SCENE PROFILES FOR NON-TACTILE USER INTERFACES

• US 20120169583A1
• Filed: 11/14/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: PrimeSense Ltd (Apple Inc.)
• Inventors: Sali, Erez, Shor, Yael, Rippel, Eran, Kinamon, Einat, Yanir, Tomer
• Application Number:
  US13/295,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18

Abstract

A method, including capturing an image of a scene including one or more users in proximity to a display coupled to a computer executing a non-tactile interface, and processing the image to generate a profile of the one or more users. Content is then selected for presentation on the display responsively to the profile.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

capturing an image of a scene comprising one or more users in proximity to a display coupled to a computer executing a non-tactile interface;

processing the image to generate a profile of the one or more users; and

selecting content for presentation on the display responsively to the profile.

2. The method according to claim 1, and comprising:

presenting the content on the display;

identifying at least a part of the content in response to a choice by the one or more users; and

updating the profile with the identified content.

3. The method according to claim 1 and comprising:

identifying one or more objects in the scene; and

updating the profile with the one or more objects.

4. The method according to claim 1, and comprising capturing a current image of the scene, detecting any changes between the current image and a previously captured image, and updating the profile with the detected changes.

5. The method according to claim 1, and comprising identifying a number of users in the scene, identifying characteristics for each of the identified number of users, and updating the profile with the number of users and respective characteristics thereof.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the characteristics are selected from a list including a gender, an estimated age, a location, an ethnicity, biometric information, a gaze direction and a facial expression.

7. The method according to claim 6, and comprising capturing an audio signal from the scene, identifying a language spoken by one of the users in the scene, and identifying the ethnicity based on the detected language.

8. The method according to claim 6, and comprising capturing an audio signal from the scene, identifying the location of one or more of the users, and directing microphone beams towards the one or more of the users.

9. The method according to claim 6, and comprising utilizing the gaze direction and facial expression of the one or more users to measure a reaction to the presented content.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a display; and

a computer executing a non-tactile interface and configured to capture an image of a scene comprising one or more users in proximity to the display, to process the image to generate a profile of the one or more users, and to select content for presentation on the display responsively to the profile.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the computer is configured to present the content on the display, to identify at least a part of the content in response to a choice by the one or more users, and to update the profile with the identified content.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the computer is configured to identify one or more objects in the scene, and to update the profile with the one or more objects.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the computer is configured to capture a current image of the scene, detecting any changes between the current image and a previously captured image, and to update the profile with the detected changes.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the computer is configured to identify a number of users in the scene, identifying characteristics for each of the identified number of users, and to update the profile with the number of users and respective characteristics thereof.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the computer is configured to select the characteristics from a list including a gender, an estimated age, a location, an ethnicity, biometric information, a gaze direction and a facial expression.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the computer is configured to capture an audio signal from the scene, to identify a language spoken by one of the users in the scene, and to identify the ethnicity based on the detected language.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the computer is configured to capture an audio signal from the scene, to identify the location of one or more of the users, and to direct microphone beams towards the one or more of the users.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the computer is configured to utilize the gaze direction and facial expression of the one or more users to measure a reaction to the presented content.

19. A computer software product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer executing a non-tactile user interface, cause the computer to capture an image of a scene comprising one or more users in proximity to the display, to process the image to generate a profile of the one or more users, and to select content for presentation on the display responsively to the profile.