KR20100012095A - Digital frame - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A digital frame is provided to connect a digital frame with a lighting device wirelessly or by a cable, thereby reducing power consumption of the digital frame according to lighting of a lighting. CONSTITUTION: A receiver receives an image inputted from the outside. The receiver transmits the received image to a controller(2). A communication module(7) is communicated with an external device through a communication network. The communication module wirelessly transceives a signal with a lighting device. A database stores image information corresponding to contact information. If a video call is performed, a camera performs a function of an image input unit.

Description

Digital Frame {Digital Frame}

The present invention relates to a digital picture frame, and more particularly, to a digital picture frame capable of providing a convenient service in combination with various electronic devices.

In general, a digital picture frame is implemented as a display means (eg, a liquid crystal display device, an OLED, etc.) for viewing a digital picture, and the digital picture frame represents a still image of an image taken by the digital camera 4 through the display means. It is a product that can be displayed by changing the content of the video or displaying it as a video.

Images stored in the memory card of the digital camera 4 can be directly displayed. These digital picture frames are replacing the existing picture frames.

In the early days, a video display method and a method of implementing a frame function for a television or a mobile phone have been applied.However, recently, a digital frame with a multimedia function such as MP3 and video playback or a function of transmitting and managing images using a network is added. The technology has been filed.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a digital picture frame is a digital picture frame to create a variety of services in combination with electronic devices such as lighting fixtures, telephones.

First, the digital picture frame is connected to the lighting fixture in a wired or wireless manner, so that the power consumption of the digital picture frame can be reduced according to the lighting of the lighting device, and the lighting of the lighting device is controlled according to the command of the digital picture frame. Of course, the digital picture frame can conveniently create or edit a schedule plan using a touch screen, and effectively intends to notify the schedule through video and audio.

On the other hand, the telephone and the digital frame is linked to provide a variety of communication services, such as a video call function through the digital frame. In addition, based on user information including contact information and video information, we will provide various services through digital photo frames.

Furthermore, it is intended to easily input and output image information to the digital picture frame.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be described below, and can be seen by the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, the objects and effects of the present invention are realized by the means and combinations shown in the claims.

In order to achieve the above object, the digital picture frame of the present invention includes a database for storing image information corresponding to contact information; A communication module 7 for communicating with the luminaire and the telephone, means for inputting and outputting video and audio; It may include a control unit (2).

As described above, the digital picture frame according to the embodiment of the present invention is not merely to display a picture or an image, but is connected to a lighting device to mutually control, thereby reducing the power consumption of the digital picture frame and increasing user convenience. Improve the effect of wake-up call. In addition, it is connected to the communication network and has the effects of providing a video call function, improving convenience of making a call, and providing information of a user. In addition, the scanner 9 may be used to easily input image information.

1 is a block diagram of a digital picture frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart of a method for providing a morning call service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a call service method through a digital picture frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should properly introduce the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, these are various that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 to 3 is a view showing a digital picture frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

Referring to FIG. 1, the digital picture frame includes a receiver 8, a communication module 7, a database 6, a controller 2, a display 3, a key input 10, a camera 4, and a voice processor. (5) may be included.

The receiver 8 may receive an image input from the outside and transmit the received image to the controller 2. For example, the receiver 8 may include at least one port (for example, a universal serial bus (USB) port, a card memory port, etc.), and the receiver 8 may include a multimedia device (eg, a terminal) through the at least one port. For example, an image received from a computer, a notebook, a PDA, or the like and a storage device (eg, a USB memory, a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card memory, etc.) may be received, and the received image may be transmitted to the controller 2.

The communication module 7 communicates with an external device (not shown, for example, a digital picture frame of another user, a PC or a mobile phone, etc.) through a communication network (not shown, for example, a mobile communication network or a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network). can do. To this end, the digital picture frame equipped with the communication module may be connected to a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network or a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network) through an external device (for example, a PC or a mobile phone), or an external device (for example, a PC). Or it may be connected to a communication network without going through a mobile phone.

The communication module 7 may also receive content (eg, image, video, text, etc.) generated from an external device and display the received content on the display unit under the control of the controller 2.

In addition, the communication module 7 can also transmit and receive signals to and from electronic devices such as lighting fixtures can exchange control signals.

The database 6 may store user information including contact information and image information.

The contact information is information such as a telephone number, an email address, an IP address, a messenger ID, etc., which can identify a counterpart when communicating between communication devices. At this time, the user's digital picture frame can perform mobile communication with another user's mobile phone through a mobile phone number, and can provide a voice call service through the VoIP network to the user through an IP address. The image information is information about a specific user. For example, the video information of user Gap is a picture including video or video information.

The display unit 3 displays an image. For example, the display unit 3 may display an image received through the receiver 8, the communication module 7, the database 6, the controller 2, and / or the camera 4. In this case, the display unit 3 may be implemented as a flat panel display device such as a TFT-LCD, a PDP, or an OLED, and may be used as a touch screen.

In addition, the display unit 3 may display various graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for providing a communication service (eg, a message transmission service or a data transmission service) provided to a user.

The camera 4 may photograph a subject in response to an image photographing signal (not shown) input from the user through the key input unit 10. For example, the camera 4 may photograph the subject as a still image or a moving image, and the captured still image or the moving image may be displayed through the display unit 3. And when the video call to the video call can perform the function of the camera for the video call.

The voice processing unit 5 may include a microphone (not shown) and a speaker (not shown). The voice processing unit 5 digitizes the voice input through the microphone under the control of the control unit 2, and receives the voice from the communication module 7 through the speaker. The voice data can be output.

In addition, the voice processing unit 5 may be used for a communication service (for example, transmission and reception of a voice call service) to the user.

The controller 2 is connected to the receiver 8, the communication module 7, the key input unit 10, the display unit 3, the camera 4, the voice processor 5, the database 6, and the like to operate each part. To control.

2 is a flowchart illustrating control of a lighting device using a digital picture frame and control of a digital picture frame according to lighting of a lighting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In the digital frame, schedule information including a wake-up call may be input. The schedule information includes time and content information. The schedule information may be input to the key input unit 10 and may also be input to the display unit 3 having a touch screen function. The schedule information is stored in a memory. The control unit 2 detects whether the time corresponding to the time information is reached, displays the corresponding screen on the display unit 3, and outputs sound to the speaker of the voice processing unit 5.

And the digital picture frame and lighting fixtures can transmit and receive signals by wire or wirelessly. In particular, when the wake-up call is set as the schedule information, the controller 2 displays a screen corresponding to the wake-up call on the display unit 3 and outputs a sound to the speaker of the voice processor 5. Sending a control signal for operating the lighting device through the communication module 7 to turn on the lighting device to increase the effect of the wake-up call.

On the other hand, when the lighting device is turned off by going to bed or going out, the power consumption of the digital picture frame can be reduced by turning off the display unit 3 of the digital picture frame. To this end, when the lighting device receives the OFF state information to the communication module 7, the control unit 2 controls the display unit 3 to be OFF. For example, if the digital picture frame and the luminaire operate independently of each other, and if the digital picture frame is not turned off after turning off the luminaire for bedtime, the digital picture frame continues to display an image and the light emitted from the display unit 3 sleeps. There is a problem in that it is inconvenient to disturb the continuous operation of the display unit 3 consumes power. Therefore, when the luminaire is turned off within a certain time, the digital picture frame receives this status information so that the display unit 3 is turned off. For example, when the luminaire is turned off at 11:30 pm after 9 pm, the display unit of the digital frame is turned off. The specific time can be freely set by the user.

The lighting of the display unit 3 may be controlled based on the lighting state information of the lighting fixture received through the communication module 7. And a signal for controlling the lighting of the lighting fixture can be transmitted through the communication module (7).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for making a call using a digital picture frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user may detect a selected image and make a phone call by detecting contact information corresponding to the detected image among a plurality of images previously stored in the database 6 based on the detected image.

Digital photo frames can display natural scenery, but can display images containing people. That is, the location information of each person is stored in the database 6 in correspondence with the user information in the picture including the person. Therefore, when the other party to call is selected by using the touch screen function on the display unit 3 of the digital frame, the contact information is found in the user information of the other party to make a call. And until it makes a call and the other party answers, the user finds and displays the video information in the other user's information. When the other party makes a video call in response, the video call is performed through the display unit 3 of the digital frame. However, when the video call is not made, the video information of the other party is continuously displayed on the display unit 3 of the digital picture frame.

For example, in a state in which a family picture is displayed on a digital picture frame, when the mother's face in the family picture is touched, the controller 2 uses the touched location information of the family picture to contact the mother's contact information in the database 6. Receive After that, the control unit 2 transmits the corresponding contact information to the telephone so that the telephone makes a call. While the phone waits for the mother's response, the control unit 2 receives the mother's image information from the database 6 and controls the display unit 3 to display the mother's image information. In the case of a video call in response to the mother, the display unit 3 functions as an image display unit of the video call. On the other hand, when not making a video call, the display unit 3 continuously displays the mother's video information until the call ends.

On the other hand, when a call is received, the phone sends the telephone number of the sender to the control unit 2 of the digital picture frame. Then, the controller 2 searches the contact information corresponding to the telephone number of the sender and displays the image information connected to the contact information on the display unit 3. For example, when a call comes from a grandmother, the phone sends the received grandmother's phone number in a digital frame. The controller 2 of the digital picture frame searches the database 6 for contact information corresponding to the grandmother's telephone number. If it finds the matching information of the grandmother to match the image information of the grandmother on the display unit 3 of the digital frame tells the fact that the call from the grandmother.

1 is a flowchart for easily inputting / outputting image information to a digital picture frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, the image information can be input and output to the digital picture frame through the receiver 8, the communication module 7, the camera (4). Furthermore, a scanner 9 is added to conveniently input the photo printed on the digital photo frame. This makes it easy for people who are not familiar with electronic devices to use digital frames. Specifically, the scanner 9 connected to the digital picture frame scans the printed picture and transmits the printed picture to the digital picture frame. Then, the control unit 2 of the digital picture frame stores the scanned image information in the database 6 and displays it on the display unit 3.

As described above, the digital picture frame according to the embodiment of the present invention does not merely display a picture or an image, but is connected with a lighting device to mutually control to reduce power consumption of the digital picture frame and increase convenience of the user. Improve the effect of wake-up call. Furthermore, it is connected to the communication network and provides the effect of providing the video call function, improving the convenience of making a call, and providing the user's information. In addition, the scanner 9 may be used to easily input image information.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

2: control unit, 3: display unit, 4: camera, 5: audio processing unit, 6: database, 7: communication module, 8: receiving unit, 9: scanner, 10: key input unit

Claims (1)

In the digital picture frame, a communication module for receiving an image input from the outside and transmitting the received image to a control unit, a communication module for communicating with an external device through a communication network, and wirelessly transmitting and receiving with an luminaire. A database storing contact information including the contact information and the image information corresponding to the contact information, and functioning as a video input means for the video call when photographing a subject in response to an image photographing signal input through a key input unit or when making a video call over the telephone. A camera, the receiving unit, the communication module, the database, a display unit for displaying an image received through the camera, a microphone and a speaker are digitized, and the voice data is digitized through the speaker. Voice processing unit to output, schedule information When a wake-up call is set and the wake-up call time is reached, a screen corresponding to the wake-up call is displayed on the display unit, a corresponding sound is output to the speaker of the voice processing unit, and a control signal for turning on a lighting device is transmitted through the communication module. When the luminaire is turned off within a certain time, the display unit is turned off. When a specific user of the display unit is selected, the display unit is called. The image information of the specific user is displayed on the display unit. And a control unit for retrieving the sender's image information from the database and displaying the image information on the display unit, and a scanner for transmitting the scanned data to the control unit.

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