Presentation format selection based at least on device transfer determination

• US 9,153,194 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• 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): Patel, Nirav B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Waliullah, Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US13/317,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20120249287A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,439 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2358/00 Arrangements for display data security
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items; and presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on 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 system comprising:

(a) a transfer determining module including at least a user identifying module configured to determine that a computing device that is designed for presenting one or more items and that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user as a user registered with the computing device, including at least;

(1) a particular movement detecting module configured to determine that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the particular movement detecting module at least detects that the computing device has exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user, including at least;

(A) a moving away detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the moving away detecting module at least detects, at least in part based on data from one or more image capturing devices, that the computing device has moved away from the first user; and

(B) a tilt detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the tilt detecting module at least detects 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, including at least detecting that the computing device has been reoriented from the particular tilt orientation to another tilt orientation that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user; and

(b) a particular format presenting module configured to present the one or more items in one or more particular formats via the computing device, the particular format presenting module being responsive at least in part to the transfer determining module, the particular format presenting module including at least;

(1) a format selecting module configured to present the one or more items in the one or more particular formats by presenting the one or more items in one or more formats that were selected by the format selecting module based, at least in part, on determined identity of the second user and ascertaining which one or more formats are associated with the identity of the second user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said tilt detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the tilt detecting module at least detects 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, including at least detecting that the computing device has been reoriented from the particular tilt orientation to another tilt orientation that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user comprises:

a tilt detecting module configured to detect that 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.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular movement detecting module comprises:

a particular movement detecting module including a spatial location detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the spatial location detecting module at least detects 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.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said spatial location detecting module comprises:

a spatial location detecting module configured to detect 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 by at least detecting that the computing device has been relocated from the particular spatial location to another spatial location that when detected at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein said spatial location detecting module comprises:

a spatial location detecting module configured to detect 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 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.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular movement detecting module comprises:

a particular movement detecting module including at least a spin rotation detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the spin rotation detecting module at least detects that the computing device has been spin rotated from a first orientation associated with the computing device when the computing device was in the possession of the first user to a second orientation.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said moving away detecting module comprises:

a moving away detecting module configured to detect, at least in part based on data from one or more image capturing devices, 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.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular movement detecting module comprises:

a particular movement detecting module including at least a vibration detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the vibration detecting module at least detects 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 the possession of the first user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said vibration detecting module comprises:

a vibration detecting module configured to detect 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 the possession of the first user by at least detecting that the computing device is vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern associated with the second user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular movement detecting module comprises:

a particular movement detecting module including a vibration detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the vibration detecting module at least detects that the computing device is not vibrating in a manner that matches with a vibration pattern that is associated with the first user.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular movement detecting module comprises:

a particular movement detecting module including at least a three-dimensional movement detecting module configured to detect that the computing device has exhibited the one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the three-dimensional movement detecting module at least detects that the computing device has moved in a particular three-dimensional movement that implies that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said transfer determining module including at least a user identifying module configured to determine that a computing device that is designed for presenting one or more items and that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user as a user registered with the computing device comprises:

a transfer determining module including at least a visual cue detecting module configured to determine that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the visual cue detecting module at least detects presence or absence of one or more visual cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least a lighting change detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the lighting change detecting module detects at least a change in lighting in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that at least suggests that the computing device has at least been moved.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least a face detecting module configured to detect presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the face detecting module at least detects presence of at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device not associated with the first user.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said face detecting module comprises:

a face detecting module configured to detect the presence of the at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device not associated with the first user by at least detecting presence of the at least one face in the proximate vicinity of the computing device that is recognized as being associated with the second user.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least a face detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the face detecting module at least detects 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.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least an eye detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the eye detecting module detects presence of at least one eye in the proximate vicinity of the computing device not associated with the first user.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least an eye detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the eye detecting module at least detects 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.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device by at least detecting absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least a face detecting module configured to detect the absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the face detecting module at least detects absence of a face associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least an eye detecting module configured to detect the absence of a visual cue associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the eye detecting module at least detects absence of one or more eyes associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least a visual moving away detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the visual moving away detecting module at least detects visually that the computing device has moved away from the first user.

23. The system of claim 12, wherein said visual cue detecting module comprises:

a visual cue detecting module including at least a visual moving closer detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more visual cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the visual moving closer detecting module at least detects visually that the computing device has moved closer to the second user.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein said transfer determining module including at least a user identifying module configured to determine that a computing device that is designed for presenting one or more items and that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user as a user registered with the computing device comprises:

a transfer determining module including at least an audio cue detecting module configured to determine that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user when the audio cue detecting module at least detects presence or absence of one or more audio cues in proximate vicinity of the computing device that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said audio cue detecting module comprises:

an audio cue detecting module including at least a voice pattern detecting module configured to detect the presence or absence of the one or more audio cues in the proximate vicinity of the computing device when the voice pattern detecting module at least detects presence of at least one audio voice pattern not associated with the first user in the proximate vicinity of the computing device.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular format presenting module configured to present the one or more items in one or more particular formats via the computing device, the particular format presenting module being responsive at least in part to the transfer determining module comprises:

a particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module configured to present the one or more items in the one or more formats that were selected by the format selecting module based, at least in part, on said determining, the one or more formats being selected based on one or more presentation preferences associated with the second user, the one or more presentation preferences being one or more preferences for how the one or more items are to be preferably presented via the computing device.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein said particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module comprises:

a particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module configured to present the one or more items in the one or more formats that were selected by the format selecting module based, at least in part, on said determining, the one or more formats being selected based on the one or more presentation preferences provided by the second user.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular format presenting module configured to present the one or more items in one or more particular formats via the computing device, the particular format presenting module being responsive at least in part to the transfer determining module comprises:

a particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module and a user location determining module configured to present the one or more items in the one or more particular formats in response, at least in part, to said determining, the one or more particular formats being selected by the format selecting module based, at least in part, on detected location of the second user relative to the computing device as detected by the user location determining module.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein said particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module and a user location determining module comprises:

a particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module and a user location determining module configured to present the one or more items in the one or more particular formats in response, at least in part, to said determining, the one or more particular formats being selected by the format selecting module based, at least in part, on detected location as detected by user location determining module of the second user relative to front-side of the computing device, the front-side of the computing device being a side of the computing device having a display device.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular format presenting module configured to present the one or more items in one or more particular formats via the computing device, the particular format presenting module being responsive at least in part to the transfer determining module comprises:

a particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module configured to present the one or more items in the one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats including at least one of one or more particular font styles or sizes, one or more particular volume levels, and/or or one or more particular color schemes.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular format presenting module configured to present the one or more items in one or more particular formats via the computing device, the particular format presenting module being responsive at least in part to the transfer determining module comprises:

a particular format presenting module including at least a format selecting module configured to present the one or more items in the one or more particular formats at least by displaying the one or more items through one or more user interfaces that has been configured to display the one or more items at one or more particular levels of brightness, tint, hue, and/or contrast.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein said user identifying module comprises:

a user identifying module including a registered user determining module configured to identify at least partially the second user when the registered user determining module at least determines that the second user is a registered user who is registered with the computing device.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein said registered user determining module comprises:

a registered user determining module including at least an identification (ID) credential acquiring module configured to determine that the second user is a registered user by having the identification (ID) credential acquiring module acquire the second user'"'"'s one or more identification credentials and determining that the second user'"'"'s one or more identification credentials are registered with the computing device.

34. The system of claim 32, wherein said registered user determining module comprises:

a registered user determining module including at least a registered preference determining module configured to determine that the second user is a registered user when the registered preference determining module determines that one or more presentation preferences associated with the second user are registered with the computing device, the one or more presentation preferences being one or more preferences for how the one or more items are to be preferably presented via the computing device.

35. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium bearing at least;

(a) one or more instructions for determining that a computing device that is designed for presenting one or more items and that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user as a user registered with the computing device, the one or more instructions for determining including at least;

(1) one or more instructions for determining that the computing device has exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user, including at least;

(A) one or more instructions for determining, based at least in part on input received via one or more image capturing devices, that the computing device has moved away from the first user; and

(B) one or more instructions 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, including at least detecting that the computing device has been reoriented from the particular tilt orientation to another tilt orientation that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user; and

(b) one or more instructions for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more instructions for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats being responsive at least in part to the one or more instructions for determining that a computing device that is designed for presenting one or more items and that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, including at least;

(1) one or more instructions for presenting the one or more items in one or more formats that were selected based, at least in part, on determined identity of the second user and ascertaining which one or more formats are associated with the identity of the second user.

36. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

(a) circuitry for determining that a computing device that is designed for presenting one or more items and that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user as a user registered with the computing device, the circuitry for determining including at least;

(1) circuitry for determining that the computing device has exhibited one or more particular movements that at least suggest that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user, including at least;

(A) circuitry for determining, based at least in part on input received via one or more image capturing devices, that the computing device has moved away from the first user; and

(B) circuitry 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;

including at least detecting that the computing device has been reoriented from the particular tilt orientation to another tilt orientation that when detected as occurring at least suggests that the computing device has been transferred from the first user to the second user; and

(b) circuitry for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the circuitry for presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats being responsive at least in part to the circuitry for determining that a computing device that is designed for presenting one or more items and that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, including at least;

(1) circuitry for presenting the one or more items in one or more formats that were selected based, at least in part, on determined identity of the second user and ascertaining which one or more formats are associated with the identity of the second user.