Computer User Interface System and Methods
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising:
- at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to gather information on a user within a vicinity of the computer system;
a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the user is within a predetermined distance from the computer system based on the information; and
a display screen, wherein the processor is configured to alter an appearance of information displayed on the display screen based on whether the user is within the predetermined distance from the computer system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods may provide user control of a computer system via one or more sensors. Also, systems and methods may provide automated response of a computer system to information acquired via one or more sensors. The sensor(s) may be configured to measure distance, depth proximity and/or presence. In particular, the sensor(s) may be configured to measure a relative location, distance, presence, movements and/or gestures of one or more users of the computer system. Thus, the systems and methods may provide a computer user interface based on measurements of distance, depth, proximity, presence and/or movements by one or more sensors. For example, various contexts and/or operations of the computer system, at the operating system level and/or the application level, may be controlled, automatically and/or at a user'"'"'s direction, based on information acquired by the sensor(s).
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to gather information on a user within a vicinity of the computer system; a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the user is within a predetermined distance from the computer system based on the information; and a display screen, wherein the processor is configured to alter an appearance of information displayed on the display screen based on whether the user is within the predetermined distance from the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system, comprising:
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at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect when a single user is present and when multiple users are present; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to place the computer system in a private mode in response to the at least one sensor detecting that the single user is present and is configured to place the computer system in a public mode in response to the at least one sensor detecting that the multiple users are present. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system, comprising:
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a display screen; at least one sensor configured to receive user input from a user in a first user input mode and configured to gather proximity information from the user; an input device coupled to the display screen, wherein the input device is configured to receive user input from the user in a second user input mode; and a processor configured to switch the computer system between the first user input mode and the second user input mode based on the proximity information gathered by the at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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