US 2016/0139721 A1 · RECORDABLE PHOTO FRAME WITH USER-DEFINABLE TOUCH ZONES

Abstract

Methods and devices for storing and associating audio tracks to user-defined touch zones on a photo frame are provided. In one aspect, the photo frame includes a capacitive sensor array that provides a platform for a user to overlie a photo thereon. The capacitive sensor is coupled to a microprocessor that permits the generation of user-defined touch zones based on the user selecting an object in the photo by encircling the object with a touch gesture. The frame also includes a microphone for recording an audio track corresponding to each user-defined touch zone. The audio tracks and corresponding touch zones are stored in a memory. In some embodiments, the microprocessor can determine a selected touch zone based on a location of the user's touch and, based on the location, playback the audio track corresponding to the selected touch zone.

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Dependent claims

A photo frame with user-definable touch zones, the photo frame comprising:

a frame body for supporting a photo;
a capacitive sensor array coupleable to the frame body and including a set of capacitive sensors, wherein each capacitive sensor in the set is operable to detect touch inputs;
a memory coupled with the frame body and operable for storing one or more user-defined touch zones, wherein each user-defined touch zone corresponds to a unique subset of capacitive sensors in the set of capacitive sensors;
a microprocessor coupled with the capacitive sensor array and the memory, wherein the microprocessor is configured to generate each of the one or more user-defined touch zones by detecting one or more touch inputs, and wherein the one or more touch inputs define the unique subset of capacitive sensors;
and
a microphone coupled to the microprocessor and operable to record an audio track to the memory corresponding at least one of the one or more user-defined touch zones.

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Recordable photo frame with user-definable touch zones

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