Interactive Digital Media Frame
OwnerHeikwan Cheng, Yueqing Zhanginventors
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Abstract
The present invention allows for a content provider to interact with a user on a Digital Media Frame (DMF) in real time is disclosed. From a DMF coupled with a network, content is displayed. The user inputs data on DMF with regard to the displayed content. A content provider hosting receives the user's input with the identification information of the DMF. From the content provider's network server, in response to receiving the input data, actions are performed. The content provider hosting sends new content to the DMF. Features of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description which follows.
Claims11
A method for users of digital media frames (DMFs) to interact with at least one content providers over a network, which comprising the steps of:
- a. selecting content displayed on at least one DMF based upon at least one user's inputs on an input device;
- b. sending the user's content selection inputs from the at least one DMF to the content provider via the network;
- c. providing selected content onto the at least one DMF by the content provider pushing or DMF polling;
- d. inputting feedback data or action commands regarding content displayed on at least one DMF by the at least one user using the input device;
- e. sending the user's feedback data or action commands from the at least one DMF to the content provider along with an identifier of the content displayed;
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- f. updating the content displayed on at least one DMF by the content provider, or conducting business transactions with other online service providers based on users' action commands.
A method as recited in claim 4 wherein:
- the input device of DMF is connected to the DMF via a connection that includes any of a USB connection, a Bluetooth connection, an Ethernet connection, an Infra-Red connection or a connection with parallel or serial ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.