CONTROLLING A VISUAL DEVICE BASED ON A PROXIMITY BETWEEN A USER AND THE VISUAL DEVICE

• US 20160139662A1
• Filed: 11/14/2014
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Dabhade, Sachin
• Application Number:
  US14/542,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20160139662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/67 by interactive indications to the user
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A visual device may be configured to control a display of the visual device based on a proximity to a user of the visual device. Accordingly, the visual device receives an input associated with a user of the visual device. The visual device determines an identity of the user of the visual device based on the input associated with the user. The visual device configures the visual device based on the identity of the user. The visual device determines that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at an impermissible distance from a portion of the face of the user. The visual device causes a display of the visual device to interrupt presentation of a user interface based on the determining that the visual device is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user.

Claims

1. A system comprising one or more hardware processors configured to include:

a receiver module configured to receive an input associated with a user of a visual device;

an identity module configured to

determine an identity of the user of the visual device based on the input associated with the user, and

configure the visual device based on the identity of the user;

an analysis module configured to determine that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at an impermissible distance from a portion of a face of the user; and

a display control module configured to cause a display of the visual device to interrupt presentation of a user interface based on the determining that the visual device is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the input received at the visual device includes a visual input that represents one or more facial features of the user of the visual device, and

wherein the identity module determines the identity of the user based on the one or more facial features of the user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the input received at the visual device includes biometric data associated with the user, the biometric data being captured by the visual device, and

wherein the identity module determines the identity of the user based on the biometric data associated with the user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the configuring of the visual device includes selecting, based on the identity of the user, a control rule for controlling the visual device, the control rule specifying a threshold proximity value, and

wherein the analysis module determines that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user by performing operations including:

identifying a distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user, and

determining that the distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user is below the threshold proximity value.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the input associated with the user of the visual device is a first input received at a first time,

wherein the analysis module determines that the visual device is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user based on the first input received at the first time,

wherein the receiver module is further configured to receive, at a second time, a second input associated with the user of the visual device,

wherein the identity module is further configured to confirm that the identity of the user of the visual device is the same, based on the second input received at the second time,

wherein the analysis module is further configured to determine that the visual device is located at a permissible distance from the portion of the face of the user, based on the second input received at the second time, and

wherein the display control module is further configured to cause the display of the visual device to resume presentation of the user interface, based on the determining that the visual device is located at the permissible distance from the portion of the face of the user.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication module configured to provide instructions to the user to position the face of the user at a distance equal to the threshold proximity value;

an image module configured to

cause a camera associated with the visual device to capture an image of the face of the user located at the distance equal to the threshold proximity value, and

generate a baseline model of the face of the user based on the captured image.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the image module is further configured to cause the camera to capture a further image of the face of the user, the input associated with the user including the further image of the face of the user, and

wherein the analysis module determines that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at the impermissible distance from a portion of the face of the user by performing operations including:

accessing the baseline model of the face of the user,

comparing one or more facial features in the further image to one or more corresponding facial features in the baseline model of the face of the user, and

determining that the one or more facial features in the further image are larger than the one or more corresponding facial features in the baseline model of the face of the user.

8. A method comprising:

at a visual device, receiving an input associated with a user of the visual device;

determining an identity of the user of the visual device based on the input associated with the user;

configuring the visual device based on the identity of the user;

determining that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at an impermissible distance from a portion of the face of the user;

causing, using one or more hardware processors, a display of the visual device to interrupt presentation of a user interface based on the determining that the visual device is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the input received at the visual device includes a visual input that represents one or more facial features of the user of the visual device, and

wherein the determining of the identity of the user is based on the one or more facial features of the user.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the input received at the visual device includes login data associated with the user, the login data entered at the visual device by the user of the visual device, and

wherein the determining of the identity of the user is based on the login data associated with the user.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the input received at the visual device includes biometric data associated with the user, the biometric data being captured by the visual device, and

wherein the determining of the identity of the user is based on the biometric data associated with the user.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the configuring of the visual device includes selecting, based on the identity of the user, a control rule for controlling the visual device, the control rule specifying a threshold proximity value, and

wherein the determining that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user includes:

identifying a distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user, and

determining that the distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user is below the threshold proximity value.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the input associated with the user of the visual device is a first input received at a first time,

wherein the determining that the visual device is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user is based on the first input received at the first time;

and further comprising;

receiving, at a second time, a second input associated with the user of the visual device;

confirming that the identity of the user of the visual device is the same, based on the second input received at the second time;

determining that the visual device is located at a permissible distance from the portion of the face of the user, based on the second input received at the second time; and

causing the display of the visual device to resume presentation of the user interface, based on the determining that the visual device is located at the permissible distance from the portion of the face of the user.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

causing the user to position the face of the user at a distance equal to the threshold proximity value;

causing a camera associated with the visual device to capture an image of the face of the user located at the distance equal to the threshold proximity value;

generating a baseline model of the face of the user based on the captured image.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining that the distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user is below the threshold proximity value includes:

causing the camera to capture a further image of the face of the user, the input associated with the user including the further image of the face of the user;

accessing the baseline model of the face of the user;

comparing one or more facial features in the further image and one or more corresponding facial features in the baseline model of the face of the user; and

determining that the one or more facial features in the further image are larger than the one or more corresponding facial features in the baseline model of the face of the user.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

at a visual device, receiving an input associated with a user of the visual device;

determining an identity of the user of the visual device based on the input associated with the user;

configuring the visual device based on the identity of the user;

determining that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at an impermissible distance from a portion of the face of the user;

causing, using one or more hardware processors, a display of the visual device to interrupt presentation of a user interface based on the determining that the visual device is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the configuring of the visual device includes selecting, based on the identity of the user, a control rule for controlling the visual device, the control rule specifying a threshold proximity value, and

wherein the determining that the visual device configured based on the identity of the user is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user includes:

identifying a distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user, and

determining that the distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user is below the threshold proximity value.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the input associated with the user of the visual device is a first input received at a first time,

wherein the determining that the visual device is located at the impermissible distance from the portion of the face of the user is based on the first input received at the first time;

and wherein the operations further comprise;

receiving, at a second time, a second input associated with the user of the visual device;

confirming that the identity of the user of the visual device is the same, based on the second input received at the second time;

determining that the visual device is located at a permissible distance from the portion of the face of the user, based on the second input received at the second time; and

causing the display of the visual device to resume presentation of the user interface, based on the determining that the visual device is located at the permissible distance from the portion of the face of the user.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

causing the user to position the face of the user at a distance equal to the threshold proximity value;

causing a camera associated with the visual device to capture an image of the face of the user located at the distance equal to the threshold proximity value;

generating a baseline model of the face of the user based on the captured image.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the determining that the distance value between the visual device and the portion of the face of the user is below the threshold proximity value includes:

causing the camera to capture a further image of the face of the user, the input associated with the user including the further image of the face of the user;

accessing the baseline model of the face of the user;

comparing one or more facial features in the further image and one or more corresponding facial features in the baseline model of the face of the user; and

determining that the one or more facial features in the further image are larger than the one or more corresponding facial features in the baseline model of the face of the user.