Systems and methods for controlling output of content based on human recognition data detection

• US 10,360,360 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2017
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ingrassia, Jr., Michael I., Hramits, Nathaniel Paine
• Primary Examiner(s): Kholdebarin, Iman K
• Application Number:
  US15/494,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20170277875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling output of content based on human recognition data captured by one or more sensors of an electronic device are provided. The control of the output of particular content may be based on an action of a rule defined for the particular content, and may be performed when at least one human feature detection related condition of the rule is satisfied. In some embodiments, the action may include granting access to requested content when detected human feature data satisfies at least one human feature detection related condition of a rule defined for the requested content. In other embodiments the action may include altering a presentation of content, during the presentation of the content, when detected human feature data satisfies at least one human feature detection related condition of a rule defined for the presented content.

Claims

1. A method of controlling output of content on a touch screen interface component, the method comprising:

presenting first content on the touch screen interface component;

while presenting the first content on the touch screen interface component, detecting a condition of a surrounding environment of the touch screen interface component; and

when the detected condition comprises a particular condition, adjusting the touch screen interface component, wherein;

the first content comprises a portion of application content and a virtual keyboard input component;

the adjusting comprises;

stopping the presentation of the virtual keyboard input component on the touch screen interface component; and

presenting second content on the touch screen interface component;

the second content comprises the portion of the application content; and

the particular condition comprises at least one of the following;

no individual being positioned within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component; and

no motion being detected within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular condition comprises no individual being positioned within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular condition comprises no motion being detected within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the particular condition further comprises no individual being positioned within the threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content comprises:

the portion of the application content; and

another portion of the application content that is different than the portion of the application content.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first content does not comprise the other portion of the application content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold distance is set by an end user of the touch screen interface component.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the application content comprises content of one of the following:

a web browser;

a word processing application; and

a media player application.

9. A method of controlling output of content on a touch screen interface component, the method comprising:

presenting first content on the touch screen interface component;

while presenting the first content on the touch screen interface component, detecting a condition of a surrounding environment of the touch screen interface component; and

when the detected condition comprises a particular condition, adjusting the touch screen interface component, wherein;

the first content comprises application content;

the adjusting comprises concurrently presenting on the touch screen interface component a virtual keyboard input component and at least a portion of the application content; and

the particular condition comprises at least one of the following;

an individual being positioned within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component; and

motion being detected within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the particular condition comprises an individual being positioned within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the detecting the individual being positioned within the threshold distance of the touch screen interface component does not comprise detecting the individual touching the touch screen interface component.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the particular condition comprises motion being detected within a threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the particular condition further comprises an individual being positioned within the threshold distance of the touch screen interface component.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the application content of the first content comprises a first application content portion of the application content and a second application content portion of the application content that is different than the first application content portion of the application content; and

the at least a portion of the application content comprises the first application content portion of the application content but not the second application content portion of the application content.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first application content portion of the application content comprises content of one of the following:

a web browser;

a word processing application; and

a media player application.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the threshold distance is set by an end user of the touch screen interface component.

17. A method of monitoring an environment using an electronic system, the method comprising:

detecting with a first sensor of the electronic system first data of the environment;

determining with the electronic system whether the detected first data comprises stored first data of a human feature of a particular individual human; and

in response to a determination that the detected first data comprises the stored first data;

enabling a previously disabled second sensor of the electronic system;

detecting with the second sensor of the electronic system second data of the environment; and

determining with the electronic system whether the detected second data comprises stored second data of the human feature of the particular individual human, wherein;

the first sensor comprises one of an image sensor and an infrared sensor;

the second sensor comprises the other one of the image sensor and the infrared sensor;

the detected first data comprises image data when the first sensor comprises an image sensor;

the detected first data comprises infrared data when the first sensor comprises an infrared sensor;

the detected second data comprises image data when the second sensor comprises an image sensor; and

the detected second data comprises infrared data when the second sensor comprises an infrared sensor.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

in response to a determination that the detected second data comprises the stored second data, controlling with the electronic system output of content from the electronic system in a first manner; and

in response to a determination that the detected first data does not comprise the stored first data, controlling with the electronic system the output of content from the electronic system in a second manner.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein:

the particular individual human is authorized to access the content;

the method further comprises, prior to the determining with the electronic system whether the detected first data comprises the stored first data, receiving a request to access the content;

when the detected first data is determined to comprise the stored first data and when the detected second data is determined to comprise the stored second data, the controlling the output of the content in the first manner comprises granting access to the content; and

when at least one of the detected first data is determined not to comprise the stored first data and the detected second data is determined not to comprise the stored second data, the controlling the output of the content in the second manner comprises restricting access to the content.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein:

the particular individual human is authorized to access the content;

the method further comprises, prior to the controlling, presenting with the electronic system the content;

when the detected first data is determined to comprise the stored first data and when the detected second data is determined to comprise the stored second data, the controlling the output in the first manner comprises maintaining the presenting of the content; and

when at least one of the detected first data is determined not to comprise the stored first data and the detected second data is determined not to comprise the stored second data, the controlling the output in the second manner comprises altering the presenting of the content.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein:

the first sensor comprises the image sensor; and

the second sensor comprises the infrared sensor.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein:

the first sensor comprises the infrared sensor; and

the second sensor comprises the image sensor.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the detecting the first data is performed before the detecting the second data.