CEIVA
CEIVA Logic, Inc., also known as CEIVA, is a digital photo frame manufacturer and photo sharing service provider headquartered in Burbank, California.
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History
Founded by former Disney executives, CEIVA was the first company to invent and market digital photo frames, starting with a 5.5-inch model. Subsequent products have included 7 and 8-inch digital photo frames. In addition to digital photo frames, CEIVA provides content-delivery services through a subscription called PicturePlan. U.S. Patent No. 6,442,573 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Distributing Picture Mail to a Frame Device Community” was granted to CEIVA in 2002.
Origin of Name
The name CEIVA dates back to the company’s founding in 2000. While commonly mispronounced, the correct pronunciation of the name is /sēvə/. It’s been speculated that CEIVA is short for “receiver.” CEIVA originally called their product Digital Photo Receivers.
Partnerships
2001 CEIVA partnered with Polaroid to manufacture the Polaroid PhotoMAX Digital Picture Frame and provide photo-sharing services.
2008 CEIVA partnered with Whirlpool to offer an 8-inch digital photo frame with centralpark connection in Whirlpool refrigerators.
Products
2000 introduced the first digital photo frame, marketing it in the USA as a Digital Photo Receiver
2001 collaborated with Polaroid to manufacture the PhotoMAX Digital Picture Frame
2002 launched the online CEIVA Store
2003 released the CEIVA 2 Digital Photo Frame
2004 introduced CEIVA Sender, photo-sharing PC software
2005 released the CEIVA 3 Digital Photo Receiver
2006 released the 7" LF-4007 and 8" LF-4008 Digital Photo Frames
2007 introduced centralpark™ connection for Whirlpool refrigerators
2008 released CEIVAshare™ and CEIVAlife™