KR100627876B1 - Digital electronic picture frame with dynamic images and its processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital electronic picture frame and a dynamic image processing method to which a dynamic image is applied to make a dynamic image of digitally processed still picture image information displayed in a digital electronic picture frame and displayed like a moving picture.

To this end, the present invention, the data input unit is provided with a transmission port for receiving digitally processed image data; A still image image storage unit or a moving image image storage unit for storing a still image image or a moving image image transmitted from the data input unit, and image effect data so that the still image image can be expressed as a dynamic image when displayed on the display unit. A database comprising an image effect storage unit for storing the music data storage unit for storing music data; A dynamic image execution engine unit for performing the dynamic imaging process; A microprocessor which controls the dynamic imaging process as a whole by driving the dynamic image execution engine; And a keypad provided to change an image effect displayed on the display unit or to set an additional service according to a control operation of the microprocessor. Retrieving pre-stored image effect data to give a dynamic image effect to the still image image when the digitally processed still image image is displayed on the display unit according to a key operation; If any image effect data is selected from the retrieved image effect data, a specific effect applied from the selected image effect data is provided to the still image image according to the operation of a predetermined dynamic image executing program and displayed on the display unit. The process takes place.

Electronic frame, still image, still image, dynamic image, image effect, special effect

Description

Digital electronic picture frame with dynamic images and its processing method

1 is a block diagram of a digital electronic frame to which a dynamic image is applied according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic system configuration diagram for receiving a digital electronic picture frame of the present invention via the Internet;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a dynamic image processing method in a digital electronic frame to which the dynamic image of the present invention is applied;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing image effect data in a digital electronic frame of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

102: data input unit, 110: database,

112: still image image storage unit, 114: moving image storage unit,

116: image effect storage unit, 118: music data storage unit,

120: microprocessor, 130: dynamic image execution engine,

140: keypad portion, 150: display portion,

160: speaker, 200: web server,

210: an image providing module unit, 220: a music data storage module unit.

The present invention relates to a digital electronic picture frame to which a dynamic image is applied and a dynamic image processing method thereof. More particularly, when a still image image information is displayed, the image is dynamically processed according to a series of image effects to be reproduced like a video. The present invention relates to a digital electronic picture frame to which a dynamic image is applied and a dynamic image processing method thereof.

Normally, a picture frame is used to display a favorite image or a desired picture on a frame. However, the picture frame can display only one or two pictures or images. The inconvenience was that I had to replace it with a new picture.

In order to improve the problem of the conventional photo frame, an electronic frame for storing a plurality of image images on a recording medium and accessing and displaying the image images has been developed.

The electronic picture frame receives a processed image image from an image providing medium such as a digital camera or an image image stored in a computer and displays the image on a display. The display method sequentially reproduces a plurality of image images at predetermined time intervals. Or any image stored in accordance with the user's key operation is continuously displayed.

By the way, although the electronic picture frame reproduces a plurality of image images sequentially according to a slide function, the reproduced image image merely represents a still image, and thus the image image currently reproduced cannot produce the effect of a moving image. There was a point.

Although there are products that store and reproduce the moving picture data in the recording medium of the electronic picture frame, this also has a problem that the total cost of the electronic picture frame compared to the unit price of the memory of the recording medium is expensive because of the excessive capacity of the moving picture data. In addition, even when the video data is played back, only the video data can be viewed because the editing function for the video data or the image data provided separately is not provided.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and by using a dynamic imaging technique to reproduce the digital image processed still image image, a dynamic image that can produce a variety of video effects in accordance with the provided image effect data An object of the present invention is to provide an applied digital electronic picture frame and a dynamic image processing method thereof.                         

In addition, the present invention has another object to maximize the utility of the product by providing additional functions such as alarm function and calendar function.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to enable a content provider to generate a separate profitability by transmitting various image effect data and music data providing the dynamic image through a wired or wireless network.

The digital electronic picture frame to which the dynamic image is applied to achieve the above object is a digital electronic frame for displaying a digitally processed still image image or a moving image on a display, wherein a transmission port is provided to receive digitally processed image data. A data input unit provided; A still image image storage unit or a moving image image storage unit for storing a still image image or a moving image image transmitted from the data input unit, and image effect data so that the still image image can be expressed as a dynamic image when displayed on the display unit. A database comprising an image effect storage unit for storing the music data storage unit for storing music data; A dynamic image execution engine unit for performing the dynamic imaging process; A microprocessor which controls the dynamic imaging process as a whole by driving the dynamic image execution engine; And a keypad provided to change an image effect displayed on the display unit or to set an additional service according to a control operation of the microprocessor.

In addition, a dynamic image processing method in a digital electronic picture frame to which the dynamic image is applied to achieve the above object is an image processing method of a digital electronic picture frame for displaying a digitally processed still image image on a display. Retrieving pre-stored image effect data to give a dynamic image effect to the still image image when the still image image is displayed on the display unit according to a key operation; When any image effect data is selected from the retrieved image effect data, a process of displaying a specific effect applied to the still image image from the selected image effect data according to the operation of a predetermined dynamic image execution program and displaying it on the display unit. Characterized in that consists of.

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

1 is a block diagram of a digital electronic picture frame to which a dynamic image is applied according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a system configuration for receiving a digital electronic picture frame via the Internet.

As shown in Figure 1, the digital electronic frame 100 of the present invention is provided with a USB port or the like for receiving image image data from an image providing medium 10, such as a digital camera, video camera, computer (PC), etc. The data input unit 102 and the still image image storage unit 112 or the video storage unit 114 storing the still image image or the moving image image transmitted from the data input unit 102 and the dynamic image execution engine 130 to be described later. When the still image is displayed by the image storage unit 116 to store a variety of image effects, such as a background image or text data, and the music data storage to store a certain amount of music data so that it can be displayed dynamically Store and manage the database 110 consisting of the unit 118 and the data transmitted through the data input unit 102 in the database 110. And a microprocessor 120 for performing an overall control operation such as displaying the image data or dynamic image of a still image, and performing dynamic image processing by the microprocessor 120. An engine unit (eg, an execution program) 130, a keypad unit 140 which is provided to modify an image or set an additional service according to a control operation of the microprocessor 120; It is configured to include a display unit 150 for displaying an image, and a speaker 160 for outputting sound (eg, voice data, music data, etc.).

Here, the keypad 140, the speaker on / off key 141 for setting the state of the speaker 160, and the alarm setting key 142 for outputting an alarm at a predetermined time through the speaker 140. And a schedule setting key 143 for displaying a schedule or calendar (calendar) in addition to outputting an image to the display unit 150, and a dynamic image execution key 144 for driving the dynamic image execution engine 130. And an adjustment key 145 for adjusting the intensity of sound data output from the speaker 160 or the execution time of an image effect in a dynamic imaging operation.

However, although not shown in the drawing, a power key for setting the power on / off may be provided with various setting keys for adjusting the brightness, sharpness, image quality, and position of the image displayed on the display unit 150. Of course.

Subsequently, a power supply unit 170 capable of supplying a predetermined power to the digital electronic frame 100 is provided, and the power supply unit 170 includes a battery accommodating unit at a predetermined portion of the digital electronic frame 100. It can be powered by or a power supply circuit can be provided so that it can be supplied to the general household alternating current (AC) power.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the digital electronic frame 100 of the present invention is an image providing medium 10 provided with a predetermined protocol so that various image effect data can be provided via the Internet, for example, a personal computer (PC). It is configured in connection with the interface unit 180 of the.

In addition, the web server 200 of the content provider associated with the interface unit 180 may provide the image effect module 210 and the music data to provide the image effect data, that is, the background image or text data classified according to the subject. The music data storage module unit 220 is provided to provide the music data storage module 220 when a purchase request is generated from the user.

Therefore, the image effect data can be directly transmitted from an image providing medium 10 such as a digital camera, a video camera or a personal computer, or from the web server 200 of the content provider side through a personal computer capable of using the Internet. The music data may also be transmitted from the personal computer or the web server 200.

The operation of the digital electronic picture frame of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

First, the microprocessor 120 receives a certain type of image image data from the image providing medium 10, such as a digital camera, a video camera, a personal computer (PC), etc. through the data input unit 102 to the database 110. Save it. The image is stored by the microprocessor 120 according to a user's key manipulation, and the still image is stored in the still image image storage unit 112 and the moving image is divided and stored in the moving image storage unit 114.

In addition, the image effect storage unit 116 stores a variety of image effect data provided from the web server 200 of the content provider side, or data that the user directly works.

Subsequently, a series of tasks are performed in which various images stored in the database 110 are displayed on the display unit 150.

This will be described with reference to FIG. 3 illustrating a dynamic image processing method in a digital electronic frame to which the dynamic image of the present invention is applied.

First, the user selects an image to be displayed on the display unit 150 (ST300). If the user wants to display a video stored in the video storage unit 114, the display is performed without dynamic imaging according to the present invention. What is necessary is just to reproduce to the part 150 (ST303).

However, when the still image stored in the still image image storage unit 112 is to be displayed (YES in ST302), any still image data is selected from the stored still images (ST304), and the selected still image is selected. The operation | work which gives an image effect to an image is performed (ST306). In this case, the image stored in the still image image storage unit 112 may be displayed as it is on the display unit 150 as a still image or reproduced at a predetermined time interval according to a slide function (ST307).

On the other hand, in the step of applying the image effect from the step 306, the image effect storage unit 116 searches the image effect storage unit 116 for the user's emotion or the current still image image to select any one of the image effect data (S308).

Here, the selection of the image effect data is a series of operations in which the user performs what kind of image effect to the still image image currently displayed, which distorts the currently displayed still image image or changes the weather according to the season. A special effect that displays, provides lighting, or displays certain text data as it moves on the background screen.

For example, if the user selects 'Spring' with the effects of 'Four seasons', 'Spring', 'Summer', 'Autumn' and 'Winter' assigned to a folder named 'Season', the currently displayed stop is displayed. It can have a haze effect on the image, 'Summer' can have a rainy effect, 'Autumn' can have fallen leaves, and 'Winter' can have a snowy effect. In this case, the above-described effects may be repeatedly displayed in sequence according to the seasonal change of the image.

 In addition, the background of the still image image may provide a sunrise and sunset scene to the rising and falling of the sun, or may provide a star sparkle, or the text may be moved from top to bottom or left to right. It can provide an effect to be moved.

When the image effect data is selected as such (YES in ST310), the dynamic image execution engine 130 activated by the microprocessor 120 accesses the selected image effect data to the current display unit 150. Displayed together with the displayed still image image (ST311, ST312).

Through such a series of processes, the user first confirms that the image effect suitable for his emotion or the current still image image is executed on the display unit 150 (ST314).

At this time, the user checks the screen displayed on the display unit 150, checks whether the image effect intended by the user is performed, and determines whether there is a correction (ST316).

According to the determination process, if it is determined that the image effect selected and displayed from the image effect storage unit 116 is suitable for the still image image, it is displayed on the display unit 150 without modification (ST318). In the case of selecting an effect, the process returns to the above-described step 308 to repeat the operation of searching and reselecting the image effect data stored in the image effect storage unit 116.

Therefore, even though the still image image is displayed, since the dynamic image execution data 130 accesses various image effect data and is provided together with the still image image for display, the user may view a moving image. Can be delivered.

In other words, the present invention provides a dynamic image technique for a still image image by using an image effect stored in the image effect storage unit 116.

Here, when any image in the ST303, ST307, and ST318 is displayed on the display unit 150, the image currently displayed and the appropriate background music are accessed from the music data storage unit 118 through the speaker 160. Can be printed. The music selection may be predetermined by the user in advance, or may be arbitrarily selected by the user when displayed on the display unit 150. The music output is reproduced or blocked according to the operation of the speaker on / off key 141.

On the other hand, when the image effect is executed by performing the dynamic image processing as described above, various setting keys of the image effect can be manipulated to provide a more diverse environment. For example, although not shown in the drawing according to the operation of the speaker on / off key 141, a rain sound, a thunder sound, etc. may be received and output from a sound source providing unit capable of providing various effect sounds, and the adjustment key 145 may also be used. ) To change the amount of rain or snow falling on the current background image, or to provide another effect.

In addition, a predetermined alarm alarm sound may be output through the speaker 160 at a desired time by operating the alarm setting key 142. The alarm alarm sound may be variously output such as a voice message as well as sound source data. Can be set.

In addition, the microprocessor 120 may store the still image processed dynamic image for each schedule. When the user wants to memorize a specific day in the unit of 'year / month / day', the user stores the still image processed by the user dynamically in that memory in a separate memory (not shown), and then When the user accesses the specific day by operating the schedule setting key 143, the pre-stored image may be displayed on the display unit 150 by the microprocessor 120.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing image effect data in a digital electronic frame of the present invention.

As shown, the user of the digital electronic picture frame can purchase image effect data that can give a dynamic effect to any still image image.

To this end, when the purchase of the image effect data is determined (ST330), the user again decides whether to purchase by selecting an internet medium or an offline medium (ST332).

In step ST332, when the user intends to purchase using the Internet medium, the user is provided with an interface program on a personal computer which is a digital electronic picture frame or an image providing medium. It connects to the web server 200 of the content provider side via the 180 (ST334).

The web server 200 is provided with an image providing module unit 210 for classifying and storing images related to a particular subject effect, and the image providing module unit 210 includes, for example, 'Package 1: In season Image about effect ',' Package 2: Image about effect on weather ',… , Bundle N-1: text-only effect images, and package N: effect images for plants and animals.

Of course, the bundle data may be provided in a mixture of different characteristics and subjects, and various bundle data may be developed according to user requirements.

Subsequently, the user accessing the web server 200 searches for the image providing module unit 210, selects the bundle data required by the user (ST336, ST338), and actually makes a payment through the purchase process (ST340, ST342).

The payment process is omitted in the present invention because it is applied to the general e-commerce method.

If the payment is successfully made as described above, it can be downloaded through the internet medium, and the image-determination data, that is, the bundled data, is downloaded and stored in the image effect storage unit 116 through the data input unit 102 (ST346, ST348). As described above, the image effect data stored in the image effect storage unit 116 can provide a dynamic image by providing image effect data to a still image image according to a series of selection processes as described with reference to FIG. 3.

However, it is possible to purchase the image effect data directly through the internet medium, i.e., without purchasing the image effect data, and in this case, the user stores the image effect data purchased through the data input unit directly (ST350 and ST352).

Similarly, in order to play music other than the music stored in the music data storage unit 118 of the digital electronic frame 100, the user performs the aforementioned payment process from the music data storage module unit 220 of the web server 200. Should be purchased through. The music data stored in the music data storage unit 118 may be sold one by one, or may be sold in a bundled data format according to characteristic subjects, such as the image providing module unit 210.

As described above, according to the digital electronic frame and the dynamic image processing method to which the dynamic image of the present invention is applied, various image effects are applied to still image images having a smaller capacity than moving image data when displaying still image images. Because it can be displayed as a dynamic image, various effects can be produced on a single still image image, and the memory capacity can be reduced compared to the memory for storing video data, thereby reducing the overall manufacturing cost. have.

In addition, a content provider that provides the image effect data may develop various image effects and sell them to a user, thereby generating profitability.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the invention claimed in the claims. will be.

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In the digital electronic frame for displaying a digitally processed still image or video on the display, A data input unit having a transmission port for receiving digitally processed image data; A still image image storage unit or a moving image image storage unit for storing a still image image or a moving image image transmitted from the data input unit, and image effect data so that the still image image can be expressed as a dynamic image when displayed on the display unit. A database comprising an image effect storage unit for storing the music data storage unit for storing the music data; A dynamic image execution engine unit for performing the dynamic imaging process; A microprocessor which controls the dynamic imaging process as a whole by driving the dynamic image execution engine; And Speaker on / off key for setting the state of the speaker while the music is selected and the background music is output when the image is displayed, Alarm setting key for outputting an alarm at a predetermined time through the speaker, A schedule setting key for displaying a schedule or calendar (calendar), a dynamic image execution key for driving the dynamic image execution engine, and an execution time of an image effect during dynamic adjustment or dynamic imaging of music data output from the speaker; Adjusting key is included, the dynamic image is characterized in that it comprises a keypad provided to change the image effect displayed on the display unit or set an additional service according to the control operation of the microprocessor Digital electronic picture frame. delete The method of claim 1, The digital electronic photo frame, the image providing module unit and the music to store the image effect data and the music data by the individual data or subject / characteristic so that the image effect data and the music data can be downloaded over the Internet Digital electronic frame is applied to the dynamic image, characterized in that connected to the web server having a data storage module. An image processing method of a digital electronic picture frame for displaying a digitally processed still image image on a display unit, Retrieving pre-stored image effect data to give a dynamic image effect to the still image image when the digitally processed still image image is displayed on the display unit according to a key manipulation; When any image effect data is selected from the retrieved image effect data, a process of displaying a specific effect applied to the still image image from the selected image effect data according to the operation of a predetermined dynamic image execution program and displaying it on the display unit. ; And According to the key manipulation while the image effect data is displayed on the display unit together with the still image image, arbitrary music data is selected and the background music is output through the speaker, and the state of the speaker is set while the music data is reproduced, An alarm is output at a predetermined time, a schedule or a calendar is displayed on the display, the predetermined dynamic image execution program is driven, and the execution time of the image effect during the intensity adjustment or dynamic imaging of the music data output from the speaker. The dynamic image processing method of the digital electronic picture frame to which the dynamic image is applied, characterized in that the adjustment of the image effect displayed on the display unit, the state of the current effect or the additional service is set. delete delete The method of claim 4, wherein The image effect data and the music data are selectively transmitted through an internet medium which is classified and stored as individual data or bundled data according to themes / characteristics. .

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