Content presentation in head worn computing

• US 10,663,740 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2018
• Issued: 05/26/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Inventors: Osterhout, Ralph F., Haddick, John D., Lohse, Robert Michael, Border, John N., Shams, Nima L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Amin, Jwalant
• Application Number:
  US16/158,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20190278093A1
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0181 Adaptation to the pilot/driver
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0179 Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• 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 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• 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 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 : Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and devices for receiving and presenting content. In an example method, content is received, the content to be delivered to a plurality of recipients. Each recipient of the plurality of recipients has a preference for a respective first physical location at which the content is to be presented on a display of a wearable head device associated with the recipient. A sender of the content has a preference for a second physical location at which the content is to be presented to the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients. A respective final physical location for the presentation of the content for the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients is identified. The respective final physical location is based on the respective recipient'"'"'s preference and the sender'"'"'s preference. It is determined whether the respective recipient is proximate to a zone associated with the respective final physical location. In accordance with a determination that the respective recipient is proximate to the zone, an alert is generated on the wearable head device, the alert associated with the respective final physical location. It is determined whether the respective recipient is in the zone associated with the respective final physical location. In accordance with a determination that the respective recipient is in the zone, the content is caused to be presented to the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

a. Receiving content to be delivered to a plurality of recipients, wherein;

each recipient of the plurality of recipients has a preference for a respective first physical location at which the content is to be presented on a display of a wearable head device associated with the recipient, and

a sender of the content has a preference for a second physical location at which the content is to be presented to the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients;

b. Identifying a respective final physical location for the presentation of the content for the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients, wherein the respective final physical location is based on the respective recipient'"'"'s preference and the sender'"'"'s preference;

c. Determining whether the respective recipient is proximate to a zone associated with the respective final physical location;

d. In accordance with a determination that the respective recipient is proximate to the zone, generating, on the wearable head device, an alert associated with the respective final physical location;

e. Determining whether the respective recipient is in the zone associated with the respective final physical location; and

f. In accordance with a determination that the respective recipient is in the zone, causing the content to be presented to the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sender'"'"'s preference overrides the respective recipient'"'"'s preference.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective recipient'"'"'s preference overrides the sender'"'"'s preference.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the second physical location is the respective final physical location and a priority position for the sender, and

the respective recipient'"'"'s preference has a preference for a respective plurality of acceptable positions, the respective plurality of acceptable positions including the respective first physical location and the respective final physical location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective first physical location for at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients is established based on personal information relating to the at least one recipient.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting, by at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients, the respective first physical location for the at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting, by the sender, the second physical location for the sender.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective first physical location for at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients includes a geo-spatial position.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective first physical location for at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients is associated with an environment attribute type.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective first physical location for at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients is associated with an environment attribute.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the content relates to the respective first physical location for at least one recipients of the plurality of recipients.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the content does not relate to the respective first physical location for at least one recipients of the plurality of recipients.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the respective recipient is in the zone associated with the respective final physical location comprises using a GPS system of the wearable head device to determine a position of the wearable head device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is caused to be presented further in accordance with a determination that an eye position is aligned with a selected object attribute.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is caused to be presented further in accordance with a determination that a line of sight of the wearable head device is aligned with a selected object attribute.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication that at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients has selected the content to be associated with the respective final physical location.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying an object potentially obstructing a view of at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients, and

altering at least a portion of the content on the display to allow the object to be visible to the at least one recipient.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising positioning the presentation on the display based on sensor feedback.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the sensor feedback is indicative of a recipient of the plurality of recipients moving forward.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is associated with a content presentation location preference and respective final presentation location is further based on the content presentation location preference.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the content relates to the respective first physical location for at least one recipient of the plurality of recipients.

22. A wearable head device, comprising:

a display;

a GPS;

a processor;

a memory containing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving content to be delivered, wherein;

a user of the wearable device has a preference for a first physical location at which the content is to be presented on the display, and

a sender of the content has a preference for a second physical location at which the content is to be presented;

identifying a final physical location for the presentation of the content, wherein the final physical location is based on the user'"'"'s preference and the sender'"'"'s preference;

determining, with the GPS, whether the wearable head device is proximate to a zone associated with the final physical location;

in accordance with a determination that the wearable head device is proximate to the zone, generating an alert associated with the final physical location;

determining, with the GPS, whether the wearable device is in the zone associated with the final physical location; and

in accordance with a determination that the wearable device is in the zone, causing the content to be presented on the display.