Acquisition of a user expression and a context of the expression

• US 8,640,959 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2005
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thien M
• Assistant Examiner(s): KIM, TAE W
• Application Number:
  US11/097,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20060208085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,232 Days
• Field of Search: 235/472.01
• US Class Current: 235/472.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• 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: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/32 Digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability

Abstract

Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, and method. In an embodiment, a portable system is provided. The system includes a context-detecting device operable to generate information indicative of a recognizable aspect of an item, and an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression associated with the recognizable aspect of the item.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a) a context-detecting device operable to generate information associated with a gaze of a user'"'"'s eyes, the context detecting device including at least a pattern recognition module operable to perform a recognition of at least a portion of a viewed environment; and

b) an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression, the annotating device being operable to associate the information indicative of the user expression with the recognition of the at least a portion of the viewed environment.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

c) a communications device.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

c) a storage device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression comprises:

an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression including at least a visual handwritten expression.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression comprises:

an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression including at least a spatial handwritten expression.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression comprises:

an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression including at least an audible user expression.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression comprises:

an annotating device operable to generate the information indicative of the user expression, the information including at least a portion indicative of a user gesture.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression comprises:

an annotating device operable to generate the information indicative of the user expression, the information including at least a portion indicative of a user movement.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression comprises:

an annotating device operable to generate the information indicative of the user expression, the information including at least a portion indicative of a user facial expression.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a) a context-detecting device operable to generate information associated with a gaze of a user'"'"'s eyes, the context-detecting device including at least a pattern recognition module operable to perform a recognition of at least a portion of a viewed environment; and

b) an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression, the annotating device being operable to associate the information indicative of the user expression with the recognition of the at least a portion of the viewed environment.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

c) a communications device.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

c) a storage device.

13. A system comprising:

a) a context-detecting device operable to generate information associated with a gaze of a user'"'"'s eyes and operable to recognize at least a portion of a viewed environment; and

b) an annotating device operable to generate information indicative of a user expression and operable to associate the information indicative of the user expression with the recognized at least a portion of the viewed environment.