GAZE BASED NOTIFICATION PLACEMENT

• US 20150348513A1
• Filed: 05/27/2014
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Grimme, Jason, Bijjaragi, Manisha, VanBlon, Russell Speight
• Application Number:
  US14/287,950
• Publication Number:
  US 20150348513A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

A method includes obtaining information identifying where a user is looking on a display device, obtaining a notification to display, and placing the notification on the display device based on the determination of where the user is looking on the display device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying where a user is looking on a display device;

obtaining a notification to display; and

placing the notification on the display device based on the identifying where the user is looking on the display device.

2. The method of claim 1 and further comprising obtaining a location of information already being displayed where the user is looking, and wherein the notification is placed proximate to where the user is looking on the display device so as not to obscure the users view of the information already being displayed where the user is looking.

3. The method of claim 1 and further comprising obtaining a priority level of the notification to display.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein placing the notification on the display device includes placing the notification as a function of the priority level of the notification to display.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein a high priority notification is placed where the user is looking regardless of the information already displayed where the user is looking.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the high priority notification comprises a battery level critical notification.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the high priority notification comprises a chat message selected from a group of pre-identified high priority senders.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the display device is selected from multiple display devices of the user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein information identifying where a user is looking on a display is provided by an eye tracking module coupled to a user facing camera.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is performed by a software module executing on a computer system, wherein the software module generates the notification, receives information identifying where the user is looking on the display from an eye tracking module, and determines where to place the notification on the display.

11. A machine readable storage device having instructions for execution by a processor of the machine to perform operations comprising:

identifying where a user is looking on a display device;

obtaining a notification to display; and

placing the notification on the display device based on the identifying of where the user is looking on the display device.

12. The machine readable storage device of claim 11 and further performing obtaining a location of information already being displayed where the user is looking, and wherein the notification is placed proximate to where the user is looking on the display device so as not to obscure the users view of the information already being displayed where the user is looking.

13. The machine readable storage device of claim 12 and further performing obtaining a priority level of the notification to display.

14. The machine readable storage device of claim 13 wherein placing the notification on the display device includes placing the notification as a function of the priority level of the notification to display.

15. The machine readable storage device of claim 14 wherein a high priority notification is placed where the user is looking regardless of the information already displayed where the user is looking.

16. A device comprising:

a display device;

a processor operatively coupled to the display device; and

a memory device having a program stored thereon for execution by the processor to;

identify where a user is looking on the display device;

obtain a notification to display; and

place the notification on the display device based on the identification of where the user is looking on the display device.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein the processor further obtains a location of information already being displayed where the user is looking, and wherein the notification is placed proximate to where the user is looking on the display device so as not to obscure the user'"'"'s view of the information already being displayed where the user is looking.

18. The device of claim 16 wherein the processor comprising obtains a priority level of the notification to display wherein placing the notification on the display device includes placing the notification as a function of the priority level of the notification to display.

19. The device of claim 18 wherein a high priority notification is placed where the user is looking regardless of the information already displayed where the user is looking, and wherein the high priority notification comprises a battery level critical notification.

20. The device of claim 16 wherein the program comprises a software module stored on the memory device that when executed by the processor generates the notification, receives the information identifying where the user is looking on the display from an eye tracking module, and determines where to place the notification on the display.