Electronic device for providing content according to user's posture and content providing method thereof

• US 9,711,030 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2015
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, Dong-yun, Jung, Youn-gun
• Primary Examiner(s): La, Anh V
• Application Number:
  US14/879,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20160035208A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 340575, 3405731, 340574, 340540, 340500, 3405737, 345 10, 348 61, 348 77, 348 78, 348169, 600595, 600301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1079 using optical or photographic means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4561 Evaluating static posture, e.g. undesirable back curvature A61B5/1116 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6891 Furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/103 Static body considered as a whole, e.g. static pedestrian or occupant recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0476 Cameras to detect unsafe condition, e.g. video cameras

Abstract

An electronic device includes a camera configured to capture an image of a user which is watching the electronic device; a controller configured to obtain information regarding a posture of the user based on the captured image, determine whether the posture of the user is acceptable based on the obtained information regarding the posture of the user; and a display configured to display posture correcting content based on a result of the determination.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a camera configured to capture an image of a user who watches the electronic device; and

a controller configured to;

control to obtain information regarding a posture of the user based on the captured image;

control to determine whether the posture of the user is acceptable based on the obtained information regarding the posture of the user;

control the display to display a plurality of posture correcting contents based on a result of the determination; and

in response to a user selection of a posture correcting content from the plurality of posture correcting contents, control the display to display the selected posture correcting content.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display a content for assessing the posture of the user, and the controller is configured to control to compare the content for assessing the posture of the user and the captured image of the user.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the posture of the user comprises information regarding a skeleton of the user, and wherein the controller is configured to control to compare the information regarding the skeleton with predetermined reference information included in the content for assessing the posture of the user, and control to determine whether the posture of the user is acceptable according to a result of the comparison.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control to determine whether a portion of a body of the user is not acceptable, and

wherein the posture correction content is for correcting a posture of the portion of the body.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to control to obtain a sound of the user who watches the displayed content for assessing the posture of the user, and control to determine the posture of the user is acceptable based on the captured image and the obtained sound.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control to reproduce a multimedia content, and control reproduction of the multimedia content according to the result of the determination.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to control to distort the multimedia content according to the result of the determination.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to control to interrupt reproduction of the multimedia content when the posture of the user is not acceptable.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control to provide a notification message including texts to the user when the posture of the user is not acceptable.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication interface configured to transmit the posture correcting content to a communication terminal of the user when the posture of the user is not acceptable.

11. A content providing method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

capturing an image of a user who watches the electronic device;

obtaining information regarding a posture of the user based on the captured image;

determining whether the posture of the user is acceptable based on the obtained information regarding the posture of the user;

displaying, on a display, a plurality of posture correcting contents based on a result of the determination; and

in response to a user selection of a posture correcting content from the plurality of posture correcting contents, displaying the selected posture correcting content on the display.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying, on the display, a content for assessing the posture of the user, and

wherein the determining comprises comparing the content for assessing the posture of the user and the captured image of the user.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the information regarding the posture of the user comprises information regarding a skeleton of the user, and wherein the determining comprises:

comparing the information regarding the skeleton with predetermined reference information included in the content for assessing the posture of the user; and

determining whether the posture of the user is acceptable according to a result of the comparison.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining comprises determining whether a portion of a body of the user is not acceptable, and

wherein the posture correction content is for correcting a posture of the portion of the body.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

obtaining a sound of the user who watches the displayed content for assessing the posture of the user, and

wherein the determining comprises determining the posture of the user is acceptable based on the captured image and the obtained sound.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

reproducing a multimedia content; and

controlling reproduction of the multimedia content according to the result of the determination.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling comprises:

distorting the multimedia content according to the result of the determination.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing a notification message including texts to the user when the posture of the user is not acceptable.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

transmitting the posture correcting content to a communication terminal of the user when that the posture of the user is not acceptable.

20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute the method of claim 11.