# US 11,113,533 B2 · Smart display apparatus and control system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,113,533 B2 - Document ID: US11113533B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/573,473 - Filed: 2019-09-17 - Published: 2020-01-23 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-12 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl; Christopher J. Penny; James J. Demarest; Christopher Waskiewicz; Jean Wynne; Jonathan Fry - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11113533B2 ## CPC - G06V 20/36: {Indoor scenes} - G06F 3/013: {Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence)} - G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)} - G06V 20/52: Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) - G06V 40/23: {Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training} - H04N 7/181: {for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources} - H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - B60J 3/04: adjustable in transparency - E06B 2009/2464: {featuring transparency control by applying voltage, e.g. LCD, electrochromic panels} - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) ## Abstract A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system is presented. The computer-implemented method includes counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices and determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual. The computer-implemented method further includes shielding, via an object viewing controller, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system, the method comprising: counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices; determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects; shielding, via an object viewing controller associated with each object of the plurality of objects, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined; and evaluating each object of the plurality of objects to determine a total amount of time the object is exposed during a predetermined time period. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the direct eye contact is determined by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a total number of objects of the plurality of objects viewed by each individual and a time duration for viewing the total number of objects. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising assigning an access or privilege status to each individual, the access or privilege status employed to influence viewability status of each of the plurality of objects. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising assigning viewability rules to each of the plurality of objects. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising limiting viewability of one or more of the plurality of objects based on whether the total exposure time has been exceeded. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a customized viewability profile for each individual. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising comparing customized viewability profiles of individuals to determine at least objects of strong or weak interest. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising predicting future objects to be viewed by an individual of the plurality of individuals based on current viewing patterns of the individual, predicting a time at which the individual views the future objects, and communicating predictions to at least object viewing controllers controlling the plurality of objects. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting and preventing unauthorized duplication or recording of the plurality of objects by each individual. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving feedback from each individual based on select objects of the plurality of objects viewed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising preventing viewing of objectionable objects of the plurality of objects based on at least group preferences indicated upon entry into the space. ### Claim 14 A smart room tracking system for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions, the system comprising: one or more cameras for counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects, wherein each of the one or more cameras includes an optical sensor for determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual; and headphones or glasses associated with the number of individuals activated based on information received from the smart room tracking system; wherein each object of the plurality of objects is evaluated to determine a total amount of time the object is exposed during a predetermined time period. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, further comprising a controller to shield an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable when direct eye contact is determined. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein a determination is made as to a total number of objects of the plurality of objects viewed by each individual and a time duration for viewing the total number of objects. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein an access or privilege status is assigned to each individual, the access or privilege status employed to influence viewability status of each of the plurality of objects. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein viewability rules are assigned to each of the plurality of objects. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein viewability of one or more of the plurality of objects is limited based on whether the total exposure time has been exceeded. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein a customized viewability profile is created for each individual and wherein customized viewability profiles of individuals are compared to determine at least objects of strong or weak interest.