KR20150100116A - Digital frame - Google Patents

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KR20150100116A
KR20150100116A KR1020140021491A KR20140021491A KR20150100116A KR 20150100116 A KR20150100116 A KR 20150100116A KR 1020140021491 A KR1020140021491 A KR 1020140021491A KR 20140021491 A KR20140021491 A KR 20140021491A KR 20150100116 A KR20150100116 A KR 20150100116A
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정덕희
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주식회사 탱그램팩토리
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    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
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    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
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Abstract

The present invention is to provide an electronic frame which comprises: a communications unit for transmitting identification information of the electronic frame by being connected to a server, and receiving data of a database in the server, which corresponds to the identification information; a storage unit for storing data received from the server; a video display unit for outputting data stored in the storage unit; and a control unit for controlling the communications unit, the storage unit, and the video display unit. Therefore, the electronic frame receives data by being interlocked with the database of the server through identification information without additional registration by a user or an authentication procedure. According to the present invention, a user who is unfamiliar with using the device or does not have corresponding knowledge can use the device easily since there is no need for additional registration and authentication procedures for using the electronic frame. Anyone can transmit desired data to a database connected to the electronic frame through a terminal with the identification information of the electronic frame. In addition, the database of the server can be effectively managed as the electronic frame connected to the database and the terminal are integrally operated through the identification information.

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Electronic frame {DIGITAL FRAME}

The present invention relates to an electronic frame.

A typical electronic frame is a device that displays data such as images or photographs contained in a storage medium such as a USB or SD card. The electronic frame stores various data and can select and output data desired by the user.

However, in order to output data to the electronic frame, a process of copying the data of the PC or the storage device in which the user directly stores the data and transferring the data to the electronic frame is required, and every time the new data is added to the electronic frame, There was a problem to be done.

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 2002-0012399 (hereinafter referred to as " prior art ") selects a desired user's data through the Internet and receives data provided from the server And a technique of outputting it to the electronic frame has been proposed.

However, in the related art, there is a problem that it is difficult for a user who does not handle the device or does not have the knowledge to use the electronic frame, There are limitations in the personal use of electronic frames.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above- And it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic photo frame that is connected to a database through a communication network and download data without a separate membership process by a user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for controlling the same.

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic frame according to the present invention comprises: a communication unit connected to a server for transmitting identification information of an electronic frame and receiving data of a database of the server corresponding to the identification information; A storage unit for storing data received from the server; A video display unit for outputting data stored in the storage unit; And a control unit for controlling the communication unit, the storage unit, and the image display unit.

Here, the data may be at least one of a text, an image, and a moving image, or may be a combination of one or more of them.

The identification information may be a unique serial number assigned to each electronic frame.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic frame system comprising: an electronic frame connected to a communication network and outputting data; A server connected to the electronic frame via a communication network and having a separate database corresponding to identification information of the electronic frame; And a terminal installed in an application interlocked with the server and managing data of the database through the application, and when the electronic frame transmits identification information unique to the electronic frame to the server, And can receive data stored in the database in association with the database corresponding to the identification information.

In addition, when the terminal is connected to the server through the application and inputs identification information of the electronic frame, the terminal can edit the data stored in the database in association with the database corresponding to the identification information of the server .

The server provides a database corresponding to the identification information of the electronic frame, and when the terminal transmits data to a database interlocked with the terminal through the application installed in the terminal, Can relay the terminal and the electronic frame to receive and output the data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data reception method of an electronic frame, comprising the steps of: a) connecting an electronic frame to a server through a communication unit of the electronic frame; b) the electronic frame transmits the identification information unique to the electronic frame to the server and interacts with the database corresponding to the identification information; And c) receiving the data of the database by the electronic frame.

Here, in the step b), the identification information may be a unique serial number individually assigned to each electronic frame.

In addition, in the step c), the data may be at least one of text, image, and moving picture, or may be a combination of at least one of them.

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

First, since a separate registration and authentication procedure is not required to use the electronic frame, it is possible to use the device inexplicably or to use it without any knowledge.

Second, anyone can transmit the desired data to the database interlocked with the electronic frame through the terminal using only the identification information of the electronic frame.

Third, the electronic frame and the terminal linked to the database are integratedly operated through the identification information, and the database management of the server is easy.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic photo frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the structure of an electronic frame system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving data of an electronic frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the technical parts already known will be omitted or compressed for simplicity of explanation.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic photo frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the structure of an electronic frame system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the electronic frame 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, an image display unit 130, and a control unit 140.

The communication unit 110 may be connected to the server 200 through a wire / wireless communication network to transmit identification information to the server 200 and receive data in the database 210 of the server 200.

Here, the identification information of the electronic frame 100 is a unique serial number of the electronic frame 100.

The storage unit 120 may store data transmitted from the server.

The image display unit 130 may output the data stored in the storage unit 120. [

Here, the data output to the image display unit 130 may be in the form of a file such as a text, an image, and a moving image.

In addition, the image display unit 130 may be provided in a form of a touch screen to receive a user's input.

The control unit 140 controls the communication unit 110 to connect to the server 200 to transmit identification information unique to the electronic frame 100 and transmits the data received from the database 210 of the server 200 to the storage unit 120 And controls the stored data to be output to the image display unit 130. [

2, an electronic frame system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an electronic frame 100 having unique identification information, a server 200 having an individual database 210 corresponding to the identification information, And a terminal 300 in which an application linked to the server 200 is installed.

The electronic frame 100 has unique identification information and is connected to the server 200 through a communication network to transmit identification information to the server 200 and interwork with the database 210 of the server 200 to receive data.

The server 200 has the database 210 corresponding to the identification information of the electronic frame 100 and the database 210 can be provided in the form of a folder allowing access through the identification information.

Accordingly, the server 200 can integrally operate a plurality of databases corresponding to each electronic frame.

The electronic frame 100 connected to the communication network is connected to the server 200 without a separate registration or authentication process. Then, the electronic frame 100 transmits identification information unique to the electronic frame 100 to the server 200. [ The server 200 recognizes the connection of the electronic frame 100 and receives the identification information of the electronic frame 100. [ At this time, by connecting the electronic frame 100 connected to the server 200 to the database 210 corresponding to the identification information, the electronic frame 100 can receive data in the database 210. [

The terminal 300 can access the server 300 by creating a user account including user information of the terminal 300 and the terminal 300 through the application. When the identification information of the electronic frame 100 is inputted through the application of the terminal 300, the access right of the database 210 linked with the electronic frame 100 is obtained, It is possible to manage data in the memory 210.

Herein, the terminal 300 may add / delete data to / from the database 210 through an application or edit the data so that the data can be output according to the size of the image display unit 130 of the electronic frame 100.

The data transmitted from the terminal 300 to the database 210 may include the date and time at which the data was generated, the user who transmitted the data, and the terminal 300 information.

Meanwhile, the terminal 300 may be connected to a communication network, and may be a smart device, such as a smart phone or a tablet, installed with an application interlocked with the server 200.

That is, by creating a user account for accessing the server 200 through the application installed in the terminal 300 and inputting the identification information of the electronic frame 100, data in the database 210 interlocked with the electronic frame 100 Management becomes possible. Thereafter, when the user of the terminal 300 transmits data to the database 210 through the application, the electronic frame 100 connects to the server 200 and transmits the identification information. The server 200 transmits the identification information to the electronic frame 100, Is linked to the database 210 corresponding to the identification information. The electronic frame 100 interlocked with the database 210 can output data transmitted from the terminal 300 to the database 210 through the electronic frame 100 by receiving the data in the database 210. [

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving data of an electronic frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

A method of receiving data of an electronic frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a step S100 of connecting the electronic frame 100 to a server through the communication unit 110 of the electronic frame 100, (S200) of interfacing with the database (210) corresponding to the identification information by transmitting the unique identification information unique to the electronic frame (100) to the server (200) and receiving the data of the database (210) ), Which will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 3. Fig.

When the electronic frame 100 is connected to a wired / wireless communication network, the electronic frame 100 is automatically connected to the server 200 without going through an authentication and registration procedure requiring a user's input.

Here, connection of the electronic frame 100 to the server 200 can be automatically performed at a predetermined time in the electronic frame 100, or manually by the user's request.

The electronic frame 100 connected to the server 200 transmits unique identification information to the server 200. [ The server 200 having received the identification information of the electronic frame 100 then connects the electronic frame 100 to the database 210 corresponding to the identification information of the server 200, 210). (S200)

The identification information transmitted by the electronic frame 100 to the server 200 is a unique serial number individually assigned to each electronic frame. The server 200 has an individual database 210 corresponding to each identification information Each electronic frame can be interlocked with an individual database. Accordingly, the server 200 can integrally manage the database linked to each electronic frame through the identification information.

Thereafter, the electronic frame 100 receives the data in the interlocked database 210 and can output the data to the electronic frame 100 (S300)

As a result, when the electronic frame is connected to the communication network, the process of transmitting the identification information to the server and downloading the data in cooperation with the database corresponding to the identification information is automatically performed. Therefore, Data can be downloaded without any procedures and operations, so even elderly people who do not know how to use electronic devices can easily enjoy data with electronic frames only.

And, anyone can conveniently access the database so that the desired data can be transmitted to the database linked to the electronic frame through the terminal using only the identification information of the electronic frame.

In addition, the electronic frame and the terminal linked to the database are integrally operated through the identification information, and the database management of the server is facilitated.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. And the scope of the present invention should be understood as the following claims and their equivalents.

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Claims (9)

A communication unit connected to the server to transmit identification information of the electronic frame and receive data of the database of the server corresponding to the identification information;
A storage unit for storing data received from the server;
A video display unit for outputting data stored in the storage unit; And
And a controller for controlling the communication unit, the storage unit, and the image display unit
Electronic frame.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the data is at least one of text, image, and moving image,
Electronic frame.
The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the identification information is a unique serial number assigned individually to each electronic frame
Electronic frame.
An electronic frame connected to a communication network and outputting data;
A server connected to the electronic frame via a communication network and having a separate database corresponding to identification information of the electronic frame; And
And a terminal installed in an application interlocked with the server and managing data of the database through the application,
Characterized in that when the electronic frame transmits identification information unique to the electronic frame to the server, the control unit interlocks with the database corresponding to the identification information in the server and receives the data stored in the database
Electronic frame system.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the terminal is connected to the server through the application and edits the data stored in the database in association with a database corresponding to the identification information of the server when the identification information of the electronic frame is input
Electronic frame system.
5. The method of claim 4,
The server provides a database corresponding to the identification information of the electronic frame, and when the terminal transmits data to a database interlocked with the terminal through the application installed in the terminal, And relaying the terminal and the electronic frame to receive and output data.
Electronic frame system.
a) connecting an electronic frame to a server through a communication unit of the electronic frame;
b) the electronic frame transmits the identification information unique to the electronic frame to the server and interacts with the database corresponding to the identification information; And
and c) receiving the data of the database by the electronic frame.
A method of receiving data of an electronic frame.
8. The method of claim 7,
In the step b), the identification information is a unique serial number assigned individually to each electronic frame.
A method of receiving data of an electronic frame.
8. The method of claim 7,
In the step c), the data may be at least one of text, image, and moving image,
A method of receiving data of an electronic frame.
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