IP Library Granted Patent US 12,131,092
Granted Patent B2
US 12,131,092 · App. 18/517,834 · Granted Oct 29, 2024

Method for sharing photos from photo clusters to digital picture frames

Inventors: Ophir Frieder (Chevy Chase, MD); Abdur Chowdhury (San Francisco, CA); Eric Jensen (Brooklyn, NY); Ben Cherry (San Francisco, CA); Richard Sanford (Seattle, WA); Alek Kolcz (Issaquah, WA)
Assignee: AURA HOME, INC.
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Patent No.
US 12,131,092
App. No.
18/517,834
Granted
Oct 29, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers.

Claims (59)

1. A method of displaying photos on a digital display of a user with a network connection module, the method comprising:

downloading a first interaction application to a first electronic device of the user, the first electronic device including a first digital photo collection;

the first interaction application automatically clustering digital photos of the first digital photo collection according to content;

receiving a first selected digital photo cluster from the first interaction application for display;

downloading a second interaction application to a second electronic device of a user community member, the second electronic device including a second digital photo collection of the user community member;

receiving a selected digital photo from the second interaction application for display; and

automatically displaying on the digital display, digital photos of the first selected digital photo cluster and the selected digital photo from the second interaction application.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the clustering comprises automatically scanning photos.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second digital photo collections is stored on an electronic device recordable medium and/or social media account.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

filtering clusters of photos as a function of quality, wherein photos of a predetermined low quality are removed from the clusters; and

filtering clusters of photos as a function of a further content, wherein photos including predetermined people, activities and/or locations are removed from the clusters.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second interaction application automatically clustering digital photos of the second digital photo collection according to photo content.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

displaying a slideshow of the digital photos of the first selected digital photo cluster and a second selected digital photo cluster of the second interaction application on the digital display.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

displaying the slideshow of the digital photos in a display order automatically determined as a function of time, location, and/or photo content.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital photos are automatically downloaded from social media accounts of a plurality of community members.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising clustering the selected digital photo from the second interaction application into the first selected digital photo cluster.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital display automatically determines an identity of a user of the digital display.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

automatically connecting to an electronic device of the user over a network; and

automatically clustering and displaying photos on the digital display obtained from the electronic device over the network connection.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

automatically identifying preferred photos or restricted photos as a function of user information.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

filtering clusters of photos as a function of quality and/or content, wherein photos of low quality or photos including predetermined people, activities and/or locations are removed from the clusters; and

tagging photos in the clusters with additional metadata.

14. A method of displaying photos on a digital display of a user with a network connection module, the method comprising:

downloading a first interaction application to a first electronic device of the user, the first electronic device including a first digital photo collection;

the first interaction application automatically clustering digital photos of the first digital photo collection according to content;

automatically filtering clusters of photos as a function of quality, wherein photos of low quality are removed from the clusters;

receiving a first selected digital photo cluster from the first interaction application for display;

downloading a second interaction application to a second electronic device of a user community member, the second electronic device including a second digital photo collection of the user community member;

the second interaction application automatically clustering digital photos of the second digital photo collection according to photo content;

receiving a selected digital photo from the second interaction application for display, wherein the second interaction application automatically filtering clusters of the selected digital photo cluster as a function of quality, wherein photos of low quality are removed from the selected digital photo cluster; and

automatically displaying on the digital display, digital photos of the first selected digital photo cluster and the selected digital photo from the second interaction application.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

automatically removing from the clusters photos that have red-eyes and/or are blurred.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

filtering the clusters of photos as a function of a further content, wherein photos including predetermined people, activities and/or locations are removed from the clusters.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the digital display automatically determines an identity of the user of the digital display.

18. A method of displaying photos on a digital display with a network connection module, the method comprising:

downloading a first interaction application to a first electronic device of a user, the first electronic device including a first digital photo collection;

linking the first interaction application to a first digital display of the user for displaying photos;

the first interaction application automatically clustering digital photos of the first digital photo collection according to content into a plurality of user digital photo clusters;

receiving at the first digital display digital photos from a user selected digital photo cluster of the first interaction application for display on the first digital display;

downloading a second interaction application to a second electronic device of a user community member, the second electronic device including a second digital photo collection of the user community member;

the second interaction application automatically clustering digital photos of the second digital photo collection according to content into a plurality of user community member digital photo clusters;

receiving a user community member selected digital photo cluster from the second interaction application for display on a second digital display of the user community member;

receiving at the first digital display a user community member selected photo from the second interaction application for display;

automatically displaying on the first digital display the user community member selected digital photo.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

the user inviting the user community member through the first interaction application to share photos of the second interaction application.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

receiving at the first digital display the user community member selected digital photo cluster from the second interaction application for display;

automatically displaying on the first digital display the digital photos of the user selected digital photo cluster and the user community member selected digital photo cluster;

receiving at the second digital display a user selected digital photo cluster from the first interaction application for display;

automatically displaying on the second digital display the digital photos of the user community member selected digital photo cluster and the user selected digital photo cluster.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: AURA HOME, INC.
To: LAGO APEX CREDIT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072276/0496 →
Continuity (10)
Continuation 18108111 · Feb 10, 2023
Continuation 17469481 · Sep 8, 2021
Continuation 16814330 · Mar 10, 2020
Continuation 16156354 · Oct 10, 2018
Continuation 15150623 · May 10, 2016
Continuation In Part 14949353 · Nov 23, 2015
Continuation In Part 14455297 · Aug 8, 2014
Continuation In Part 14051071 · Oct 10, 2013
Continuation In Part 14051089 · Oct 10, 2013
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