Image visualizing device

Abstract

Electronic paper display comprises analyzer for a plurality of picture image data and controller for automatically changing the term, during which picture is visualized. Analyzer counts number of pictures in one month or one season to have controller automatically change the term per one picture to be visualized. Number of pictures for visualization is reduced when the term per one picture is less than one day. Analyzer checks the attribute data of picture to change the term for visualization. Controller substitutes a temporal anniversary picture for the regular calendar picture for a term and gets back regular picture upon expiration of the term. Electronic paper calendar prepares calendar layouts for horizontally long picture and vertically long picture, respectively, with picture sizes different from each other. Electronic paper calendar prepares calendar layout with even month arranged on the left side and odd month on the right side beneath common picture.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image visualizing device comprising:
 a storage arranged to store digital image data of a plurality of pictures to be visualized;   a display arranged to visualize one of the plurality of pictures on the basis of the digital image data retrieved from the storage;   an analyzer arranged to analyze the digital image data of the plurality of pictures; and   a controller arranged to automatically change the term, during which the picture is visualized on the display, in response to the analyzer.   
     
     
         2 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the analyzer is arranged to automatically count the number of the plurality of pictures, and wherein the controller is arranged to automatically change the term per one picture in accordance with the number of the pictures counted by the analyzer. 
     
     
         3 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 2 , wherein the analyzer is arranged to automatically count the number of the plurality of pictures within a period, and wherein the controller is arranged to automatically change the term per one picture in accordance with the number of the pictures within the period. 
     
     
         4 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 3 , wherein the controller is arranged to automatically reduce the number of pictures capable of being visualized on the display when the term per one picture is less than a limit due to an excessive number of the pictures within the period. 
     
     
         5 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 4 , wherein the limit is one day long. 
     
     
         6 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 5 , wherein the period is one month. 
     
     
         7 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the digital image data of a picture is related to attribute data, wherein the analyzer is arranged to automatically check the attribute data, and wherein the controller is arranged to automatically change the term of visualizing the picture in accordance with the attribute related to the picture checked by the analyzer. 
     
     
         8 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the analyzer is arranged to automatically distinguish a temporal picture from a regular picture, and wherein the controller is arranged to automatically substitute the temporal picture for the regular picture for a term and to get back the regular picture in place of the temporal picture when the term expires. 
     
     
         9 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an output arranged to inform outside of the visualizing device of the size of the picture on the display. 
     
     
         10 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 9 , wherein the size of the picture is determined in accordance with the size of the display and the layout for arranging the picture on display. 
     
     
         11 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 10 , wherein the layout is calendar layout with the picture incorporated. 
     
     
         12 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 11 , wherein the calendar layout includes a first calendar layout for a horizontally long picture and a second calendar layout for a vertically long picture. 
     
     
         13 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 11 , wherein the calendar layout includes an even month calendar on the left side and an odd month calendar on the right side. 
     
     
         14 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 11 , wherein the display includes an electronic paper display. 
     
     
         15 . An image visualizing device comprising:
 a storage arranged to store digital image data of a plurality of pictures to be visualized and calendar data;   an electronic paper display arranged to visualize a calendar with the picture incorporated in accordance with a calendar layout on the basis of the digital image data and calendar data retrieved from the storage; and   a controller arranged to prepare a first calendar layout for a horizontally long picture and a second calendar layout for a vertically long picture for automatically selecting one of the first and second calendar layouts in response to whether the picture incorporated in the calendar layout is horizontally long or vertically long.   
     
     
         16 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 15 , wherein the size of the picture incorporated in the first layout differs from that in the second layout. 
     
     
         17 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 15 , wherein the number of months displayed in the first layout differs from that in the second layout. 
     
     
         18 . An image visualizing device comprising:
 a storage arranged to store digital image data of a plurality of pictures to be visualized and calendar data;   an electronic paper display arranged to visualize a calendar with the picture incorporated in accordance with a calendar layout on the basis of the digital image data and calendar data retrieved from the storage; and   a controller arranged to prepare a calendar layout with an even month calendar arranged on the left side and an odd month calendar on the right side.   
     
     
         19 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 18 , wherein the calendar layout includes a picture area with one picture commonly arranged for two months and a calendar area with even month calendar and the odd month calendar arranged side by side beneath the commonly arranged one picture. 
     
     
         20 . The image visualizing device according to  claim 18 , wherein the controller is arranged to further prepare another calendar layout with an odd month calendar arranged on the left side and an even month calendar on the right side.