The digital picture frame is on of the best inventions of science and technology. With the help of this, even a person without any technical education can operate the functionalities of a picture frame and enjoy the beautiful images and important files in the most efficient manner. The picture frame is integrated with an LCD screen that displays the colorful images in a slideshow mode. A phone line enables to connect internet to the frame and thus enable to view the data or images on the screen.
The frame can be purchased by a person who has a computer and can be passed on to others after creating an account. The person also needs to create an account and upload pictures to the Cieva website. New pictures are downloaded by the digital picture frame by connecting to the internet and the website.
The Cieva website accesses settings to control the frame as well as uploading pictures. These settings are: the time of turning the frame on or off, the interval of slideshow photos and the dial-up phone numbers.
There are no special components used in a digital photo frame. Generally, the components that are used in a desktop computer, is simply used. The frame has a CPU which is very common in video games. The primary function of the CPU is to download the images from the website. In addition the frame is also integrated with a ROM memory for the storage of the flash memory and operating system. The ROM basically stores the operating software, images and settings to run the digital frame.
Loss of data does not occur if the frame is unplugged. It uses a 33.6 Kbps modem to connect to the internet. The viewing area of the screen is 5 x 7 inches with a liquid crystal display of 640 x 480 pixels. The screen shows pictures in about 4,100 or 12-bit color. The frame can be controlled with two buttons present on it.
The two buttons, colored black and white respectively, are used to adjust display brightness and turn the frame on or connect to the internet manually. The operating system of the frame is designed for PDAs and other small devices and is called PSOS.
The frame needs to connect to the internet and a power source too is required to create a photo gallery. After connecting to the internet by pressing the white button behind the frame, it will show the pictures originally stored on the frame. This internet connection only downloads pictures and settings to the frame.
After the internet accessibility, the digital frame connects to the Cieva servers for new images. The transfer of the data is automatically done and the option to customize the settings appears. Once the downloading is over, the picture frame starts to display the new images in a sequence.