Attention manager for occupying the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device
First Claim
1. A system for engaging the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device of an apparatus, comprising:
- a communication device; and
a content display system associated with the display device, the content display system including;
a processing device coupled to the communication device and configured to receive via the communication device (1) from a remote content providing system a set of content data and (2) from a remote application manager system separate from the remote content providing system a set of instructions for displaying on the display device, in an unobtrusive manner that does not distract a user of the apparatus from a primary interaction with the apparatus, an image or images generated from the set of content data, wherein the set of instructions includes;
acquisition instructions for enabling acquisition of the set of content data;
content data update instructions for enabling acquisition of an updated set of content data that corresponds to a previously acquired set of content data; and
scheduling data indicating a schedule for displaying the set of content data.
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Abstract
An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is formulated by a content provider and made available for use by content display systems. Upon appropriate activation, each content display system displays images corresponding to the sets of content data in accordance with predetermined scheduling information. The attention manager makes use of “unused capacity” of the display device and the person'"'"'s attention, providing information to the person that the person might not otherwise expend adequate energy to obtain. The attention manager also affords an opportunity to content providers to disseminate their information to people that are interested in receiving such information, enabling the content providers to provide better directed information dissemination, as well as providing access to the previously unused attention capacity of those interested users.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for engaging the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device of an apparatus, comprising:
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a communication device; and a content display system associated with the display device, the content display system including; a processing device coupled to the communication device and configured to receive via the communication device (1) from a remote content providing system a set of content data and (2) from a remote application manager system separate from the remote content providing system a set of instructions for displaying on the display device, in an unobtrusive manner that does not distract a user of the apparatus from a primary interaction with the apparatus, an image or images generated from the set of content data, wherein the set of instructions includes; acquisition instructions for enabling acquisition of the set of content data; content data update instructions for enabling acquisition of an updated set of content data that corresponds to a previously acquired set of content data; and scheduling data indicating a schedule for displaying the set of content data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of engaging the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device of an apparatus, comprising:
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acquiring a set of content data from a content providing system, the content providing system being remote from the system for engaging the peripheral attention of the person and comprising one of a plurality of content providing systems configured to provide content data to the system for engaging the peripheral attention of the person; receiving from an application manager system remote from the system for engaging the peripheral attention of the person and at least one of said plurality of content providing systems a set of instructions for enabling the display device to selectively display an image or images generated from the set of content data and to update the set of content data; selectively displaying on the display device, in an unobtrusive manner that does not distract a user of the apparatus from a primary interaction with the apparatus, the image or images generated from the set of content data by executing instructions in the received set of instructions; and updating the set of content data by executing instructions in the received set of instructions that specify the location of the content providing system and that specify the time at which the updated set of content data is to be obtained from the content providing system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for engaging the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device of an apparatus, comprising:
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means for acquiring a set of content data from a content providing system, the content providing system being remote from the system for engaging the peripheral attention of the person and comprising one of a plurality of content providing systems configured to provide content data to the system for engaging the peripheral attention of the person; means for receiving from an application manager system remote from the system for engaging the peripheral attention of the person and at least one of said plurality of content providing systems a set of instructions for enabling the display device to selectively display an image or images generated from the set of content data and to update the set of content data; means for selectively displaying on the display device, in an unobtrusive manner that does not distract a user of the apparatus from a primary interaction with the apparatus, the image or images generated from the set of content data by executing instructions in the received set of instructions; and means for updating the set of content data by executing instructions in the received set of instructions that specify the location of the content providing system and that specify the time at which the updated set of content data is to be obtained from the content providing system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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