SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MOTION SENSOR SIGNALS AND ADJUSTING INTERACTION MODES

• US 20110279359A1
• Filed: 05/12/2010
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: McCarty, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/778,372
• Publication Number:
  US 20110279359A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 on social networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time

Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for recognizing when a user of an interactive application is frustrated and for responding to the user'"'"'s frustration by changing an interaction mode. Signals arising from motion sensors included in user equipment are monitored for patterns indicative of user frustration. In response to detecting a frustration pattern in a motion sensor signal, an interactive application display is changed.

Claims

1. A method for providing an interactive application, comprising:

providing a first display including interactive application information;

receiving a signal based on a signal from a motion sensor in a user device;

detecting at least one frustration pattern based on the received signal; and

in response to detecting the at least one frustration pattern,

providing a second display different from the first display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor is a microphone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor is an accelerometer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor is a force sensor.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second display includes at least some of the interactive application information included in the first display.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first display has a number of graphic elements, and the second display has fewer graphic elements than the first display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first display includes text, and the second display includes less text than the first display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first display has a number of selectable items, and the second display has fewer selectable items than the first display.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the signal based on a signal from the motion sensor occurs after providing the first display, the method further comprising:

after providing the second display, providing the first display.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein providing the first display, after providing the second display, occurs a pre-determined time period after providing the second display.

11. A system for providing an interactive application, comprising:

a display device;

a user device including a motion sensor;

a processor, configured to communicate with the display device and the user device, and further configured to;

provide a first display including interactive application information, with the display device;

receive a signal based on a signal from the motion sensor included in the user device;

detect at least one frustration pattern based on the received signal; and

in response to detecting the at least one frustration pattern,

provide a second display different from the first display, with the display device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the motion sensor is a microphone.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the motion sensor is an accelerometer.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the motion sensor is a force sensor.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the second display includes at least some of the interactive application information included in the first display.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first display has a number of graphic elements, and the second display has fewer graphic elements than the first display.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the first display includes text, and the second display includes less text than the first display.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the first display has a number of selectable items, and the second display has fewer selectable items than the first display.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein receiving the signal based on a signal from the motion sensor occurs after providing the first display, and the processor is further configured to:

after providing the second display, provide the first display.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein providing the first display, after providing the second display, occurs a pre-determined time period after providing the second display.