Patent ID: 6717567
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A system, comprising:a plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames having a frame body, the frame body shaped, dimensioned, and having the appearance of a conventional still picture frame, a wireless receiver disposed inside the frame body to receive a digital picture, a display co-located with the wireless receiver and framed by the frame body to render the digital picture, a processor coupled with the wireless receiver and the display, and disposed inside the frame body to control the receiving and rendering of the digital picture, and a unique identifier to uniquely identify each of the plurality of frames; and a remote source to provide digital picture information to each of the plurality frames, and provide appropriate unique identifiers with the digital picture information to allow selective configuration of the pictures displayed by the plurality of frames, the selective configuration including uniquely identifying intended recipients of the digital picture information among the plurality of frames using the unique identifiers; and a non-volatile memory coupled with the wireless receiver to store the digital picture.