US 11,853,633 B2
Digital picture display system with photo clustering and automated interaction with viewer devices
Ophir Frieder, Chevy Chase, MD (US); Abdur Chowdhury, San Francisco, CA (US); Eric Jensen, Brooklyn, NY (US); Ben Cherry, San Francisco, CA (US); Richard Sanford, Seattle, WA (US); and Alek Kolcz, Issaquah, WA (US)
Assigned to AURA HOME, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by AURA HOME, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,111.
Application 18/108,111 is a continuation of application No. 17/469,481, filed on Sep. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,604,618.
Application 17/469,481 is a continuation of application No. 16/814,330, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,144,269.
Application 16/814,330 is a continuation of application No. 16/156,354, filed on Oct. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,592,186.
Application 16/156,354 is a continuation of application No. 15/150,623, filed on May 10, 2016, granted, now 10,474,407.
Application 15/150,623 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/949,353, filed on Nov. 23, 2015, granted, now 9,472,166.
Application 14/949,353 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/455,297, filed on Aug. 8, 2014, granted, now 9,420,015.
Application 14/455,297 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/051,071, filed on Oct. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,225,789.
Application 14/051,071 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/051,089, filed on Oct. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,338,759.
Prior Publication US 2023/0195398 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); G06F 16/55 (2019.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/14 (2013.01) [G06F 16/55 (2019.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/53 (2022.05); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/21 (2018.02); G09G 2370/02 (2013.01); G09G 2370/22 (2013.01); G09G 2380/16 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of displaying photos, the method comprising:
providing a digital picture frame including a digital display, a network connection module adapted to connect to user electronic devices and to receive photos stored within the user electronic devices, and an automated display module adapted to automatically display photos and change photos displayed on the digital display from the user electronic devices;
downloading a first interaction application to a first electronic device of a first 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 photo content;
the digital picture frame automatically connecting to the first electronic device of the first user when the first electronic device is in a first user viewing proximity to the digital picture frame;
the digital picture frame receiving a first selected digital photo cluster from the first interaction application for display on the digital picture frame;
automatically displaying on the digital display digital photos of the first selected digital photo clusters;
downloading a second interaction application to a second electronic device of a second user, the second electronic device including a second digital photo collection of the second user;
the second interaction application automatically clustering digital photos of the second digital photo collection according to photo content;
the digital picture frame automatically connecting to the second electronic device of the second user when the second electronic device is in a second user viewing proximity to the digital picture frame;
the digital picture frame receiving a second selected digital photo cluster from the second interaction application for display; and
automatically displaying on the digital display digital photos of the second selected digital photo cluster.