Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for defining content at the point of purchase of a digital display device (“DDD”), such as a digital picture frame, and for managing content for the DDD. These methods may include the following steps of: defining content for a DDD by a first DDD content provider at a point of purchase; associating a frame content ID with the defined content; and programming the DDD of the DDD with the frame content ID prior to shipping of the DDD.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for identifying potentially infected files downloaded to a digital display device (“DDD”) and for managing those potentially infected files. These methods may include the steps of: connecting the DDD to a device; downloading one or more files to the DDD; disconnecting the DDD from the device; verifying and repairing the boot sector of the DDD; removing the one or more downloaded files that are not supported for playback on the DDD; and scanning the one or more downloaded files that are supported for playback on the DDD.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for dynamically displaying an image on a display window of a digital display device, such as a digital picture frame. These methods may include the following steps: identifying one or more objects of interest in a source image; defining a crop area as a function of the one or more objects of interest; decoding the crop area of the source image into a canvas image; and displaying the selected area of the canvas image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for dynamically displaying images on a display window of a digital display device such as a digital picture frame. These methods include the steps of: processing the source image into a canvas image having canvas pixels as a function of the source image characteristics; upon the canvas image meeting one or more conditions for the panning of an image, selecting a panning velocity for the canvas image; defining a viewing window with respect to the canvas image wherein said viewing window having a viewing image, said viewing image is to have a plurality of viewing pixels; calculating the viewing pixels for said viewing image; displaying said viewing image for said viewing window on said display window; redefining said viewing window with respect to the canvas image as a function of said panning velocity; and repeating the calculating and displaying steps for said viewing window.