Portable hand-held device for displaying oriented images
A portable hand-held device is provided having a network interface for sharing images between the device and a network, an image display for displaying the shared images, an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the device, and a processor for processing the displayed images based on the sensed device orientation and outputting the processed images to the image display.
1. A portable hand-held device, comprising:
a memory;
a network interface for receiving an image from another device over a network;
an image display for displaying the image received over the network;
an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the device; and
a processor that includes:
a plurality of processing units for:
rotating the image received over the network based on the orientation of the device,
processing the image received over the network based on executing image processing instructions, and
outputting a processed image to the image display, and
an instruction input interface for receiving a signal based on a pattern, wherein the processor is configured to decode the signal into the image processing instructions.
2. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the image display is configured as a user interface.
3. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the image display is a liquid crystal display.
4. A device according to claim 3 , wherein the liquid crystal display is a thin film transistor display.
5. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the image display has a four inch diagonal display area.
6. A device according to claim 1 , further comprising an image sensor for sensing images, wherein the processor is configured to output the images sensed by the image sensor to the image display.
7. A device according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to output the images sensed by the image sensor to the image display based on the orientation of the device.
8. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the network interface comprises a USB (universal serial bus) interface.
9. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the network interface comprises an infrared interface.
10. A system, comprising:
a first device; and
a portable hand-held device that includes:
a memory;
a network interface for receiving an image from the first device over a network;
an image display for displaying the image received over the network; and
an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the hand-held device;
a processor that includes:
a plurality of processing units for:
rotating the image received over the network based on the orientation of the portable hand-held device,
processing the image received over the network based on executing image processing instructions, and
outputting a processed image to the image display, and
an instruction input interface for receiving a signal based on a pattern, wherein the processor is configured to decode the signal into the image processing instructions.
11. A system according to claim 10 , wherein the image display is configured as a user interface.
12. A system according to claim 10 , wherein the image display is a liquid crystal display.
13. A system according to claim 12 , wherein the liquid crystal display is a thin film transistor display.
14. A system according to claim 10 , wherein the image display has a four inch diagonal display area.
15. A system according to claim 10 , wherein the portable hand-held device further comprises an image sensor for sensing images, wherein the processor is configured to output the images sensed by the image sensor to the image display.
16. A system according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to output the images sensed by the image sensor to the image display based on the orientation of the portable hand-held device.
17. A system according to claim 10 , wherein the network interface comprises a USB (universal serial bus) interface.
18. A system according to claim 10 , wherein the network interface comprises an infrared interface.