Presentation format selection based at least on device transfer determination

• US 20120254735A1
• Filed: 10/27/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• 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.
• Application Number:
  US13/317,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20120254735A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/249
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items; and presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on 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 in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items; and

presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on said determining.

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94. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

means for determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items; and

means for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on said determining.

105. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

106. The computationally-implemented system of claim 105, 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user.

107. The computationally-implemented system of claim 106, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user 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 that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

108. The computationally-implemented system of claim 106, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user 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.

109. The computationally-implemented system of claim 105, 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user.

110. The computationally-implemented system of claim 109, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user 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 by at least detecting that the computing device has been relocated from the particular spatial location to another spatial location that when detected at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

111. The computationally-implemented system of claim 109, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user 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 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.

112. The computationally-implemented system of claim 105, 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has been spin rotated from a first orientation associated with the computing device when the computing device was in the possession of the first user to a second orientation.

113. The computationally-implemented system of claim 105, 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest 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 away from the first user.

114. The computationally-implemented system of claim 113, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest 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 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.

115. The computationally-implemented system of claim 105, 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user.

116. The computationally-implemented system of claim 115, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 the possession of the first user comprises:

means for 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 the possession of the first user by at least detecting that the computing device is vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern associated with the second user.

117. The computationally-implemented system of claim 105, 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device is not vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern that is associated with the first user.

118. The computationally-implemented system of claim 105, 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 exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest 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 three-dimensional movement that infers that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

119. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

121. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 at least suggests that the computing device has at least been moved.

123. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

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

124. The computationally-implemented system of claim 123, wherein said means for detecting presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting presence of at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device not associated with the first user comprises:

means for detecting the presence of the at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device not associated with the first user by at least detecting presence of the at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that is recognized as being associated with the second user.

125. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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.

126. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 presence of at least one eye in the proximate vicinity of the computing device not associated with the first user.

128. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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.

129. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

130. The computationally-implemented system of claim 129, wherein said 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 absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device comprises:

means for detecting the absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting absence of a face associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

131. The computationally-implemented system of claim 129, wherein said 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 absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device comprises:

means for detecting the absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting absence of one or more eyes associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

132. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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.

133. The computationally-implemented system of claim 119, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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 closer to the second user.

134. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

136. The computationally-implemented system of claim 134, 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 at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user 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.

146. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items comprises:

means for identifying at least partially the second user by at least determining that the second user is a registered user who is registered with the computing device.

147. The computationally-implemented system of claim 146, wherein said means for identifying at least partially the second user by at least determining that the second user is a registered user who is registered with the computing device comprises:

means for determining that the second user is a registered user by acquiring the second user'"'"'s one or more identification credentials and determining that the second user'"'"'s one or more identification credentials are registered with the computing device.

152. The computationally-implemented system of claim 146, wherein said means for identifying at least partially the second user by at least determining that the second user is a registered user who is registered with the computing device comprises:

means for determining that the second user is a registered user by determining that one or more presentation preferences associated with the second user are registered with the computing device, the one or more presentation preferences being one or more preferences for how the one or more items are to be preferably presented via the computing device.

176. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on said determining comprises:

means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more particular formats by presenting the one or more items in one or more formats that were selected based, at least in part, on determined identity of the second user and ascertaining which one or more formats are associated with the identity of the second user.

177. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on said determining comprises:

means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more formats that were selected based, at least in part, on said determining, the one or more formats being selected based on one or more presentation preferences associated with the second user, the one or more presentation preferences being one or more preferences for how the one or more items are to be preferably presented via the computing device.

178. The computationally-implemented system of claim 177, wherein said means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more formats that were selected based, at least in part, on said determining, the one or more formats being selected based on one or more presentation preferences associated with the second user, the one or more presentation preferences being one or more preferences for how the one or more items are to be preferably presented via the computing device comprises:

means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more formats that were selected based, at least in part, on said determining, the one or more formats being selected based on one or more presentation preferences provided by the second user.

179. The computationally-implemented system of claim 94, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on said determining comprises:

means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more particular formats in response, at least in part, to said determining, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on detected location of the second user relative to the computing device.

180. The computationally-implemented system of claim 179, wherein said means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more particular formats in response, at least in part, to said determining, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on detected location of the second user relative to the computing device comprises:

means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more particular formats in response, at least in part, to said determining, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on detected location of the second user relative to front-side of the computing device, the front-side of the computing device being a side of the computing device having a display device.

181. The computationally-implemented system of claim 180, wherein said means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more particular formats in response, at least in part, to said determining, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on detected location of the second user relative to front-side of the computing device, the front-side of the computing device being a side of the computing device having a display device comprises:

means for presenting the one or more items in the one or more particular formats in response, at least in part, to said determining, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on detected location or locations of one or more features of the second user relative to the front-side of the computing device.

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