Notification System For Providing Awareness Of An Interactive Surface

• US 20170132896A1
• Filed: 01/23/2017
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pratt, James H., Belz, Steven M., Sullivan, Marc A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,911,298 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10016 Video; Image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30241 Trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/21 Collision detection, intersection
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/246 using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/73 using feature-based methods
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

A system for providing awareness of an interactive surface is disclosed. The system may include a processor that is communicatively linked to an interactive surface. The processor may determine a position and a velocity of an object that is within range of the interactive surface based on one or more of media content, vibrations, air movement, sounds and, global positioning data associated with the object. Additionally, the processor may determine if the object has a trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the interactive surface based on the information associated with the object. If the processor determines that the object has a trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the interactive surface, the processor can generate a notification.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores instructions;

a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising;

determining, based on a position and a velocity of an object, if the object has a trajectory that would cause the object to collide with a user electronic interactive glass surface, wherein the determining is also based on an output from a sensor, wherein the output from the sensor includes image data associated with the object; and

generating a notification if the object is determined to have the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface, wherein the notification comprises adjusting an opacity of the user electronic interactive glass surface.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving the output from the sensor.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise determining, based on a shape of the object, if the object has the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise detecting the position and the velocity of the object based on the output from the sensor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise presenting the notification on a portion of the user electronic interface glass surface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise enabling the user electronic interface glass surface to be utilized as a whiteboard.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise removing the notification if the object is determined to no longer have the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting a signal to cause the user electronic interactive glass surface to visually identify a function on the user electronic interactive glass surface.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise determining if the object makes a sound.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise generating the notification if the sound is greater than a threshold value.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise recording media content associated with the object.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise generating a sequence of notifications.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise generating an image of the object based on the output.

14. A method, comprising:

determining, based on a position and a velocity of an object, if the object has a trajectory that would cause the object to collide with a user electronic interactive glass surface, wherein the determining is also based on an output from a sensor, wherein the output from the sensor includes image data associated with the object, wherein the trajectory is determined by utilizing instructions from a memory that are executed by a processor; and

generating, by utilizing the instructions from the memory that are executed by the processor, a notification if the object is determined to have the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface, wherein the notification comprises adjusting an opacity of the user electronic interactive glass surface.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining, based on a shape of the object, if the object has the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining, based on a size of the object, if the object has the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining, based on an echo emitted by the object, if the object has the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising increasing an intensity of the notification as the object gets closer to the user electronic interactive glass surface.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising decreasing an intensity of the notification as the object gets farther away from the user electronic interactive glass surface.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining, based on a position and a velocity of an object, if the object has a trajectory that would cause the object to collide with a user electronic interactive glass surface, wherein the determining is also based on an output from a sensor, wherein the output from the sensor includes image data associated with the object; and

providing, by utilizing the instructions from the memory that are executed by the processor, a notification if the object is determined to have the trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the user electronic interactive glass surface, wherein the notification comprises adjusting an opacity of the user electronic interactive glass surface.