Methods and apparatus for device based prevention of kinetosis
AssigneeMobiTV, Inc.
InventorJames Yeh
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for alleviating kinetosis using a mobile device. Motion sensors, gyroscopes, cameras, inertial modules, proximity detectors, global position system (GPS) receivers, orientation sensors, etc., are used to monitor motion that a mobile device user feels through the vestibular system but may not observe. A kinetosis alleviation system generates activity on a mobile device display that simulates the detected motion. In some examples, the activity may be a frame around video or text that shows movement congruent or more congruent with detected motion. In other examples, the activity may be a video or text window itself that moves in a manner congruent with detected motion.
Claims22
A method for preventing or alleviating symptoms of kinetosis, comprising:
- receiving a request for content from a viewer associated with a device, the content including text or video;
- receiving motion information from a motion detector associated with the device, the motion information corresponding to detected movements of the device in relation to a device environment;
- generating motion simulation video using the motion information;
- presenting, in a display of the device, the content to the viewer in a window framed with a motion simulation video, the motion simulation video presenting to the viewer observed movements corresponding to detected movements, wherein the window itself and the content in the window also move, separate from the motion simulation video, such that the positions of the window and the content on the display change relative to a fixed point on the display itself in order to simulate detected movements in addition to the motion simulation video.
A device, comprising:
- an interface configured to receive a request for content from a viewer, the content including text or video;
- a motion detector configured to detect movement and monitor motion of the device in relation to a device environment and determine motion information;
- a processor configured to present, in a display of the device, the content to the viewer in a window framed with a motion simulation video, the motion simulation video presenting to the viewer observed movements corresponding to detected movements, wherein the window itself and the content in the window also move, separate from the motion simulation video, such that the positions of the window and the content on the display change relative to a fixed point on the display itself in order to simulate detected movements in addition to the motion simulation video.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory configured to store one or more programs comprising:
- instructions for receiving a request for content from a viewer associated with a device, the content including text or video;
- instructions for receiving motion information from a motion detector associated with the device, the motion information corresponding to detected movements of the device in relation to a device environment;
- instructions for generating motion simulation video using the motion information;
- instructions for presenting the content, in a display of the device, to the viewer in a window framed with a motion simulation video, the motion simulation video presenting to the viewer observed movements corresponding to detected movements, wherein the window itself and the content in the window also move, separate from the motion simulation video, such that the positions of the window and the content on the display change relative to a fixed point on the display itself in order to simulate detected movements in addition to the motion simulation video.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.