INTELLIGENT PAGE TURNER AND SCROLLER

• US 20150009118A1
• Filed: 07/03/2013
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Original Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Inventors: Thomas, Jithin, Uppinkere, Darshan
• Application Number:
  US13/934,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20150009118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers

Abstract

Provided is a method for changing an image on a display. The method, in one embodiment, includes providing a first image on a display. The method, in this embodiment, further includes tracking a movement of a user'"'"'s facial feature as it relates to the first image on the display, and generating a command to provide a second different image on the display based upon the tracking.

Claims

1. A method for changing an image on a display, comprising:

providing a first image on a display;

tracking a movement of a user'"'"'s facial feature as it relates to the first image on the display; and

generating a command to provide a second different image on the display based upon the tracking.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking includes tracking a lateral or vertical movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein tracking includes tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature from left to right and up to down.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature includes tracking the movement of one or more eyes of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature as it relates to the first image on the display includes tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature using dimensions of the display.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature as it relates to the first image on the display includes tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature using a distance and angle between the user'"'"'s facial feature and the display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature includes tracking the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature using a face detection algorithm.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the command to provide the second image includes changing a page in an e-book.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the command to provide the second image includes scrolling up or down in an electronic document.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the command to provide the second image on the display based upon the tracking is user engageable/disengageable.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a display having a face detection sensor associated therewith; and

storage and processing circuitry associated with the display and the face detection sensor, the storage and processing circuitry operable to;

provide a first image on the display;

track a movement of a user'"'"'s facial feature as it relates to the first image on the display; and

generate a command to provide a second different image on the display based upon the tracking.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is operable to track a lateral or vertical movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is operable to track the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature from left to right and up to down.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is operable to track the movement of one or more eyes of the user.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is operable to employ dimensions of the display to track the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is operable to detect a distance and angle between the user'"'"'s feature and the display to track the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is operable to track the movement of the user'"'"'s facial feature using the face detection sensor.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is operable to change a page in an e-book or scroll up or down in an electronic document.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the face detection sensor is integral to the display.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the display, face detection sensor and storage and processing circuitry form a portion of a device selected from the group consisting of:

a desktop computer;

a laptop computer;

a tablet computer;

handheld computer;

a smartphone;

a television; and

a projector.