Patent ID: 8539369

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a central user interface system for generation of a plurality of user-desired information based upon a plurality of measured data, the central user interface system comprising: a receiver configured to receive wirelessly the plurality of measured data from a plurality of external sensors and to change modes of operation by changing time periods for reception of the plurality of measured data from the plurality of external sensors; an input/output device configured to: provide output data to a display device, receive input data from the display device, and provide output data to a processor; the processor configured to process the plurality of measured data from the plurality of external sensors into the plurality of user-desired information, wherein the apparatus is housed within a digital photo frame device, wherein the digital photo frame device displays a plurality of windows comprising a first configuration of the output data and a second configuration of the output data, wherein the first configuration of output data including: a video feed from a camera, a utility usage amount, and a measured event warning, wherein the second configuration of the output data including: a message window including user-entered text, a utility usage cost based on a current fee for the utility usage, a trend graph showing the utility usage over a period of time, and a plurality of images being displayed and changed periodically, wherein the first configuration of the output data and the second configuration of the output data are exchangeable by a user.