Highlighting in response to determining device transfer

• US 8,726,367 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehedi, Morshed
• Assistant Examiner(s): LYNCH, SHARON S
• Application Number:
  US13/374,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20120249285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• US Class Current: 726/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/904 Usage protection of distributed files
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/905 Hardware usage protection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/908 Software or content usage protection

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining that a computing device that was presenting an item has been transferred from a first user to a second user; and presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

determining that a computing device, that was presenting an item, has been transferred from a first user to a second user, including at least;

determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting the presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users, including at least;

detecting visually one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user at least in part by the first user having moved the computing device at least in part with the one or more gestures; and

presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and, at least in part, in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection at least in part by tagging one or more parts respectively of the one or more portions of the item.

2. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

means for determining that a computing device, that was presenting an item, has been transferred from a first user to a second user, including at least;

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting the presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users, including at least;

means for detecting visually one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user at least in part by the first user having moved the computing device at least in part with the one or more gestures; and

means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlights portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and, at least in part, in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection at least in part by tagging one or more parts respectively of the one or more portions of the item.

3. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that a computing device, that was presenting an item, has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more sensors.

4. The computationally-implemented system of claim 3, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more sensors comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more movement sensors.

5. The computationally-implemented system of claim 3, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by one or more sensors comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user based, at least in part, on data provided by at least one of a movement sensor, an image capturing device, or an audio capturing device.

6. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that a computing device, that was presenting an item, has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users.

7. The computationally-implemented system of claim 6, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer in a particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

8. The computationally-implemented system of claim 7, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer in a particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is no longer in a particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in the possession of the first user by at least detecting that the computing device has been reoriented from the particular tilt orientation to another tilt orientation having an angular tilt that is at least a predefined percentage different from an angular tilt associated with the particular tilt orientation that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in the possession of the first user.

9. The computationally-implemented system of claim 6, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer at a particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

10. The computationally-implemented system of claim 9, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer at a particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is no longer at a particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in the possession of the first user prior to said transfer by at least detecting that the computing device has been relocated from the particular spatial location to another spatial location that is at least a predefined distance away from the particular spatial location that the computing device was detected as being located at when the computing device was in the possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

11. The computationally-implemented system of claim 6, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has been spin rotated from a first orientation to a second orientation, the first orientation being an orientation associated with the computing device when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

12. The computationally-implemented system of claim 6, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved away from the first user.

13. The computationally-implemented system of claim 12, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved away from the first user comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved away from the first user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved a predefined distance away from the first user.

14. The computationally-implemented system of claim 6, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer.

15. The computationally-implemented system of claim 14, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is no longer vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in possession of the first user prior to said transfer comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is no longer vibrating in the manner that matches with the vibration pattern that the computing device was detected as having when the computing device was in the possession of the first user prior to said transfer by at least detecting that the computing device is vibrating in a manner that matches with a signature vibration pattern associated with the second user.

16. The computationally-implemented system of claim 6, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device is not vibrating in a manner that matches with a signature vibration pattern that is associated with the first user.

17. The computationally-implemented system of claim 6, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device had been transferred between at least two users, the means for determining configured to perform the determining based at least in part on a movement library stored in one or more memories that identifies one or more movements of the computing device that when detected imply a transfer of the computing device between the at least two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users.

18. The computationally-implemented system of claim 17, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular manner by at least detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users by detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with one or more signature three-dimensional movements that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users.

19. The computationally-implemented system of claim 18, wherein said means for detecting that the computing device has moved in the particular three-dimensional way that at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred between two users by detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with one or more signature three-dimensional movements that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with the one or more signature three-dimensional movements by detecting that the computing device is exhibiting one or more three-dimensional movements that matches with one or more signature three-dimensional movements that are particularly associated with the first user and that when detected as occurring at least suggests transfer of the computing device from the first user to another user.

20. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting the presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested, transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by detecting at least a change in lighting in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested that the computing device has at least moved.

21. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting the presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting presence of a first face associated with the first user and a second face associated with the second user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device, the second face being detected as being closer to the computing device than the first face.

22. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting the presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting presence of a first one or more eyes associated with the first user and a second one or more eyes associated with the second user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device, the second one or more eyes being detected as being closer to the computing device than the first one or more eyes.

23. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting the presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting visually that the computing device has moved away from the first user.

24. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that a computing device, that was presenting an item, has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users.

25. The computationally-implemented system of claim 24, wherein means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more audio cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting audibly that the computing device has moved away from the first user.

26. The computationally-implemented system of claim 24, wherein means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by at least detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device between two users comprises:

means for detecting the presence or absence of the one or more audio cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting presence of at least one audio voice pattern not associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

27. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that a computing device, that was presenting an item, has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner and by detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device.

28. The computationally-implemented system of claim 27, wherein said means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner and by detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting that the computing device has moved in a particular manner, by detecting the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device, and by detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

29. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for determining that a computing device, that was presenting an item, has been transferred from a first user to a second user comprises:

means for determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user by detecting presence or absence of one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device and by detecting presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device.

30. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and, at least in part, in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection at least in part by tagging one or more parts respectively of the one or more portions of the item, comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions.

31. The computationally-implemented system of claim 30, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that include text having one or more font styles that are different from one or more font styles of text included with the one or more unhighlighted portions.

32. The computationally-implemented system of claim 30, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions having one or more color and/or brightness schemes that are different from one or more color and/or brightness schemes of the one or more unhighlighted portions.

33. The computationally-implemented system of claim 30, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that include one or more backgrounds that are different from one or more backgrounds of the one or more unhighlighted portions.

34. The computationally-implemented system of claim 30, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that include one or more audio schemes that are different from one or more audio schemes of the one or more unhighlighted portions.

35. The computationally-implemented system of claim 30, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that are encircled by one or more borders.

36. The computationally-implemented system of claim 30, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions with one or more unhighlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions having one or more visual and/or audio formats that are different from the one or more unhighlighted portions comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions with the one or more unhighlighted portions of the item by presenting the one or more highlighted portions that are displayed at a greater brightness than the one or more unhighlighted portions.

37. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and, at least in part, in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection at least in part by tagging one or more parts respectively of the one or more portions of the item, comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user and in response to being preselected for being highlighted, the means for presenting configured to present as the one or more highlighted portions, one or more portions that were previously presented prior to said transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user in one or more unhighlighted formats.

38. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for presenting, via the computing device, one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and, at least in part, in response to being selected for highlighting by the first user prior to the transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user, the first user having provided the selection at least in part by tagging one or more parts respectively of the one or more portions of the item, comprises:

means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being selectively highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and, at least in part, in response to ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with the second user.

39. The computationally-implemented system of claim 38, wherein said means for presenting the one or more highlighted portions of the item, the one or more highlighted portions being selectively highlighted in response, at least in part, to said determining and, at least in part, in response to ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with the second user comprises:

means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with the second user by ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with identity of the second user.

40. The computationally-implemented system of claim 39, wherein said means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the item that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with the second user by ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted being specifically associated with identity of the second user comprises:

means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with identity of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more sensors.

41. The computationally-implemented system of claim 40, wherein said means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with identity of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more sensors comprises:

means for identifying the second user based, at least in part, on the one or more biometric characteristics of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more movement characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more movement sensors.

42. The computationally-implemented system of claim 40, wherein said means for ascertaining that the one or more portions of the items that are to be highlighted are specifically associated with identity of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more sensors comprises:

means for identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more biometric characteristics of the second user by identifying the second user based, at least in part, on one or more voice characteristics of the second user as sensed by one or more audio capturing devices.

43. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for detecting visually one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user at least in part by the first user having moved the computing device at least in part with the one or more gestures comprises:

means for detecting one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that at least rotate the computing device to cause a front side of the computing device to face away from the first user and toward the second user.

44. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for detecting visually one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user at least in part by the first user having moved the computing device at least in part with the one or more gestures comprises:

means for detecting one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that include at least the first user extending one or both arms, the detected one or more gestures suggestive of at least the first user extending the one or both arms while holding the computing device in one or both hands to offer the computing device to the second user.

45. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for detecting visually one or more gestures exhibited by the first user that when detected as occurring at least suggested transfer of the computing device from the first user to the second user at least in part by the first user having moved the computing device at least in part with the one or more gestures comprises:

means for detecting one or more arm and hand gestures exhibited by the first user that at least include the first user holding the computing device in a hand extending the hand, with the computing device, away from the first user.