US 11,961,410 B1Granted

Systems and methods to measure and affect focus and engagement

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorsKevin Shude Lin, Johan Christer Liedgren, Ana Sande do Vale Pinto da Silva, Wasiq Bokhari, Hilliard Bruce Siegel

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Abstract

Systems and methods to measure and affect focus, engagement, and presence of users may include measuring a variety of aspects of users engaged in particular activities. Individual user characteristics or preferences and attributes of activities may be taken into account to determine levels of focus for particular users and activities. A variety of sensors may detect aspects of users engaged in activities to measure levels of focus. In addition, a variety of output devices may initiate actions to affect levels of focus of users engaged in activities. Further, a variety of processing algorithms, including machine learning models, may be trained to identify desired levels of focus, to calculate current levels of focus, and to select actions to change or boost levels of focus. In this manner, activities undertaken by users, as well as interactions between multiple users, may be made more engaging, efficient, and productive.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A system to affect focus, comprising:

a first focus space comprising a substantially closed space including a plurality of walls, a floor, and a ceiling;
a display device associated with a first wall of the plurality of walls within the first focus space;
a filter device positioned at an angle relative to and in front of the display device, the filter device comprising a partially reflective, partially transmissive surface such that imaging data presented by the display device is viewable by a first user through the filter device in front of the display device;
an imaging device positioned at a lateral side of the display device and having a field of view directed toward the filter device in front of the display device such that the imaging device is configured to capture imaging data of the first user in front of the display device via the filter device;
and
a processor in communication with the display device, the filter device, the imaging device, and a memory, the processor configured to at least:
receive data associated with the first user in the first focus space;
receive data associated with a second user in a second focus space;
receive data associated with an activity between the first user and the second user;
determine a difference target based at least in part on the first user, the second user, and the activity;
receive data related to the first user from a first plurality of sensors associated with the first focus space, wherein the data comprises imaging data of the first user captured by the imaging device via the filter device;
determine a first focus score for the first user based at least in part on the data from the first plurality of sensors;
receive data related to the second user from a second plurality of sensors associated with the second focus space;
determine a second focus score for the second user based at least in part on the data from the second plurality of sensors;
determine a difference between the first focus score and the second focus score;
determine a variation between the difference and the difference target;
and
instruct, via at least one of a plurality of output devices associated with one of the first focus space or the second focus space, initiation of at least one action based at least in part on the variation, wherein the plurality of output devices comprises the display device.

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A system, comprising:

a display device associated with a focus space;
a filter device positioned at an angle relative to and in front of the display device, the filter device comprising a partially reflective, partially transmissive surface such that imaging data presented by the display device is viewable by a user within the focus space through the filter device in front of the display device;
an imaging device positioned at a side of the display device and having a field of view directed toward the filter device in front of the display device such that the imaging device is configured to capture imaging data of the user within the focus space in front of the display device via the filter device;
and
a processor in communication with the display device, the filter device, the imaging device, and a memory, the processor configured to at least:
receive, from at least one of a plurality of sensors, data associated with the user and an activity in which the user is participating, wherein the data comprises imaging data of the user captured by the imaging device via the filter device;
determine a focus score for the user based at least in part on the data from the at least one of the plurality of sensors;
determine a target focus score based at least in part on the user and the activity;
determine a variation between the focus score and the target focus score;
and
instruct, via at least one of a plurality of output devices, initiation of at least one action based at least in part on at least one of the focus score or the variation, wherein the plurality of output devices comprises the display device.

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A system to affect focus, comprising:

a display device associated with a focus space;
a filter device positioned at an angle relative to and in front of the display device, the filter device comprising a partially reflective, partially transmissive surface such that imaging data presented by the display device is viewable by a user within the focus space through the filter device in front of the display device;
an imaging device positioned at a side of the display device and having a field of view directed toward the filter device in front of the display device such that the imaging device is configured to capture imaging data of the user within the focus space in front of the display device via the filter device;
a plurality of sensors associated with the focus space, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises the imaging device;
a plurality of output devices associated with the focus space, wherein the plurality of output devices comprises the display device;
and
a processor in communication with the display device, the filter device, the imaging device, the plurality of sensors, the plurality of output devices, and a memory, the processor configured to at least:
receive, from at least one of the plurality of sensors, data associated with the user and an activity in which the user is participating, wherein the data comprises imaging data of the user captured by the imaging device via the filter device;
determine a target focus score based at least in part on the user and the activity;
determine a focus score for the user based at least in part on the data from the at least one of the plurality of sensors;
determine a variation between the focus score and the target focus score;
and
instruct initiation, via at least one of the plurality of output devices, of at least one action based at least in part on the variation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/365,131Filed 26 Mar 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: 27 Jun 2018
Granted: 16 Apr 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

G09B 19/00
Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass
G06N 20/00
Machine learning
G06V 40/18
Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands: eye characteristics, e.g. of the iris
G06V 40/20
Recognition of biometric, human-related or animal-related patterns in image or video data: movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition

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Application62/690,871Us provisional application · filed 27 Jun 2018
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