Attributing User Action Based On Biometric Identity
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- detecting an action intended to control an application associated with a shared launch surface;
associating the action with a body located in a field of view of a biometric sensor associated with a shared launch surface;
determining, using data provided by the biometric sensor, a biometric identity for the body;
attributing the action to a user as a function of the biometric identity;
identifying a context associated with the user, andselectively controlling the application or the shared launch surface as a function of the action and the context.
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Abstract
Example apparatus and methods concern attributing user actions based on biometric identifications. One example method includes detecting an action intended to control an application associated with a shared launch surface. The method includes associating the action with a body located in a field of view of a biometric sensor associated with a shared launch surface. Data from the biometric sensor is used to determine a biometric identity for the body and then the action is attributed to a user as a function of the biometric identity. A context associated with the user is accessed and an operation associated with the action is selectively controlled based on the context.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting an action intended to control an application associated with a shared launch surface; associating the action with a body located in a field of view of a biometric sensor associated with a shared launch surface; determining, using data provided by the biometric sensor, a biometric identity for the body; attributing the action to a user as a function of the biometric identity; identifying a context associated with the user, and selectively controlling the application or the shared launch surface as a function of the action and the context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer control the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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detecting an action intended to control an application associated with a shared launch surface, the application being a video game, the shared launch surface being associated with a video game console on which the video game is running, the action being a button press, a virtual button press, an interaction with a user interface, an interaction with a game controller, a manipulation of a game controller, a voice command, or a gesture; associating the action with a body located in a field of view of a biometric sensor associated with the shared launch surface, where associating the action with the body comprises; identifying the action as a voice command, a gesture, or a controller action; identifying a location from which the voice command originated, from which the gesture originated, or at which the controller action was performed; identifying a body corresponding to the location, and mapping the body corresponding to the location; determining, in real-time, on a per-act basis, using data provided by the biometric sensor, a biometric identity for the body, where the biometric identity is determined by performing facial recognition, gesture recognition, voice recognition, fingerprint recognition, haptic recognition, or retinal recognition; attributing the action to a user as a function of the biometric identity; identifying a context associated with the user, where the context includes attribute data and state data, and selectively controlling the application or the shared launch surface as a function of the action and the context.
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a memory configured to store information concerning ownership of a shared launch surface; a biometric sensor; a set of logics configured to attribute a user action as a function of a biometric identity; and an interface to connect the processor, the memory, the biometric sensor, and the set of logics; the set of logics comprising; a first logic configured to track one or more bodies located in a field of detection of the biometric sensor; a second logic configured to identify an action performed by a member of the one or more bodies; a third logic configured to produce a biometric identification of the member using data provided by the biometric sensor, where the biometric identification is performed in response to the action; and a fourth logic configured to selectively control an operation of the apparatus as a function of the biometric identification. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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