System and method for detecting user attention
First Claim
1. A system for pausing video being displayed on a video display screen, comprising:
- at least one sensor for acquiring data concerning the activity of a person who is in the proximity of the display screen, the data being in the form of one or more temporal samples; and
a processor for analyzing one or more of the temporal samples to determine if the person'"'"'s activity during the time of the analyzed samples indicates that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the video display screen, and for automatically pausing the video being displayed on the screen when it is determined that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the screen.
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Abstract
A system and method for conditioning execution of a control function on a determination of whether or not a person'"'"'s attention is directed toward a predetermined device. The method involves acquiring data concerning the activity of a person who is in the proximity of the device, the data being in the form of one or more temporal samples. One or more of the temporal samples is then analyzed to determine if the person'"'"'s activity during the time of the analyzed samples indicates that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the device. The results of the determination are used to ascertain whether or not the control function should be performed.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for pausing video being displayed on a video display screen, comprising:
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at least one sensor for acquiring data concerning the activity of a person who is in the proximity of the display screen, the data being in the form of one or more temporal samples; and
a processor for analyzing one or more of the temporal samples to determine if the person'"'"'s activity during the time of the analyzed samples indicates that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the video display screen, and for automatically pausing the video being displayed on the screen when it is determined that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for pausing video being displayed on a video display screen, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring data concerning the activity of a person who is in the proximity of the display screen, the data being in the form of one or more temporal samples;
analyzing one or more of the temporal samples to determine if the person'"'"'s activity during the time of the analyzed samples indicates that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the video display screen; and
automatically pausing the video being displayed on the screen when it is determined that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for pausing a video game, comprising:
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at least one sensor for acquiring data concerning the activity of a person playing the video game, the data being in the form of one or more temporal samples; and
a processor for analyzing one or more of the temporal samples to determine if the person'"'"'s activity during the time of the analyzed samples indicates that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the video display screen, and for automatically pausing the video game when it is determined that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A system for conditioning execution of a control function on a determination of whether or not a person'"'"'s attention is directed toward a predetermined device, comprising:
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at least one sensor for acquiring data concerning the activity of a person who is in the proximity of the device, the data being in the form of one or more temporal samples; and
a processor for analyzing one or more of the temporal samples to make a determination as to whether or not the person'"'"'s activity during the time of the analyzed samples indicates that the person'"'"'s attention is not directed toward the device, and for selectively executing the control function based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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