CONTEXTUAL PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION

• US 20110126119A1
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew Craze, Brian Asquith, Daniel J. Young, Greyson Fischer
• Original Assignee: Andrew Craze, Brian Asquith, Daniel J. Young, Greyson Fischer
• Inventors: Craze, Andrew, Fischer, Greyson, Asquith, Brian, Young, Daniel J.
• Application Number:
  US12/722,577
• Publication Number:
  US 20110126119A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

The present invention relates to system and methodology to facilitate context determination of operation of a user device. Based upon the context determination information can be adjusted dynamically to enable all or part of the information to be displayed on the user device in a manner consistent with the determined context. A plurality of monitoring devices provide data regarding operation of the user device. The data can be analyzed to generate a context score from which operation of the user device can be accordingly conducted. Operation of the user device can facilitate inference of current activity, location, etc., of a user operating or employing the user device.

Claims

1. A system for displaying information on a user device, comprising:

a context determination component that receives data regarding operation of the user device, determines context of operation of the user device, and generates presentation parameters for presentation of information on the user device; and

a presentation component which presents the information in accordance with the presentation parameters received from the presentation control component.

2. The system of claim 1, the context of operation of the user device relates to data received from at least one input component communicatively coupled to the context determination component.

3. The system of claim 2, the at least one input component is a proximity sensor, wherein the context determination component utilizes data received from the proximity sensor and determines a distance between a user and the user device.

4. The system of claim 3, the context determination component generates a presentation parameter controlling font size, wherein the font size value correlates to the determined distance.

5. The system of claim 2, the at least one input component is a motion sensing component, wherein the context determination component utilizes data received from the motion sensing component to determine motion of the user device.

6. The system of claim 5, the context determination component generates a presentation parameter controlling font size, wherein the font size value correlates to the determined motion of the user device.

7. The system of claim 1, the presentation parameters control at least one of font size, color, and placement of information presented on the presentation component.

8. The system of claim 1, the context determination component employs at least one rule to control information presentation.

9. The system of claim 1, the context determination component employs at least one algorithm to generate a context score.

10. The system of claim 7, the context score correlates with presentation parameters in a lookup table.

12. The method of claim 1, the at least one input component is a proximity sensor determining distance between the user device and a user of the user device.

13. The method of claim 12, generating a presentation parameter correlating to the determined distance, and presenting information in accordance with the presentation parameter.

14. The method of claim 13, determining whether the information can be presented in its entirety.

15. The method of claim 14, in the event of not being able to present the information in its entirety, extracting a portion of the information for presentation.

11. A method for presenting information based upon determined context of operation of a user device, comprising:

receiving data from at least one input component communicatively coupled to the user device;

determining, from the received data, a contextual operation of the user device;

generating at least one presentation parameter based upon the determined contextual operation;

controlling presentation of information on the user device in accordance with the at least one presentation parameter.

16. The method of claim 11, the at least one input component is a motion sensing component determining the degree of at least one of vibration, shock, acceleration affecting the user device.

17. The method of claim 16, generating a presentation parameter correlating to the determined degree of at least one of vibration, shock, or acceleration.

18. The method of claim 11, the presentation parameters control at least one of font size, color, and placement of presented information.

19. The system of claim 11, determining the contextual operation of the user device includes employing at least one algorithm for generating a context score.

20. A system for presenting information based upon determined context of operation of a user device, comprising a processor configured to:

receive data from at least one input component communicatively coupled to the user device;

determine from the received data, contextual operation of the user device;

generate at least one presentation parameter based upon the determined contextual operation;

control presentation of information on the user device in accordance with the at least one presentation parameter.