Method and system for sharing images using a digital media frame
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsM. Krishna Bandaru, Robert E. Siegel, Josh Mogal, Naveen Agarwal, Victor Lee
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for sharing an object in a network is disclosed. From a digital media frame (DMF) coupled with a network, the object is selected. A recipient is selected to receive the object. One or more signals are sent to a network server coupled with the network, the one or more signals requesting the network server to share the object with the recipient. From the network server, in response to receiving the one or more signals, the object is identified. The object is then sent to the recipient.
Claims31
A system for sharing digital images over at least one network comprising:
- (a) a server providing a network service over the at least one network;
- (b) means for permitting at least one share group to access a network server via the network service, the at least one share group including a plurality of members;
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- (c) a device associated with each of the plurality of members, each device in communication with the server, the device of one or more members of each of the at least one share group being a continuously operating display, each of the plurality of members of the at least one share group capable of being a sharing member and a receiving member, each sharing member being able to share digital files with the receiving members of the at least one share group by uploading from the device associated with the sharing member at least one digital file to the network service, the at least one digital file being downloaded from the network service to the devices associated with the receiving members of the at least one share group and automatically displayed on the continuously operating displays associated with the receiving members of the at least one user group.
A system for receiving and displaying digital images over a network comprising:
- (a) at least one digital media frame associated with a member of a share group, the digital media frame including a memory for storing digital images therein and a display for displaying the stored digital images;
- (b) a server in communication with the at least one digital media frame via a network, the server connected to the network for communicating digital images to the digital media frame, the server determining if the digital image has been provided by members authorized to communicate images to the digital media frame, and wherein
- (c) the digital media frame automatically stores in the memory only those digital images provided by members of the share group authorized to communicate images to the digital media frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.