GAZE-DIRECTED CONTENT DELIVERY

• US 20150281887A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Thomas A. Birch
• Inventors: BIRCH, THOMAS A., JOHNSON, DERICK A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,398,408 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass

Abstract

Methods and systems may provide for associating content in a cloud computing infrastructure with geo-panes and sending it to a location aware device based on user gaze. The content may be restricted by rules, including distance from user to the geo-pane. The geo-panes may be static or mobile in space.

Claims

1. A system to provide content to a device comprising:

a gaze orientation module to determine a gaze direction based on sensor-based information; and

a geo-pane identification module to identify regions of space and associate content with said regions of space based on the gaze direction.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a geo-location module to determine device coordinates within a coordinate system, wherein content is associated with said regions of space based on the device coordinates.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the modules is integrated into a device that is wearable about a portion of a human body.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein content is associated with geo-panes.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said content and data defining geo-panes are registered to an owner.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a device for use in game play.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a content server;

a geo-fence identification module to identify fenced regions of space; and

a geo-location module to determine device coordinates within a coordinate system, wherein content is associated with said regions of space based on the device coordinates.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a mobile device, wherein a user of the mobile device may select content based on an orientation of said device.

9. A method to provide content to a device, comprising:

obtaining spatial coordinates and an orientation of a device, said orientation defining a gaze direction;

identifying a geo-pane based on the spatial coordinates and the gaze direction; and

providing content to the device that is relevant to the geo-pane.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the geo-pane is three dimensional.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether the spatial coordinates of the device lie within a geo-fence; and

determining whether there are any geo-panes associated with said geo-fence, wherein providing the content to the device includes providing content concerning the geo-pane associated with the geo-fence.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the spatial coordinates are obtained through a combination of geo-location systems, at least one of which is local to the device.

13. The method of claim 9, further including registering ownership of a geo-pane with a registrar.

14. The method of claim 9, further including establishing a rule set to determine whether content is to be made available.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the rule set comprises rules that control content delivery to devices located within a predetermined range of the geo-pane.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the geo-pane is mobile.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein the content that is relevant to a geo-pane varies with a gaze direction of a user.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein the geo-panes are utilized in game play.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein content is associated with geo-panes.

20. At least one computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by one or more servers, cause the server to:

obtain spatial coordinates and an orientation of a device, said orientation defining a gaze direction;

identify a geo-pane based on the spatial coordinates and the gaze direction; and

provide content to the device that is relevant to the geo-pane.

21. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the server to obtain spatial coordinates through a combination of geo-location systems, at least one of which is local to the device.

22. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the server to restrict content delivery to devices located within a predetermined range of the geo-pane.

23. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the server to vary delivery of content with the gaze direction.

24. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the server to:

determine whether the spatial coordinates of the device lie within a geo-fence; and

determine whether there are any geo-panes associated with said geo-fence, wherein providing the content to the device includes providing content concerning a geo-pane associated with a geo-fence based on the gaze direction.

25. A mobile device comprising:

one or more sensors;

a geo-location module to use sensor-based information from the one or more sensors to determine the location of the mobile device;

an orientation module to use information from the one or more sensors to determine an orientation of the mobile device; and

a content request module to request the delivery of content to the mobile device based at least partly on the orientation of the device and its location.

26. The mobile device of claim 25, wherein the sensor-based information is provided by at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of a gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer, pressure sensor, and accelerometer.

27. The mobile device of claim 25, wherein the sensor-based information can at least partially define coordinates of a geo-pane.

28. At least one computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:

determine the location of the mobile device;

determine an orientation of the mobile device; and

request the delivery of content to the mobile device based at least partly on the orientation of the device and its location.

29. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the mobile device comprises sensors.