Digital Electronic Portrait Archive and Display System

American Journal of Computer Science and Engineering Survey (IPACSES) is a peer review open access journal publishing the research in computer science and engineering survey. This article was published in volume 8 and issue 1.

Photos either portrait or full pictures serve different functions which include but not limited to hark back to events; remember personalities, etc. The collection of photos is popularly referring to as photo album. The creation of photo albums is mainly to keep record of event and attached to photos. Portrait photos collections are currently been used as indication of occupants of offices within a particular period of time and in such case the number increases as the number of occupants of the office increases. This work is focused on design of an electronic digital portrait in the form of a slideshow whereby multiple images can be displayed in a single frame we use a Raspberry Pi 3 motherboard technology with some of it features related to the design connected to an LCD monitor via a HDMI interface. The components were interfaced using phase testing approach and the output was packaged hanging and displaying of stored portrait.

Among function of the picture are means of identification and memory . A photo archive or a picture frame is an enhancing border for photo, to mark it easier for put on show or safeguard over a lengthy time, people have been printing physical photo for display at homes/offices using these frames which they arrange in various shapes and sizes. Photos being taken with digital camera are usually stored in a photo archive it is to be noted that these photo frames have their setbacks as they can only accommodate a photo or two per frame. Digital picture edge is basically a small LCD monitor designed to stare as unoriginal picture edge. Majority of digital photo edges can be in portrait or landscape and showcase as slide of its content.

This work is focused on designing a digital electronic portrait frames which will conveniently display multiple at interval of time, it will demonstrates two systems for which digital photo edge will promote social interaction; rapidly display of frame contents at homes/offices for increase social interaction, easy bring up-to-date of the recent and distant past and to inspire recollecting current and reserved past events. This work will achieve the following objectives among others: Using a digital photo frame to display images, slideshows and short clip videos electronically. Using an LCD display screen to achieve this i.e. the display, using a WAV/MP4 player as to controller, and using a flash drive to store data (photos, slide shows, etc.) temporarily of which can be updated at convenience.

Conclusion

Based on the aim and objective of this research work which is to create a digital way of viewing portrait and saving space on walls for hanging multiple frames for occupants of an office through the use of a single frame with digitalized slides. This design made use to the raspberry motherboard with multiple functionalities. It is to be noted that raspberry multiple functionalities were not explored to its maximum as it possesses an audio jack for sounds (if slideshow was to have music playing at the background). Also, it possesses a camera port if there is need to automate a camera, it will serve as its microcontroller. These are just a few of the much functionality that the raspberry pi possesses. Therefore, it is safe to say that even with future scope based on the digital photo frame, the raspberry pi is still capable of delivering to maximum efficiency. This design is compact, cost efficient/effective, unlimited to the number of photos that can be displayed, and attractive.

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