US 10,119,864 B2Granted

Display viewing detection

AssigneeGoogle Technology Holdings LLC

InventorsRachid M. Alameh, William S. Hede, Hisashi D. Watanabe

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Abstract

In embodiments of display viewing detection, a presence module, implemented on an electronic device, enables a first sensor to detect an object responsive to detecting audio via one or more microphones of the electronic device. The first sensor generates data that is used by the presence module to determine that the object is within a viewing range of the electronic device and that movement of the object is below a predetermined threshold. The presence module then enables at least a second sensor to confirm the object is viewing a display of the electronic device. When the object is detected by the second sensor, the presence module enables the display for viewing by the object.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method carried out by an electronic device that includes one or more microphones and a first sensor, the method comprising:

detecting, by the one or more microphones, audio indicating a presence of a user;
in response to detecting the audio indicating the presence of the user, enabling the first sensor to detect the user;
determining that the user is within a viewing range of the electronic device based at least in part on data received from the first sensor;
determining a pause in a movement of the user by determining that the movement of the user is below a predetermined threshold based at least in part on the data received from the first sensor;
in response to determining that the user is within the viewing range of the electronic device and in response to determining the pause in the movement of the user, enabling at least one second sensor of the electronic device to confirm the user is viewing a display of the electronic device;
and
enabling the display of the electronic device for viewing by the user when the user is detected by the at least one second sensor.

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An electronic device, comprising:

one or more microphones configured to detect audio indicating a presence of a user;
a wide-beam sensor configured to detect the user and generate data based on the user;
a narrow-beam sensor configured to detect the user and generate data based on the user;
a display having one or more portions for viewing by the user;
and
at least a memory and a processor to implement a presence module, the presence module configured to:
detect the audio indicating the presence of the user via the one or more microphones;
in response to detecting the audio indicating the presence of the user, enable the wide-beam sensor to detect the user;
determine that the user is within a viewing range of the electronic device based on the data from the wide-beam sensor;
determine a pause in a movement of the user by determining that the movement of the user is below a predetermined threshold based on the data from the wide-beam sensor;
in response to determining that the user is within the viewing range of the electronic device and in response to determining the pause in the movement of the user, enable the narrow-beam sensor to detect the user;
and
enable at least one of the one or more portions of the display in response to the narrow-beam sensor detecting the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/444,206Filed 28 Jul 2014 · us provisional application
Priority: 11 Mar 2014
Published: US 2015/0260580 A117 Sep 2015
Granted: 6 Nov 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

G01J 5/027
Constructional details: making use of sensor-related data, e.g. for identification of sensor parts or optical elements
G01J 5/10
Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry: using electric radiation detectors
G06F 1/1605
Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays: multimedia displays, e.g. with…
G06F 1/1694
Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675: the I/O peripheral…

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Application61/951,291Us provisional application · filed 11 Mar 2014
US 2015/0260580 A1Pre-grant publication · published 17 Sep 2015
US 10,119,864 B2This patent

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