TWI571795B - Portable device and control method for a digital photo frame - Google Patents

Description

Handheld electronic device and electronic frame control method

The invention is a handheld electronic device, in particular a method for operating a handheld electronic device capable of controlling an electronic photo frame.

With the advancement of technology and the development of digital image processing technology, electronic photo frames with video playback capabilities have become widely popular and widely accepted by consumers. However, the photos displayed by the electronic photo frame need to be input to the electronic photo frame through an external storage device, or connected to the electronic device through the connection cable to input photos, which is inconvenient for the user to use the electronic photo frame. Although photos are currently transmitted wirelessly to the electronic photo frame, the method of use is still not intuitive and is not conducive to the user.

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for controlling an electronic photo frame, which is executed by a handheld electronic device. The method includes: connecting to an electronic photo frame; displaying a photo browsing interface, the photo browsing interface displaying a plurality of photos in the handheld electronic device; when the user selects a first photo, transmitting the first photo to The electronic photo frame, the electronic photo frame does not display the first photo; when the user's action on the handheld electronic device conforms to a control signal In the raw mode, the control signal is transmitted to the electronic photo frame to display the first photo.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a handheld electronic device that can be wirelessly coupled to a first electronic photo frame. The handheld electronic device includes a processor, an application, a photo database, a wireless module, and a display device. When the processor executes the application, the wireless module establishes a wireless connection with the first electronic photo frame, and the application reads the photo database and displays a photo browsing interface to display the photo database. Multiple photos. When the user selects a first photo in the photo browsing interface, the wireless module transmits the first photo to the first electronic photo frame, and the first electronic photo frame does not display the first photo. When the application determines that an action of the user conforms to a control signal generation manner, the wireless module transmits the control signal to the first electronic photo frame to display the first photo.

11‧‧‧Handheld electronic devices

13‧‧‧Electronic photo frame

31‧‧‧ Processor

32‧‧‧ Sensors

33‧‧‧Photo database

34‧‧‧Wireless Module

35‧‧‧Application

36‧‧‧Display device

51‧‧‧Handheld electronic devices

52, 53, 54, 55‧‧‧ Electronic photo frames

61‧‧‧Electronic photo frame

62, 63, 64, 65‧‧‧ Handheld electronic devices

71‧‧‧Handheld electronic devices

72‧‧‧Electronic photo frame

73‧‧‧Cloud Server

1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electronic photo frame and a handheld electronic device according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method of controlling an electronic photo frame of a handheld electronic device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of a handheld electronic device in accordance with the present invention.

4 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method of operating a handheld electronic device and an electronic photo frame in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of a method for controlling a plurality of electronic photo frames by a handheld electronic device according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of another embodiment of an electronic photo frame and a plurality of handheld electronic devices in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a handheld electronic device controlling a handheld electronic device through a third party device.

Figures 8A-8E illustrate the interaction diagram of the handheld electronic device and the electronic photo frame in the present case.

1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electronic photo frame and a handheld electronic device according to the present invention. The handheld electronic device 11 has an electronic photo frame management program, and the user can execute the electronic photo frame management program to control the electronic photo frame 13. When the handheld electronic device 11 executes the electronic photo frame management program, the electronic photo frame management program first establishes a wireless connection between the handheld electronic device 11 and the electronic photo frame 13. Then, the electronic photo frame management program reads the photo in the handheld electronic device 11 and displays it. At this time, a photo browsing interface is displayed on the handheld electronic device 11. In an embodiment, the electronic photo frame management program only reads a photo album in the handheld electronic device 11 and does not read the photos stored in other applications in the handheld electronic device 11. For example, the handheld electronic device 11 has an image processing program that stores the photos in another directory other than the photo collection, and the electronic photo frame management program does not read the photos in the directory. In another embodiment, the electronic photo frame management program reads photos stored in other applications, and this part can determine whether the photos in other electronic photo frame management programs are read by the electronic photo frame management program through user settings. take.

Users can browse handheld electronic devices through photo browsing interface 11 photos. When the user selects a first photo in the photo browsing interface, the first photo may be enlarged and displayed, and the electronic photo frame management program transmits the first photo to the electronic photo frame 13, but the electronic photo frame 13 is not The first photo will be displayed immediately, and the electronic photo frame 13 will still display the preset image. In the present embodiment, the first photo transmitted to the electronic photo frame 13 is not processed, which is the same as the first photo originally stored in the handheld electronic device 11. At this time, the handheld electronic device 11 detects whether the user has generated a control signal corresponding to the first photo through a function button of the gesture or the photo browsing interface. If the user does not generate a control signal corresponding to the first photo through the function key of the gesture or photo browsing interface, the electronic photo frame 13 only stores the first photo without displaying the first photo. If the user generates a control signal corresponding to the first photo through the function key of the gesture or the photo browsing interface, the electronic photo frame management program transmits the control signal to the electronic photo frame 13 , and the electronic photo frame 13 displays the first photo according to the control signal. And determining how the first photo is displayed.

In another embodiment, when the electronic photo frame management program transmits the first photo to the electronic photo frame 13, the electronic photo frame management program firstly determines the size, resolution, or compatible image format of the display panel of the electronic photo frame 13. The first photo is processed first, and the processed first photo is sent to the electronic photo frame 13. In another embodiment, when the handheld electronic device 11 establishes a wireless connection with the electronic photo frame 13, the handheld electronic device 11 receives relevant parameters of the display panel of the electronic photo frame 13. The electronic photo frame management program will reprocess the photos transmitted to the electronic photo frame 13 according to the parameters. In another embodiment, the electronic photo frame 13 has an image processor that converts the received image or photo into a display format suitable for the electronic photo frame 13.

In addition, the photos in the handheld electronic device 11 may be in a straight form. Or horizontally, and the photos transmitted to the electronic photo frame 13 can also retain these settings. For example, the first photo is a straight photo, and the electronic photo frame 13 is placed horizontally, so the first photo will still be set to be displayed in a straight line, but the left and right sides of the first photo will have white or black. side. In another example, the first photo is a horizontal photo, and the electronic photo frame 13 is placed straight, so the first photo is still set to be horizontally displayed, but the upper and lower sides of the first photo may have a blank or Black border.

In an embodiment, the electronic photo frame 13 has a mode control module for determining the display manner of the first photo on the electronic photo frame 13. When the electronic photo frame 13 receives the control signal, the electronic photo frame 13 determines the display mode of the first photo according to the display mode data in the mode control module. The electronic photo frame 13 reprocesses the image according to the display mode, and sequentially stores the display data in a code frame buffer in the electronic photo frame 13 according to different display times. When a display driving chip in the electronic photo frame 13 reads data from the code frame buffer and displays it in sequence, the first photo can be displayed in a specific display manner.

In an embodiment, the electronic photo frame 13 has a storage device for temporarily storing photos transmitted by the electronic photo frame management program. Once the remaining storage space of the storage device has been unable to accommodate the newly received photo, the electronic photo frame 13 deletes the longest stored photo in the storage device to store the newly received photo. In another embodiment, the storage device may be part of a storage medium within the electronic photo frame 13. In other words, when the electronic photo frame 13 is connected to the handheld electronic device 11, the electronic photo frame 13 allocates a part of the storage space of the storage medium to the electronic photo frame management program. Once the electronic photo frame 13 is not connected to the handheld electronic device 11, the data stored in the storage space of the electronic photo frame management program is cleared, and the storage space is managed by the electronic photo frame 13.

In the embodiment, only one electronic photo frame 13 is taken as an example, but the handheld electronic device 11 can simultaneously connect with a plurality of electronic photo frames, and decide which photo to transfer the photo to according to the user's gesture. Please refer to the diagram in Figure 5. In FIG. 5, a handheld electronic device and a plurality of electronic photo frames are illustrated. The handheld electronic device 51 is simultaneously connected to the electronic photo frames 52, 53, 54, and 55. Therefore, the user can set the direction of the gesture to correspond to different ones. Digital Photo Frames. In this embodiment, if the user's gesture is up, the photo is transmitted to the electronic photo frame 53; if the user's gesture is down, the photo is transmitted to the electronic photo frame 55; if the user's gesture is toward On the left, the photo is transmitted to the electronic photo frame 54; if the user's gesture is to the right, the photo is transmitted to the electronic photo frame 52.

In another embodiment, the handheld electronic device 11 can sense the position of the electronic photo frame 13 , and the user transmits the photo to the electronic photo frame 13 through a gesture. Please refer to the description in Figure 6. Figure 6 is an illustration of an electronic photo frame and multiple handheld electronic devices. The electronic photo frame 61 simultaneously establishes connections with the handheld electronic devices 62, 63, 64, and 65. When the electronic photo frame 61 receives a gesture signal of a first direction (arrow 1 on the figure), it indicates that the photo of the handheld electronic device 62 is received; when the electronic photo frame 61 receives a gesture signal of a second direction (the arrow 2 on the figure) When the electronic photo frame 61 receives a gesture signal in a third direction (arrow 3 on the figure), it indicates that the photo of the handheld electronic device 64 is received; when the electronic photo frame 61 is received; When a gesture signal of a fourth direction (arrow 4 on the figure) is received, it indicates that the photo of the handheld electronic device 65 is received. The description of FIG. 6 may also be an illustration of how the handheld electronic device transmits the photo to the electronic photo frame 61 when the electronic photo frame 61 is in different orientations. For example, when the handheld electronic device is on the left side of the electronic photo frame 61, the user must gesture with a rightward gesture to The photo is transmitted to the electronic photo frame 61. If the handheld electronic device is on the right side of the electronic photo frame 61, the user must gesture with one left to transfer the photo to the electronic photo frame 61. When the handheld electronic device is above the electronic photo frame 61, the user must perform a downward gesture to transfer the photo to the electronic photo frame 61. When the handheld electronic device is below the electronic photo frame 61, the user must perform an upward gesture to transfer the photo to the electronic photo frame 61.

2 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method of controlling an electronic photo frame of a handheld electronic device according to the present invention. The method is a flow of an electronic photo frame management program in a handheld electronic device. In step S21, the user first executes an application, that is, an electronic photo frame management program, on the handheld electronic device. In step S22, the electronic photo frame management program first establishes a connection between the handheld electronic device and the electronic photo frame, wherein the handheld electronic device and the electronic photo frame may perform a handshake process to exchange some parameters, such as a display panel of the electronic photo frame. Size, resolution, or compatible image format. In step S23, the user enters a photo browsing interface through the electronic photo frame management program to browse photos in the handheld electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic photo frame management program only reads a photo album in the handheld electronic device, and does not read photos stored in other applications in the handheld electronic device 11. Therefore, the photo browsing interface will only display the photos in the photo collection.

When the user selects a first photo in the photo browsing interface, the first photo may be displayed enlarged at this time, and step S24 is performed. The electronic photo frame management program transmits the photo selected by the user to the electronic photo frame, but the electronic photo frame does not immediately display the first photo. Next, in step S25, the electronic photo frame management program determines whether the electronic photo frame is to be displayed according to the user's motion. sheet. If the user does not decide to display the first photo according to the predetermined gesture or the control button of the photo browsing interface, step S26 is executed, and the electronic photo frame management program does not transmit the control signal corresponding to the first photo to the electronic photo frame, so the electronic photo frame The first photo will not be displayed. If the user decides to display the first photo according to the predetermined gesture or through the control button of the photo browsing interface, step S27 is executed. The electronic photo frame management program transmits a control signal corresponding to the first photo to the electronic photo frame to display the photo.

When the electronic photo frame displays the first photo, the user can still control the first photo displayed on the electronic photo frame on the handheld electronic device. For example, the user can drag the first photo displayed on the handheld electronic device, and the first photo displayed by the electronic photo frame also performs a corresponding action. For example, if the user moves the first photo to the left in the handheld electronic device, the electronic photo frame management program instantly moves the first photo displayed by the electronic photo frame to the left according to the user's operation.

In addition, when the photo is transmitted, the user also has an instant dynamic effect, that is, when the user transmits the first photo of the handheld electronic device 11 to the electronic photo frame 13 in a sliding gesture, a part of the first photo is displayed. In the electronic device 11, another part of the electronic device 11 is slid out, which is displayed in the electronic photo frame 13, thereby creating an effect of actually dragging the photo directly into the electronic photo frame 13, and when used When dragging the photo, the acceleration effect can be generated according to the speed of the user's drag, which adds intuitiveness and realism to the process of moving the photo.

Please refer to Figures 8A-8E. Figures 8A-8E illustrate the interaction diagram of the handheld electronic device and the electronic photo frame in the present case. In Figure 8A, the user The photo displayed on the handheld electronic device 81 is to be transmitted to the electronic photo frame 82. The user can drag the displayed photo on the handheld electronic device 81 to determine the display mode of the electronic photo frame 82. Please refer to Figures 8B and 8C. In FIGS. 8B and 8C, the user drags the photo displayed on the handheld electronic device 81 to the right, so that the photos that are not displayed on the handheld electronic device 81 in FIGS. 8B and 8C can be seen. Portions are displayed on the electronic photo frame 82. The use of a portion of the photo displayed on the handheld electronic device 81 and a portion of the photo being displayed on the electronic photo frame 82 creates a special interactive effect and can also be based on the speed at which the user drags on the handheld electronic device 81. The photo displayed on photo frame 82 will also have the same moving speed, making the process of photo movement more realistic.

In FIGS. 8D and 8E, the user drags the photo displayed on the handheld electronic device 81 upward, so that the portion of the photo that is not displayed on the handheld electronic device 81 in FIGS. 8D and 8E can be seen. It is displayed below the electronic photo frame 82. . The use of a portion of the photo displayed on the handheld electronic device 81 and a portion of the photo being displayed on the electronic photo frame 82 creates a special interactive effect and can also be based on the speed at which the user drags on the handheld electronic device 81. The photo displayed on photo frame 82 will also have the same moving speed, making the process of photo movement more realistic.

In addition, in an embodiment, after the handheld electronic device 81 detects a dragging action of the user, even if the user's finger no longer contacts the handheld electronic device 81, the photo continues to be in the electronic according to the original dragging action. Displayed on the photo frame 82. In short, even in the 8C and 8E diagrams, the user releases the finger, and the electronic photo frame 82 continues to display the photo in the original display mode until the photo is completely displayed.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of a handheld electronic device in accordance with the present invention. The handheld electronic device includes a processor 31, a sensor 32, a photo database 33, a wireless module 34, an application 35, and a display device 36. In this embodiment, the display device 36 is a display device having a touch function. When the processor 31 executes the application 35, the wireless module 34 scans and connects the nearby connectable electronic photo frames. Next, the application 35 reads the photos in the photo database 33 and displays the photos through a photo browsing interface. In one embodiment, the application 35 stores a thumbnail of the photo in the photo database 33 and displays it. When the user selects a first photo in the photo browsing interface, the first photo may be enlarged and the application 35 will transmit the first photo to the electronic photo frame, but the electronic photo frame will not be displayed immediately. In the first photo, the electronic photo frame still displays the preset image. The application 35 detects whether the user's action on the display device 36 conforms to the manner in which a control signal is generated, and if so, transmits a control signal to the electronic photo frame to cause the electronic photo frame to display the first photo. In another embodiment, the application 35 detects whether the user's action conforms to a control signal generation mode through the sensor 32, and if so, transmits a control signal to the electronic photo frame to cause the electronic photo frame to display the first photo. The sensor 32 can detect the user's action of not touching the display device 36.

The operation of the handheld electronic device of Fig. 3 also covers the portions of Figs. 1 and 2 in addition to the above description. In other words, the control method of the electronic photo frame of FIG. 2 can be executed by the application 35, and the operation of the handheld electronic device 11 of FIG. 1 can also be applied to the handheld electronic device of FIG.

4 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method of operating a handheld electronic device and an electronic photo frame in accordance with the present invention. In step S41, holding The electronic device is compatible with the electronic photo frame to execute the application. The handheld electronic device may execute the electronic photo frame management program as described in FIG. In step S42, the handheld electronic device establishes a wireless connection with the electronic photo frame. In this embodiment, the wireless connection may be a Bluetooth connection, an infrared connection, or a WiFi connection. In step S43, the handheld electronic device displays a photo browsing interface to display a photo of a photo database of the handheld electronic device.

When the user selects a photo, step S44 is executed, and the handheld electronic device transmits the photo to the electronic photo frame, and the electronic photo frame does not immediately display the photo. In step S45, the electronic photo frame stores the photo and does not display it. In step S46, the electronic photo frame determines whether there is a control signal for receiving the corresponding photo, and if not, executes step S47. In step S47, the electronic photo frame waits for a photo control signal or a new photo. If a new photo is received, the electronic photo frame will return to step S46 to wait for a control signal corresponding to the newly received photo. In step S46, if the electronic photo frame has received a control signal corresponding to the photo, step S48 is performed. In step S48, the electronic photo frame displays the photo according to the control signal.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a handheld electronic device controlling a handheld electronic device through a third party device. The handheld electronic device 71 transmits the photo frame 72 to the photo of the electronic photo frame 72 to be displayed by the handheld electronic device 71 through a cloud server 73. In an embodiment, the handheld electronic device 71 transmits the photo to be displayed to the cloud server 73, and then sends a message to the electronic photo frame 72 through the C2DM (Cloud to Device Messaging) mechanism, and then the electronic photo frame 72 is served from the cloud. The device 73 obtains a photo that the handheld electronic device 71 wants to be displayed. In this embodiment, the handheld electronic device 71 and the electronic phase The box 72 must simultaneously log in to the cloud server 73, and the handheld electronic device 71 can transmit the photos to the electronic frame 72 through the cloud server 73. In an embodiment, both the handheld electronic device 71 and the electronic photo frame 72 are logged into the cloud server 73 with the same account number. In another embodiment, the handheld electronic device 71 and the electronic photo frame 72 both log in to the cloud server 73 with different accounts, but the setting of the cloud server 73 allows the first account that the handheld electronic device 71 logs in to share the photos. The second account number of the electronic photo frame 72 is given. When the handheld electronic device 71 executes an electronic photo frame management program, the electronic photo frame management program only reads a photo album in the handheld electronic device 71 and generates a photo browsing interface for the user to select to display on the electronic photo frame 72. photo.

In an embodiment, when the handheld electronic device 71 logs into the cloud server 73, the photos of the photo collection in the handheld electronic device 71 are automatically synchronized to the cloud server 73. In another embodiment, only when the photo to be displayed on the electronic photo frame 72 is determined, the handheld electronic device 71 uploads the photo to be displayed to the cloud server 73, and then transmits the photo to the electronic photo frame 72 by the cloud server 73.

If the photo of the photo collection in the handheld electronic device 71 has been synchronized in the cloud server 73, when the user selects the photo to be displayed, the handheld electronic device 71 only transmits an identification code corresponding to the photo to be displayed to the cloud. The server 73, the cloud server 73 obtains a photo according to the identification code and transmits it to the electronic photo frame 72, so that the electronic photo frame 72 can be displayed more quickly.

In addition, some operating modes of the aforementioned handheld electronic device and the electronic photo frame can be used in the present embodiment, and the applicant will not repeat them here.

The foregoing method of the present invention may exist in the form of a code. The code can be included in physical media such as floppy disks, CDs, hard drives, or any Any other machine readable (such as computer readable) storage medium, or not limited to external computer program products, where the machine becomes used when the code is loaded and executed by a machine such as a computer The device of the invention. The code can also be transmitted via some transmission medium, such as a wire or cable, fiber optics, or any transmission type, where the machine becomes part of the program when it is received, loaded, and executed by a machine, such as a computer. Invented device. When implemented in a general purpose processing unit, the code combination processing unit provides a unique means of operation similar to application specific logic.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent. In addition, any of the objects or advantages or features of the present invention are not required to be achieved by any embodiment or application of the invention. In addition, the abstract sections and headings are only used to assist in the search of patent documents and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

S21‧‧‧Execute an electronic photo frame management program

S22‧‧‧Connecting with electronic photo frame

S23‧‧‧Enter a photo browsing interface

S24‧‧‧Transfer user-selected photos to the electronic photo frame

S25‧‧‧Do you want to display this photo?

S26‧‧‧ does not transmit control signals to the electronic photo frame

S27‧‧‧Transfer control signals to the electronic photo frame to display photos

Claims (12)

A method for controlling an electronic photo frame is implemented by a handheld electronic device, comprising: connecting to a first electronic photo frame; displaying a photo browsing interface, the photo browsing interface displaying a plurality of photos in the handheld electronic device; When the user selects a first photo, the first photo is transmitted to the first electronic photo frame, and the first electronic photo frame does not display the first photo; when the user touches the sliding gesture of the handheld electronic device When a predetermined gesture is received, a control signal is transmitted to the first electronic photo frame to display the first photo. The method for controlling an electronic photo frame according to claim 1, wherein when the first electronic photo frame displays the first photo, the user can still control the first electronic photo frame display in the handheld electronic device. A photo. The method for controlling an electronic photo frame according to claim 1, further comprising: when the manner of generating the control signal is not detected, and detecting that the user selects a second photo, the second photo is The first electronic photo frame is transmitted to the first electronic photo frame, and the first electronic photo frame does not display the second electronic photo frame. The method for controlling an electronic photo frame according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving at least one display parameter of the first electronic photo frame, and processing the first photo according to the display parameter, One photo transfer Give the first electronic photo frame. The method for controlling an electronic photo frame according to claim 1, further comprising: after receiving the control signal, the first electronic photo frame determines a display manner of the first photo in the first electronic photo frame according to the control signal. The method for controlling an electronic photo frame according to claim 1, further comprising: connecting to a second electronic photo frame; and determining, according to the sliding gesture of the user, transmitting the first photo to the first electronic photo frame or The second electronic photo frame. A handheld electronic device can be wirelessly coupled to a first electronic photo frame, including: a processor; an application; a photo database; a wireless module; and a display device, wherein: the processor executes the application In the program, the wireless module establishes a wireless connection with the first electronic photo frame, and the application reads the photo database and displays a photo browsing interface to display a plurality of photos in the photo database; When the first photo is selected by the photo browsing interface, the wireless module transmits the first photo to the first electronic photo frame, and the first electronic photo frame does not display the first photo; When the application determines that the user's swipe gesture conforms to a predetermined gesture, the wireless module transmits a control signal to the first electronic photo frame to display the first photo. The handheld electronic device of claim 7, wherein when the first electronic photo frame displays the first photo, the user can still control the first display of the first electronic photo frame in the handheld electronic device. photo. The handheld electronic device of claim 7, wherein when the application does not detect the manner in which the control signal is generated, and the user is selected to select a second photo, the wireless module The second photo is transmitted to the first electronic photo frame, and the first electronic photo frame does not display the second photo. The handheld electronic device of claim 7, wherein the wireless module receives at least one display parameter of the first electronic photo frame, and the processor processes the first photo according to the display parameter The wireless module transmits the processed first photo to the first electronic photo frame. The handheld electronic device of claim 7, wherein the wireless module is further connected to a second electronic photo frame, and the application determines to transmit the first photo to the user according to the sliding gesture of the user. The first electronic photo frame or the second electronic photo frame. The handheld electronic device of claim 7, wherein the display device is a touch display device, and the application determines that the gesture conforms to the generation of the control signal according to the sliding gesture of the user on the display device the way.