Projected workspace

• US 10,175,750 B1
• Filed: 09/21/2012
• Issued: 01/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Worley, III, William Spencer, Crump, Edward Dietz, Coley, Christopher D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sejoon
• Application Number:
  US13/624,477
• Time in Patent Office: 2,300 Days
• Field of Search: 345158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2003 Display of colours specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/344 based on particles moving in a fluid or in a gas, e.g. electrophoretic devices electrophoretic devices per se G02F1/167

Abstract

Techniques for providing a container that is accessible to at least a first user within a multiple user environment. The container has predetermined access attributes for the first user, and for other potential users within the environment, and the container can be portable across a network and accessible to the first user within either single user or multiple user environments.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

causing a projector to present first content on a display area within an environment;

receiving, from an image sensor, image data corresponding to an image of the environment;

determining, based at least in part on the image data, that a first user is present within the environment;

determining an identity of the first user;

determining, based at least in part on the image data, a location of the first user within the environment;

identifying at least one container associated with the first user, the at least one container including an interactive data storage structure;

identifying, based at least in part on the at least one container, a first predetermined access attribute associated with the at least one container;

receiving authentication data to access the at least one container, wherein the authentication data satisfies the first predetermined access attribute associated with the at least one container;

causing display of second content associated with the at least one container, the second content being different than the first content, and wherein causing display of the second content is based at least in part on;

the location of the first user within the environment; and

the authentication data satisfying the first predetermined access attribute associated with the at least one container; and

causing, based at least in part on determining that a second user associated with a second predetermined access attribute is attempting to interact with the second content, display of third content that includes an indication of access restrictions instead of at least a portion of the second content.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one container is stored on network-based resources.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the second content associated with the at least one container is displayed on a predetermined area within the environment.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one container is accessible to other network-based resources.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second content associated with the at least one container is selectively displayable to the first user based at least in part on attributes of the environment.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location comprises determining the location based at least in part on identifying a flat surface adjacent to the first user.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying display areas to display the second content;

selecting, based at least in part on the location of the first user, a display area of the display areas, and

wherein causing display of the second content includes causing display of the second content on the display area.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein causing the projector to present first content is based at least in part on the first user being within a predefined area of the environment.

6. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

receiving image data representing a multiple-user environment;

determining an identity of a first user in the multiple-user environment;

identifying a container associated with the first user, the container being associated with first access attributes for the first user;

causing display of first content associated with the container within the multiple-user environment;

enabling the first user to access the container based at least in part on the first access attributes;

determining an identity of a second user in the multiple-user environment;

determining that the second user is unauthorized to access the container based at least in part on second access attributes for the second user; and

causing, based at least in part on determining that the second user is unauthorized to access the container, display of second content that includes an indication of access restrictions instead of at least a portion of the first content.

7. The system of claim 6, the acts further comprising receiving the container from network-based resources.

8. The system of claim 6, the acts further comprising causing the first content to be displayed on a predetermined area within the multiple-user environment.

9. The system of claim 6, the acts further comprising causing the container to be accessible to other network-based resources.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein causing display of the first content is based at least in part on attributes of the multiple-user environment.

11. The system of claim 6, the acts further comprising:

authenticating the first user; and

wherein causing display of the first content is based at least in part on authenticating the first user.

12. The system of claim 6, the acts further comprising:

causing the first content to be displayed on a display area within the multiple-user environment; and

receiving image data corresponding to an image of the multiple-user environment, the image depicting the first user within the multiple-user environment.

13. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

causing an instance of a container to be retrieved, the container being selectively accessible to a first user in a multiple-user environment and having first access attributes associated with the first user, and wherein the container includes at least one data storage structure;

causing, during a first period of time, display of first content associated with the container within the multiple-user environment, wherein causing the display of the first content associated with the container is based at least in part on the first access attributes such that the container is accessible to the first user;

identifying, during a second period of time, a second user within the multiple-user environment, wherein the first period of time and the second period of time at least partially overlap;

determining second access attributes associated with the second user;

determining, based at least in part on the second access attributes, that the second user is not authorized to access the container; and

causing, based at least in part on determining that the second user is not authorized to access the container, display of second content that includes an indication of access restrictions instead of at least a portion of the first content.

14. The system of claim 13, the acts further comprising:

authenticating the first user; and

wherein causing display of the first content is based at least in part on authenticating the first user.

16. The system of claim 13, the acts further comprising causing display of an alert based at least in part on the determining that the second user is not authorized to access the container.

17. The system of claim 13, the acts further comprising:

determining that the first user is no longer present in the multiple-user environment; and

causing display of a user interface associated with the container based at least in part on the first user no longer being present in the multiple-user environment.

20. A method comprising:

receiving image data representing a multiple-user environment;

determining an identity of a first user in the multiple-user environment;

identifying a container associated with the first user, the container being associated with first access attributes for the first user;

causing display of first content associated with the container within the multiple-user environment;

enabling the first user to access the container based at least in part on the first access attributes;

determining an identity of a second user in the multiple-user environment;

determining that the second user is unauthorized to access the container based at least in part on second access attributes for the second user; and

causing, based at least in part on determining that the second user is unauthorized to access the container, display of second content that includes an indication of access restrictions instead of at least a portion of the first content.

21. The method of claim 20, comprising causing the first content to be displayed on a predetermined area within the multiple-user environment.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising causing the container to be accessible to other network-based resources.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein causing display of the first content is based at least in part on attributes of the multiple-user environment.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

authenticating the first user, wherein causing display of the first content is based at least in part on authenticating the first user.

25. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

causing the first content to be displayed on a display area within the multiple-user environment; and

receiving image data corresponding to an image of the multiple-user environment, the image depicting the first user within the multiple-user environment.