the removing module moves the first type of medias from the portable electronic device to the computer. The searching module also searches a second type of medias of the computer, the downloading module downloads the second type of medias from the computer to the portable electronic device. | 06-17-2010 |
20100231576 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH MIRROR FUNCTION - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power management unit, a display panel, a backlight unit, an image capturing unit and a processing unit. The display panel includes a reflective structure. The power management unit is used to manage the power supply from a power source to the DPF. The backlight unit connects with the display panel and the power management unit. The image capturing unit is used to capture images of objects around the DPF and produce a detection signal when the image includes a face of a person. The processing unit connects with the image capturing unit and the power management unit, the processing unit controls the power management unit to discontinue the power from the power source to the backlight unit when receiving the detection signal, therefore the display panel reflects images via the reflective structure. | 09-16-2010 |
20100231607 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH MIRROR FUNCTION - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power source, a power management unit, a display panel, a backlight unit, a touch sensing unit and a processing unit. The display panel includes a reflective structure. The power management unit is used to manage the power supply from the power source to the DPF. The touch sensing unit is used to produce a touch signal when detecting the DPF is touched by a user. The processing unit receives the touch signal, and controls the management unit to discontinue the power from the power source to the backlight unit, therefore display panel reflects images via the reflective structure. | 09-16-2010 |
20100265227 | INTELLIGENT DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power management unit connected to a power source, configured for distributing power from the power source to the DPF; a display panel configured for displaying displayable media; a motion sensor configured for detecting whether there is someone around the DPF and producing a trigger signal when having detected that someone is around the DPF; a light detector configured for detecting current ambient light level and producing a light signal corresponding to the detected ambient light level; and a processing unit configured for adjusting brightness of the display panel according to the trigger signal and the light signal. | 10-21-2010 |
20100271355 | INTELLIGENT DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power management unit connected to a power source, configured for distributing power from the power source to the DPF; a display panel configured for displaying displayable media; a receiver configured for detecting whether there is a remote signal within a predetermined area generated by a remote controller and producing a trigger signal when having detected the remote signal; a light detector configured for detecting current ambient light level and producing a light signal corresponding to the detected ambient light level; and a processing unit configured for adjusting brightness of the display panel according to the trigger signal and the light signal. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271384 | INTELLIGENT DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power management unit connected to a power source, configured for distributing power from the power source to the DPF; a display panel configured for displaying displayable media; a shaking sensor configured for detecting whether the DPF is being shaken and producing a trigger signal when the DPF is being shaken; a light detector configured for detecting current ambient light level and producing a light signal corresponding to the detected ambient light level; and a processing unit configured for adjusting brightness of the display panel according to the trigger signal and the light signal. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271385 | INTELLIGENT DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power management unit connected to a power source, configured for distributing power from the power source to the DPF; a display panel configured for displaying displayable media; a touch sensor configured for detecting whether the DPF is touched and producing a trigger signal when the DPF is; a light detector configured for detecting current ambient light level and producing a light signal corresponding to the detected ambient light level; and a processing unit configured for adjusting brightness of the display panel according to the trigger signal and the light signal. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271552 | INTELLIGENT DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power management unit connected to a power source, configured for distributing power from the power source to the DPF; a display panel configured for displaying displayable media; a sound sensor configured for detecting sound waves around the DPF and generating a sound signal according to the detected sound wave; a light detector configured for detecting current ambient light level and producing a light signal corresponding to the detected ambient light level; and a processing unit configured for adjusting brightness of the display panel according to the sound signal and the light signal. | 10-28-2010 |