Highlighting in response to determining device transfer

• US 20120249285A1
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Granted Patent: US 8,726,367 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/3.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/904 Usage protection of distributed files
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/905 Hardware usage protection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/908 Software or content usage protection

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user; and presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user; and

presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining.

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82. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

means for determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user; and

means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining.

85. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more sensors.

86. The computationally-implemented system of claim 85, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more sensors comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more movement sensors.

89. The computationally-implemented system of claim 85, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more sensors comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by a combination of a movement sensor, an image capturing device, and/or an audio capturing device.

90. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users.

91. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer in a particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

93. The computationally-implemented system of claim 91, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer in a particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is no longer in a particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in the possession of the first user by at least detecting that the computing device has been reoriented from the particular tilt orientation to another tilt orientation having an angular tilt that is at least a predefined percentage different from an angular tilt associated with the particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in the possession of the first user.

94. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer at a particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

96. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer at a particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is no longer at a particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in the possession of the first user prior to said transfer by at least detecting that the computing device has been relocated from the particular spatial location to another spatial location that is at least a predefined distance away from the particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in the possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

97. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has been spin rotated from a first orientation to a second orientation, the first orientation being an orientation associated with the computing device when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

98. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved away from the first user.

99. The computationally-implemented system of claim 98, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved away from the first user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved away from the first user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved a predefined distance away from the first user.

100. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

101. The computationally-implemented system of claim 100, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is no longer vibrating in the manner that matches with the vibration pattern that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in the possession of the first user prior to said transfer by at least detecting that the computing device is vibrating in a manner that matches with a signature vibration pattern associated with the second user.

102. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is not vibrating in a manner that matches with a signature vibration pattern that is associated with the first user.

103. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users.

104. The computationally-implemented system of claim 103, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users by detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with one or more signature three-dimensional movements that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users.

105. The computationally-implemented system of claim 104, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users by detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with one or more signature three-dimensional movements that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with the one or more signature three-dimensional movements by detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with one or more signature three-dimensional movements that are particularly associated with the first user and that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device from the first user to another user.

107. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users.

109. The computationally-implemented system of claim 107, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by detecting at least a change in lighting in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has at least moved.

113. The computationally-implemented system of claim 107, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting presence of a first face associated with the first user and a second face associated with the second user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device, the second face being detected as being closer to the computing device than the first face.

116. The computationally-implemented system of claim 107, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting presence of a first one or more eyes associated with the first user and a second one or more eyes associated with the second user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device, the second one or more eyes being detected as being closer to the computing device than the first one or more eyes.

120. The computationally-implemented system of claim 107, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting visually that the computing device has moved away from the first user.

125. The computationally-implemented system of claim 107, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting visually one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device from the first user to another user.

126. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users.

127. The computationally-implemented system of claim 126, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more audio cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting audibly that the computing device has moved away from the first user.

128. The computationally-implemented system of claim 126, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more audio cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting presence of at least one audio voice pattern not associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

130. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner and by detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device.

131. The computationally-implemented system of claim 130, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner and by detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner, by detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device, and by detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

132. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device and by detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device.

143. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions.

144. The computationally-implemented system of claim 143, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that include text having one or more font styles that are different from one or more font styles of text included with the one or more unhighlighted portions.

145. The computationally-implemented system of claim 143, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions having one or more color and/or brightness schemes that are different from one or more color and/or brightness schemes of the one or more unhighlighted portions.

146. The computationally-implemented system of claim 143, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that include one or more backgrounds that are different from one or more backgrounds of the one or more unhighlighted portions.

147. The computationally-implemented system of claim 143, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that include one or more audio schemes that are different from one or more audio schemes of the one or more unhighlighted portions.

148. The computationally-implemented system of claim 143, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that are encircled by one or more boarders.

150. The computationally-implemented system of claim 143, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that are displayed at a greater brightness than the one or more unhighlighted portions.

151. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to being preselected for being highlighted.

152. The computationally-implemented system of claim 151, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to being preselected for being highlighted comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user.

153. The computationally-implemented system of claim 152, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection by selecting from the item one or more portions for highlighting through a user interface.

155. The computationally-implemented system of claim 153, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection by selecting from the item one or more portions for highlighting through a user interface comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection by only tagging one or more parts respectively of the one or more portions of the item through a display device, the one or more portions being entirely highlighted in response to the marking of the one or more parts of the one or more portions.

156. The computationally-implemented system of claim 82, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being selectively highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with the second user.

157. The computationally-implemented system of claim 156, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being selectively highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and in response to ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with the second user comprises:

means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with the second user by ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with identity of the second user.

158. The computationally-implemented system of claim 157, wherein said means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with the second user by ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with identity of the second user comprises:

means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with identity of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more sensors.

159. The computationally-implemented system of claim 158, wherein said means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with identity of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more sensors comprises:

means for identifying the second user based, at least in part, on the one or more biometric characteristics of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more movement characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more movement sensors.

161. The computationally-implemented system of claim 158, wherein said means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with identity of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more sensors comprises:

means for identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more voice characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more audio capturing devices.

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