Content-driven screen polarization with application sessions

• US 9,183,398 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2012
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc. (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Guedalia, Isaac David, Chandhok, Ravinder P., Guedalia, Jacob, Sethi, Gaurav
• Primary Examiner(s): Zand, Kambiz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Tongoc
• Application Number:
  US13/623,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20140082745A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,146 Days
• Field of Search: 726/1, 726/2, 726/4, 726/7, 726/21, 726 26- 28, 726/30, 726/34, 713/174, 713/193, 715/711
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• 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: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/67 Risk-dependent, e.g. selecting a security level depending on risk profiles

Abstract

The disclosure relates to rendering content on a display. An embodiment creates a plurality of sessions between the display and a content delineating device, determines, by the content delineating device, a sensitivity level of content, and renders content having a first sensitivity level in a first session and content having a second sensitivity level in a second session.

Claims

1. A method of rendering content on a display, the method comprising:

creating, by an application, a plurality of sessions between the display and a content delineating device;

determining, by the application, first content to have a first sensitivity level and second content to have a second sensitivity level; and

rendering the first content having the first sensitivity level in a first session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the first content to have the first sensitivity level and the second content having the second sensitivity level in a second session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the second content to have the second sensitivity level.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the first content and the second content from a content source at the content delineating device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sessions correspond to a plurality of portions of the display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of sessions corresponds to a different sensitivity level of content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the first sensitivity level based on a source of the first content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the first sensitivity level based on information extracted from the first content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the first sensitivity level based on an environmental context of the display.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the environmental context is one or more of a number of onlookers, a location of the display, and a history of user interaction with the display.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

based on there being at least one onlooker, increasing the first sensitivity level of the first content.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

comparing the location of the display to the history of user interaction with the display; and

based on a user of the display performing acts to obscure a view of the display at the location of the display, increasing the first sensitivity level of the first content.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

comparing the location of the display to a geo-fence; and

based on the display being outside the geo-fence, increasing the first sensitivity level of the first content.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

based on the history of user interaction indicating that a user performs acts to obscure a view of the display when viewing content from a given content source, increasing a sensitivity level of content from the given content source.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

based on the history of user interaction indicating that a user performs acts to obscure a view of the display when viewing content containing certain information, increasing a sensitivity level of content containing the information.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the first sensitivity level is dynamically changed based on a change in the environmental context.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the first sensitivity level based on user preferences.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the first sensitivity level based on learned rules.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the content delineating device is coupled to a server that provides sensitivity level indicators.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the sensitivity level indicators are fixed from the server.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

adjusting the first sensitivity level based on the sensitivity level indicators from the server.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the sensitivity level indicators from the server override the first sensitivity level determination of the content delineating device.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content has a default sensitivity level.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sensitivity level is a binary rating of sensitive or not sensitive.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sensitivity level represents one of a plurality of degrees of sensitivity.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the display renders content in the first session in an occluded manner and content in the second session in a non-occluded manner.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the first session is dynamically changed from the occluded manner to a non-occluded manner based on an environmental context.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the display is an intelligent display and the intelligent display is the content delineating device.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the content delineating device is a processor coupled to the display.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the content delineating device is a remote device from a device comprising the display.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the content delineating device is an application installed on a device comprising the display.

30. An apparatus for rendering content on a display, comprising:

logic configured to create, by an application, a plurality of sessions between the display and a content delineating device;

logic configured to determine, by the application, first content to have a first sensitivity level and second content to have a second sensitivity level; and

logic configured to render the first content having the first sensitivity level in a first session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the first content to have the first sensitivity level and the second content having the second sensitivity level in a second session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the second content to have the second sensitivity level.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising:

logic configured to receive the first content from a content source at the content delineating device.

32. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the plurality of sessions correspond to a plurality of portions of the display.

33. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein each of the plurality of sessions corresponds to a different sensitivity level of content.

34. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the logic configured to determine comprises logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on a source of the first content.

35. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the logic configured to determine comprises logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on information extracted from the first content.

36. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the logic configured to determine comprises logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on an environmental context of the display.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the environmental context is one or more of a number of onlookers, a location of the display, and a history of user interaction with the display.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

logic configured to increase, based on there being at least one onlooker, the first sensitivity level of the first content.

39. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

logic configured to compare the location of the display to the history of user interaction with the display; and

logic configured to increase, based on a user of the display performing acts to obscure a view of the display at the location of the display, the first sensitivity level of the first content.

40. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

logic configured to compare the location of the display to a geo-fence; and

logic configured to increase, based on the display being outside the geo-fence, the first sensitivity level of the first content.

41. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

logic configured to increase, based on the history of user interaction indicating that a user performs acts to obscure a view of the display when viewing content from a given content source, a sensitivity level of content from the given content source.

42. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on the environmental context of the display comprises:

logic configured to increase, based on the history of user interaction indicating that a user performs acts to obscure a view of the display when viewing content containing certain information, a sensitivity level of content containing the information.

43. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the first sensitivity level is dynamically changed based on a change in the environmental context.

44. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the logic configured to determine comprises logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on user preferences.

45. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the logic configured to determine comprises logic configured to determine the first sensitivity level based on learned rules.

46. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the content delineating device is coupled to a server that provides sensitivity level indicators.

47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the sensitivity level indicators are fixed from the server.

48. The apparatus of claim 46, further comprising:

logic configured to adjust the first sensitivity level based on the sensitivity level indicators from the server.

49. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the sensitivity level indicators from the server override the first sensitivity level determination of the content delineating device.

50. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the first content has a default sensitivity level.

51. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the first sensitivity level is a binary rating of sensitive or not sensitive.

52. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the first sensitivity level represents one of a plurality of degrees of sensitivity.

53. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the display is configured to render content in the first session in an occluded manner and content in the second session in a non-occluded manner.

54. The apparatus of claim 53, wherein the first session is dynamically changed from the occluded manner to a non-occluded manner based on an environmental context.

55. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the display is an intelligent display and the intelligent display is the content delineating device.

56. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the content delineating device is a processor coupled to the display.

57. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the content delineating device is a remote device from a device comprising the display.

58. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the content delineating device is an application installed on a device comprising the display.

59. An apparatus for rendering content on a display, comprising:

means for creating, by an application, a plurality of sessions between the display and a content delineating device;

means for determining, by the application, first content to have a first sensitivity level and second content to have a second sensitivity level; and

means for rendering the first content having the first sensitivity level in a first session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the first content to have the first sensitivity level and the second content having the second sensitivity level in a second session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the second content to have the second sensitivity level.

60. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for rendering content on a display, comprising:

at least one instruction to create, by an application, a plurality of sessions between the display and a content delineating device;

at least one instruction to determine, by the application, first content to have a first sensitivity level and second content to have a second sensitivity level; and

at least one instruction to render the first content having the first sensitivity level in a first session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the first content to have the first sensitivity level and the second content having the second sensitivity level in a second session of the plurality of sessions based on determining the second content to have the second sensitivity level.