# US 12,002,073 B2 · Information display terminal, information transmission method, and computer program

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- Number: US 12,002,073 B2
- Document ID: US12002073B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/263,777
- Filed: 2019-09-25
- Published: 2021-08-26
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-31
- Assignees: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Nobuo Kawakami; Yuri Odagiri; Takashi Kojima; Keisuke Ogaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12002073B2

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0273: Determination of fees for advertising
- G06F 3/013: {Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence)}
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06Q 30/0267: {Wireless devices}
- H04N 21/442: Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk {(arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/29; arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information H04H60/35; monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; monitoring in wireless networks H04W24/00)}
- H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

It is very useful for advertisers of banner ads or owners of websites when browsing information such as where on a website an individual is viewing can be collected. However, such browsing information is personal information that is difficult to be collected. Provided are an information display terminal, an information transmission method and a computer program in which there is a storage for presenting a message indicating that a reward to be paid if the viewer permits collection of browsing information, and storing an electrical message of permission as evidence when the viewer gives permission. When attributes (age, gender, occupation, type of industry, family structure etc.) of a viewer are collected under agreement in obtaining permission of collection of information from the viewer and stored in a user information storage, the browsing information becomes higher value-added.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information display terminal comprising:
a display screen configured to display a web screen;
a gaze point detector configured to detect a gaze point position on the display screen by generating values of a coordinate of a position of a gaze point on the display screen in a line of sight of an operator who operates the information display terminal;
an operation receiver configured to receive a permission to collect content information from the operator on condition of payment of reward to the operator;
a camera configured to capture one or more images of the operator;
a processor configured to perform personal authentication of the operator based on the one or more images while collecting the content information, the content information including a date and time when the operator viewed the web screen, information on an address of the web screen, or information displayed at the coordinate of the gaze point position on the display screen that displays the web screen; and
an output unit configured to output, to a predetermined destination, the content information specifying a content displayed on the display screen in association with a result of detection of the gaze point position in a case where the permission is received from the operator and a confirmation is received from a server that the operator is a registered operator to receive the reward for providing the content information based on the personal authentication.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The information display terminal of claim 1, further comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit information on an attribute of the operator who has performed an operation of the permission.

### Claim 3

An information transmission method comprising:
displaying a web screen as a content by a display screen of an information display terminal;
detecting a gaze point position on the display screen by a gaze point detector included in the information display terminal by generating values of a coordinate of a position of a gaze point on the display screen in a line of sight of an operator who operates the information display terminal;
receiving a permission to collect content information from the operator on condition of payment of reward to the operator of the information display terminal by an operation receiver of the information display terminal;
capturing one or more images of the operator;
collecting the content information while performing personal authentication of the operator based on the one or more images; and
outputting, to a predetermined destination, the content information specifying the content displayed on the display screen in association with a result of detection of the gaze point by an output unit included in the information display terminal in a case where the permission is received from the operator and a confirmation is received from a server that the operator is a registered operator to receive the reward for providing the content information based on the personal authentication,
wherein the content information output from the output unit includes a date and time when the operator viewed the web screen, information on an address of the web screen, or information displayed at the coordinate of the gaze point position on the display screen that displays the web screen.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The information transmission method of claim 3, further comprising:
transmitting information on an attribute of the operator who has performed an operation of the permission by a transmitter of the information display terminal.

### Claim 5

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, storing a computer program that causes a processor to execute an information transmission method comprising:
displaying a web screen as a content by a display screen of an information display terminal;
detecting a gaze point position on the display screen by a gaze point detector included in the information display terminal by generating values of a coordinate of a position of a gaze point on the display screen in a line of sight of an operator who operates the information display terminal;
receiving a permission to collect content information from the operator on condition of payment of reward to the operator of the information display terminal by an operation receiver of the information display terminal;
capturing one or more images of the operator;
collecting the content information while performing personal authentication of the operator based on the one or more images; and
outputting, to a predetermined destination, the content information specifying the content displayed on the display screen in association with a result of detection of the gaze point by an output unit included in the information display terminal in a case where the permission is received from the operator and a confirmation is received from a server that the operator is a registered operator to receive the reward for providing the content information based on the personal authentication,
wherein the content information output from the output unit includes a date and time when the operator viewed the web screen, information on an address of the web screen, or information displayed at the coordinate of the gaze point position on the display screen that displays the web screen.

### Claim 6

An information display terminal comprising:
a display screen configured to display a web screen;
a gaze point detector configured to detect a gaze point position on the display screen by generating values of a coordinate of a position of a gaze point on the display screen in a line of sight of an operator who operates the information display terminal;
a camera configured to capture one or more images of the operator;
a processor configured to perform personal authentication of the operator based on the one or more images while collecting content information, the content information including a date and time when the operator viewed the web screen, information on an address of the web screen, or information displayed at the coordinate of the gaze point position on the display screen that displays the web screen;
a permission action processor configured to store permission information indicating that the operator has permitted, in advance to output the content information, or transmit the permission information; and
an output unit configured to output, to a predetermined destination, the content information specifying a content displayed on the display screen in association with a result of detection of the gaze point position, in accordance with the stored permission information and a confirmation received from a server that the operator is a registered operator to receive reward for providing the content information.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The information display terminal of claim 6, wherein
the content information to the predetermined destination executed by the output unit includes information on an attribute of the operator.

### Claim 8

An information transmission method comprising:
displaying a web screen as a content by a display screen of an information display terminal;
detecting a gaze point position on the display screen by a gaze point detector included in the information display terminal by generating values of a coordinate of a position of a gaze point on the display screen in a line of sight of an operator who operates the information display terminal;
capturing one or more images of the operator;
collecting content information while performing personal authentication of the operator based on the one or more images, the content information includes a date and time when the operator viewed the web screen, information on an address of the web screen, or information displayed at the coordinate of the gaze point position on the display screen that displays the web screen;
storing permission information indicating that the operator has permitted, in advance, to output the content information, or transmitting the permission information outside the information display terminal, by a permission action processor of the information display terminal; and
outputting, to a predetermined destination, the content information specifying the content displayed on the display screen in association with a result of detection of the gaze point position by an output unit included in the information display terminal, in accordance with the stored permission information and a confirmation received from a server that the operator is a registered operator to receive reward for providing the content information.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The information transmission method of claim 8, wherein
the content information to the predetermined destination executed by the output unit includes information on an attribute of the operator.

### Claim 10

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, storing a computer program that causes a processor to execute the information transmission method, comprising:
displaying a web screen as a content by a display screen of an information display terminal;
detecting a gaze point position on the display screen by a gaze point detector included in the information display terminal by generating values of a coordinate of a position of a gaze point on the display screen in a line of sight of an operator who operates the information display terminal;
storing permission information indicating that the operator has permitted, in advance, to output content information, or transmitting the permission information;
capturing one or more images of the operator;
collecting the content information while performing personal authentication of the operator based on the one or more images, the content information includes a date and time when the operator viewed the web screen, information on an address of the web screen, or information displayed at the coordinate of the gaze point position on the display screen that displays the web screen;
outputting, to a predetermined destination, the content information specifying the content displayed on the display screen in association with a result of detection of the gaze point position by an output unit included in the information display terminal, in accordance with the stored permission information and a confirmation received from a server that the operator is a registered operator to receive reward for providing the content information.

### Claim 11 (depends on 5)

The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 5, the information transmission method further comprising:
transmitting information on an attribute of the operator who has performed an operation of the permission permitted in response to the query signal by a transmitter of the information display terminal.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 10, wherein the outputting to the predetermined destination by the output unit further includes outputting information on an attribute of the operator.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The information display terminal of claim 1,
wherein the camera is further configured to capture images around eyeballs of the operator, and
wherein the gaze point detector is further configured to detect an eye direction of the operator based on the images around eyeballs of the operator to generate the values of the coordinate of the position of the gaze point on the display screen in the line of sight of the operator.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The information display terminal of claim 13, wherein the camera is further configured to collect biometric information of the operator for the personal authentication.

### Claim 15 (depends on 3)

The information transmission method of claim 3, further comprising:
capturing images around eyeballs of the operator; and
detecting an eye direction of the operator based on the images around eyeballs of the operator to generate the values of the coordinate of the position of the gaze point on the display screen in the line of sight of the operator.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The information transmission method of claim 15, further comprising:
collecting biometric information of the operator for the personal authentication.

### Claim 17 (depends on 5)

The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 5, the information transmission method further comprising:
capturing images around eyeballs of the operator; and
detecting an eye direction of the operator based on the images around eyeballs of the operator to generate the values of the coordinate of the position of the gaze point on the display screen in the line of sight of the operator.

### Claim 18 (depends on 6)

The information display terminal of claim 6,
wherein the camera is further configured to capture images around eyeballs of the operator, and
wherein the gaze point detector is further configured to detect an eye direction of the operator based on the images around eyeballs of the operator to generate the values of the coordinate of the position of the gaze point on the display screen in the line of sight of the operator.

### Claim 19 (depends on 8)

The information transmission method of claim 8, further comprising:
capturing images around eyeballs of the operator; and
detecting an eye direction of the operator based on the images around eyeballs of the operator to generate the values of the coordinate of the position of the gaze point on the display screen in the line of sight of the operator.

### Claim 20 (depends on 10)

The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 10, the information transmission method further comprising:
capturing images around eyeballs of the operator; and
detecting an eye direction of the operator based on the images around eyeballs of the operator to generate the values of the coordinate of the position of the gaze point on the display screen in the line of sight of the operator.

### Claim 21 (depends on 5)

The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 5, further comprising performing the personal authentication of the operator based on facial recognition.

### Claim 22 (depends on 10)

The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 10, further comprising performing the personal authentication of the operator based on facial recognition.