METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTEXT BASED USER INTERFACE INFORMATION PRESENTATION AND POSITIONING

• US 20080055194A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: BAUDINO, DANIEL A., AHYA, DEEPAK P.
• Application Number:
  US11/469,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20080055194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/8
• 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: G09G 3/001 using specific devices not provided for in groups G09G3/02 - G09G3/36, e.g. using an intermediate record carrier such as a film slide; Projection systems; Display of non-alphanumerical information, solely or in combination with alphanumerical information, e.g. digital display on projected diapositive as background slide projectors per se G03B23/00 = 42 HP

Abstract

A method (90) and system (30) of presenting and positioning information on a user interface (56) includes a wearable display device, sensors (32) for detecting a context of use of the wearable display device using at least a vision sensor and a motion sensor, and a processor (42 or 50) coupled to the sensors and the wearable display device. The processor can analyze (93) a user'"'"'s background view for areas suited for display of information in an analysis, and unobtrusively present (94) information within the user'"'"'s field of view on the wearable display based on the context of use and the analysis. The processor can also determine (95) the type of information to unobtrusively present based on the context. The processor can optionally detect (92) the context of use by analyzing or recognizing a tool or an instrument used by a user of the wearable display.

Claims

1. A method of presenting and positioning information on a user interface, comprising the steps of:

detecting a context of use of a wearable display device using at least a vision sensor and a motion sensor;

analyzing a user'"'"'s background view for areas suited for display of information in an analysis; and

unobtrusively presenting information within the user'"'"'s field of view on the wearable display based on the context of use and the analysis.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of determining the type of information to unobtrusively present based on the context.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of detecting the context of use comprises the step of visually analyzing a user'"'"'s actions, hand gestures, body positioning, leg movements, or environment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of detecting the context of use comprises the step of analyzing a user'"'"'s actions, hand gestures, body positioning, leg movements, or environment using positional sensors.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of detecting the context of use comprises the step of analyzing or recognizing a tool or an instrument used by a user of the wearable display.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of determining the display area where to display user interface information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of analyzing the user'"'"'s background comprises delimiting at least a portion of the wearable display where user interface information is displayed or delimiting at least a portion of the wearable display where user interface information is prohibited from being displayed.

8. A system of presenting and positioning information on a user interface, comprising:

a wearable display device;

sensors for detecting a context of use of the wearable display device using at least a vision sensor and a motion sensor;

a processor coupled to the sensors and the wearable display device, wherein the processor is programmed to;

analyze a user'"'"'s background view for areas suited for display of information in an analysis; and

unobtrusively present information within the user'"'"'s field of view on the wearable display based on the context of use and the analysis.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further programmed to determine the type of information to unobtrusively present based on the context.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further programmed to detect the context of use by visually analyzing a user'"'"'s actions, hand gestures, body positioning, leg movements, or environment.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further programmed to detect the context of use by analyzing a user'"'"'s actions, hand gestures, body positioning, leg movements, or environment by using positional sensors.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further programmed to detect the context of use by analyzing or recognizing a tool or an instrument used by a user of the wearable display.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further programmed to determine the display area wherein to display user interface information to a user.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor analyzes the user'"'"'s background by delimiting at least a portion of the wearable display where user interface information is displayed or by delimiting at least a portion of the wearable display where user interface information is prohibited from being displayed.

15. A wearable display system, comprising:

a plurality of sensors including a camera module;

a wearable display for presenting a user interface on the wearable display; and

a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the wearable display, wherein the processor is programmed to;

analyze positioning of body portions of a user;

perform image recognition of a view currently seen by the camera module;

determine a context from the positioning analyzed and image recognition; and

unobtrusively present context pertinent information within a user'"'"'s field of view on the wearable display based on the context.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further programmed to detect the context by visually analyzing a user'"'"'s actions, hand gestures, body positioning, leg movements, or environment.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further programmed to detect the context by analyzing a user'"'"'s actions, hand gestures, body positioning, leg movements, or environment by using positional sensors.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further programmed to detect the context by analyzing or recognizing a tool or an instrument used by a user of the wearable display.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further programmed to determine a display area within the wearable display to display user interface information to a user.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor analyzes a user'"'"'s background view by delimiting at least a portion of the wearable display where user interface information is displayed or by delimiting at least a portion of the wearable display where user interface information is prohibited from being displayed.