Digital picture frame having communication capabilities

A digital display device for displaying content associated with a plurality of content sources, the digital display device comprising:

• a touchscreen display configured to provide a plurality of display regions,
• wherein each of the display regions is configured to display content from an associated content source,
• wherein each content source is an electronic device, and
• wherein the content includes digital images, audio or video;
• a communication component configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a telecommunication network from the plurality of content sources;
• a storage medium configured to store a mapping of content sources to associated display regions,
• wherein each of the content sources is associated with at least one of the display regions;
• a router coupled to the communication component, the storage medium, and the touchscreen display, the router configured to:
• analyze received content to identify a content source;
• access the storage medium to determine a display region that is mapped to the identified content source;
• and
• automatically route the received content to the determined display region, wherein the received content is displayed automatically in the determined display region that is mapped to the identified content source;
• and
• a real-time communication component coupled to the communication component and configured to establish a multi-way real-time communication session with the multiple individuals in response to a selection of the display region associated with the at least one content source associated with multiple individuals.

An electronic display device for displaying content associated with a plurality of sources, the electronic display device comprising:

• means for receiving signals from a telecommunication network, the signals containing content associated with a plurality of sources,
• wherein each source is an electronic device, and
• wherein the content includes digital images, audio or video;
• means for transmitting signals via the telecommunication network;
• means for identifying the electronic display device to the telecommunication network;
• a display segmented into a plurality of regions for automatically displaying received content associated with the plurality of sources, wherein:
• each of the plurality of regions is associated with at least one of the plurality of sources,
• display of content from the at least one source can be rotated or moved among display regions associated with the at least one source,
• each of the plurality of regions displays source-associated content, and
• the content in each of the plurality of display regions is associated with an entity;
• and
• means for initiating a real-time communication session over the telecommunication network with a first entity that is associated with the content in a first region selected by a user, and while the real-time communication session with the first entity is still active, adding a second entity to the active real-time communication session when a second region apart from the first user-selected region is subsequently selected by the user,
• wherein the added second entity is associated with the content in the selected second region, and
• wherein the first and second entities are thereby being joined in the same real-time communication session.