Attention Detection Service

A non-transitory computer accessible storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a system:

• monitor a plurality of peripheral devices in the system for a plurality of events that indicate that a user is potentially engaged with the system, wherein the plurality of peripheral devices include a first one or more peripheral devices and a second one or more peripheral devices, and wherein each of the first one or more peripheral devices consumes more power during use than each of the second one or more peripheral devices, and wherein, during a sample timeout interval, the first one or more peripheral devices are not sampled;
• responsive to a first event of the plurality of events from one of the second one or more peripheral devices, communicate an indication of the potential user engagement to one or more clients of a plurality of clients executable on the system;
• responsive to an expiration of the sample timeout interval without detecting events from the second one or more peripheral devices, sample the first one or more peripheral devices;
• detect a third event in the sample from one of the first one or more peripheral devices indicating potential user engagement;
• and
• responsive to detecting the third event indicating potential user engagement, communicate an indication of potential user engagement to the one or more clients.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of peripheral devices;
• and
• a processing system coupled to the plurality of peripheral devices, wherein the processing system comprises one or more processors coupled to a memory system store a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors:
• monitor the plurality of peripheral devices for a plurality of events that indicate that a user is potentially engaged with the system, wherein the plurality of peripheral devices include a first one or more peripheral devices and a second one or more peripheral devices, and wherein each of the first one or more peripheral devices consumes more power during use than each of the second one or more peripheral devices, and wherein, during a sample timeout interval, the first one or more peripheral devices are not sampled;
• responsive to a first event of the plurality of events from one of the second one or more peripheral devices, communicate an indication of the potential user engagement to one or more clients of a plurality of clients executable on the system;
• responsive to an expiration of the sample timeout interval without detecting events from the second one or more peripheral devices, sample the first one or more peripheral devices;
• detect a third event in the sample from one of the first one or more peripheral devices indicating potential user engagement;
• and
• responsive to detecting the third event indicating potential user engagement, communicate an indication of potential user engagement to the one or more clients.