Cursor and cursor-hover based on user state or sentiment analysis
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a text box on a display screen of an electronic device, said method comprising:
- determining a state of a user with an input device including at least one of a camera, a keyboard, and a mouse;
modifying a text box setting on the electronic device with a processor connected to the input device based on the state of the user, said modifying of the text box setting including modifying an amount of visual information in the text box, modifying an amount of audible information played with the text box, and modifying an amount of time required to display the text box; and
displaying the text box on the display screen of the electronic device when a pointer is within a threshold degree of proximity to an item on the display screen for the amount of time required to display the text box, wherein the state of the user is determined from a facial expression of the user, a degree of multitasking of the user, information from a calendar of the user, brain waves of the user, and skin conductivity of the user.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for displaying a text box on a display screen of an electronic device, including determining a state of a user with an input device having a camera, a keyboard, and/or a mouse. A text box setting on the electronic device is modified with a processor connected to the input device based on the state of the user, the modifying of the text box setting includes modifying an amount of visual information in the text box, modifying an amount of audible information played with the text box, and/or modifying an amount of time required to display the text box. The text box is displayed on the display screen of the electronic device when a pointer is within a threshold degree of proximity to an item on the display screen for the amount of time required to display the text box.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a text box on a display screen of an electronic device, said method comprising:
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determining a state of a user with an input device including at least one of a camera, a keyboard, and a mouse; modifying a text box setting on the electronic device with a processor connected to the input device based on the state of the user, said modifying of the text box setting including modifying an amount of visual information in the text box, modifying an amount of audible information played with the text box, and modifying an amount of time required to display the text box; and displaying the text box on the display screen of the electronic device when a pointer is within a threshold degree of proximity to an item on the display screen for the amount of time required to display the text box, wherein the state of the user is determined from a facial expression of the user, a degree of multitasking of the user, information from a calendar of the user, brain waves of the user, and skin conductivity of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A electronic device for displaying a text box on a display screen, said electronic device comprising:
processing circuitry configured to determine a state of a user with an input device including at least one of a camera, a keyboard, and a mouse, modify a text box setting based on the state of the user, said modifying of the text box setting including modifying an amount of visual information in the text box, modifying an amount of audible information played with the text box, and modifying an amount of time required to display the text box, and display the text box on the display screen when a pointer is within a threshold degree of proximity to an item on the display screen for the amount of time required to display the text box, wherein the state of the user is determined from a facial expression of the user, a degree of multitasking of the user, information from a calendar of the user, and brain waves of the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for displaying a text box on a display screen of an electronic device, said method comprising:
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determining a state of a user; modifying a text box setting on the electronic device based on the state of the user, said modifying including modifying modifies an amount of visual information in the text box, modifying an amount of audible information played with the text box, and modifying an amount of time required to display the text box; and displaying the text box when a pointer is within a threshold degree of proximity to an item on a display screen for the amount of time required to display the text box, wherein the state of the user is determined from a facial expression of the user, a degree of multitasking of the user, information from a calendar of the user, and brain waves of the user.
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