ENVIRONMENT-BASED ADJUSTMENTS TO USER INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE

• US 20190310741A1
• Filed: 04/05/2018
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: GANADAS, Priya, CABACCANG, Jamie R., CHOI, Jennifer Jean
• Application Number:
  US15/946,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20190310741A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45

Abstract

The herein described technology facilitates auto-adjustments to UI architecture of content displayed on an electronic device based on content collected from a three-dimensional scene. A method for adjusting UI architecture includes collecting scene data from a three-dimensional scene and selecting a content presentation option of multiple selectable content presentation options based on the collected scene data, where each of the multiple selectable content presentation options defines a different selection of content to present within an application window of the electronic device. The method further includes presenting the content selection defined by the selected content presentation option within the application window on a display of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

collecting scene data from a three-dimensional scene with at least one sensor of an electronic device;

selecting, with a processor, a content presentation option of multiple selectable content presentation options based on the collected scene data, each of the multiple selectable content presentation options defining a different selection of content to present within an application window of the electronic device, the multiple content presentation options including a first presentation option defining first content and a second presentation option defining second content, the second content defining a subset of the first content and including fewer content elements than the first content; and

presenting the content selection defined by the selected content presentation option within the application window on a display of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the collected scene data to detect at least one user presence factor; and

selecting the content presentation option based on the detected at least one user presence factor.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one user presence factor includes a detected distance between a user and a screen.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one user presence factor includes a detected velocity of a user in the three-dimensional scene.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one user presence factor includes a measured amount of time that a user has been detected within a threshold proximity of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a first one of the content presentation options defines first content and a second one of the content presentation options defines second content consisting of a subset of the first content.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting at least one room dimension and selecting the content presentation option based on the at least one detected room dimension.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the multiple selectable content presentation options defines a different content loop.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the multiple selectable content presentation options provides for a different selection of user interface elements of an application associated with the application window.

10. An electronic device comprising:

memory;

a processor;

one or more environmental sensors; and

an environment-sensing display content regulator stored in the memory and executable by the processor to;

collect scene data from the one or more environmental sensors;

select a content presentation option of multiple selectable content presentation options based on the collected scene data, each of the multiple selectable content presentation options defining a different selection of content to present within an application window of the electronic device, the multiple content presentation options including a first presentation option defining first content and a second presentation option defining second content, the second content defining a subset of the first content and including fewer content elements than the first content; and

present the content selection defined by the selected content presentation option within the application window on a display of the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the environment-sensing display content regulator is further executable to:

analyze the collected scene data to detect at least one user presence factor; and

select the content presentation option based on the detected at least one user presence factor.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one user presence factor includes a detected distance between a user and a screen.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one user presence factor includes a detected velocity of a user.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one user presence factor includes a measured amount of time that a user has been detected within a threshold proximity of the electronic device.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein a first one of the content presentation options defines first content and a second one of the content presentation options defines second content consisting of a subset of the first content.

16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the environment-sensing display content regulator is further executable to:

detect at least one room dimension; and

select the content presentation option based on the at least one detected room dimension.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein each of the multiple selectable content presentation options defines a different content loop.

18. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein each of the multiple selectable content presentation options provides for a different selection of user interface elements an application associated with the application window.

19. A method comprising:

collecting scene data from a three-dimensional scene with at least one sensor on an electronic device;

determining, with a processor, at least one physical dimension of a room within the three-dimensional scene based on the collected scene data; and

selecting a content presentation option of multiple selectable context presentation options based on the at least one determined physical dimension of the room, each of the multiple selectable content presentation options associated with a different representation of application window content, the multiple content presentation options including a first presentation option defining first content and a second presentation option defining second content, the second content defining a subset of the first content and including fewer user interface elements than the first content; and

presenting the application window content on a display of the electronic device according to the selected content presentation option.

20. The method of claim 19, each of the multiple selectable content presentation options is associated with a different size of individual content elements included within the application window content.