Device and method for displaying synchronized collage of digital content in digital photo frames

A system for creating a collage of synchronized content, the system comprising:

• a manager module for searching for two or more content playback devices on a network, maintaining a playback group comprising of the two or more content playback devices and assigning one of the content playback devices in the playback group as a master content playback device and the remaining as slave content playback devices;
• a stage design module for creating a layout of the arrangement of the content playback devices within the collage to define and quantify the integral properties of the collage;
• a playlist generation module for creating one or more playlists of the content;
• and
• a synchronization module for assigning at least a portion of the one or more playlists of the content to each content playback device in the playback group.

A method for creating a collage of synchronized content, the method comprising:

• searching for two or more content playback devices on a network;
• maintaining a playback group comprising of the two or more content playback devices;
• assigning one of the content playback devices in the playback group as a master content playback device and the remaining as slave content playback devices;
• creating a layout of the arrangement of the content playback devices within the collage to define and quantify the integral properties of the collage;
• creating one or more playlists of the content;
• and
• assigning at least a portion of the one or more playlists of the content to each content playback device in the playback group.

A method of displaying a collage of synchronized content, the method comprising:

• decoding a content to be displayed on a display of a master content playback device;
• receiving at least a portion of one or more playlists of the content;
• generating one or more synchronization instructions to be associated with the content while the content is being displayed in a synchronized manner on the display;
• displaying the decoded content with content effect as per the received playlist and synchronization instructions;
• and
• controlling playback of the content with the content effect on the display of the slave content playback device.