System and method for integration and presentation of simultaneous attended and unattended electronic data

• US 9,830,725 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2015
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aaron Krakowski
• Original Assignee: Aaron Krakowski
• Inventors: Krakowski, Aaron
• Primary Examiner(s): LETT, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US14/799,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20160189410A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: 345589, 345629
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• 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: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

A system for simultaneous visual data presentation is provided having a processor and memory with instructions for execution by the processor for: receiving attended data; receiving unattended data; and generating presentation data. The presentation is suitable for simultaneous presentation of the attended data and the unattended data in a manner in which the unattended data at least partially overlaps the attended data and the unattended data does not interfere with the attended data by replacing, erasing, or suppressing the attended data, and vice versa. The presented unattended data gives cues that the user can sense and provide information to the user while attending to the presented attended data, without attending to the presented unattended data.

Claims

1. A data integration system comprising:

at least one tangible processor; and

a memory with instructions to be executed by the at least one tangible processor for;

receiving two sets of audio data from respective independent sound sources;

receiving a first and second control signal;

selectively modulating either of the received audio data sets in accordance with the first control signal;

combining the two audio data sets into a combined audio data set in accordance with the second control signal;

outputting sound comprising the combined audio data set to a single output device,

wherein the combined audio data set is adapted and configured for a user to attend to an audio data set selected from the two audio data sets, wherein the selection is via the second control signal.

2. A system for simultaneous visual data presentation comprising:

at least one tangible processor; and

a memory with instructions to be executed by the at least one tangible processor for;

receiving unattended data intended for a user to not pay attention to on a conscious level, and wherein said unattended data is selected from the group consisting of background graphical scene, a series of background graphical screens, and at least one selectable pattern including an object;

receiving motion data by a sensing device that senses motion of the apparatus, wherein said motion data is selected from the group consisting of rotation and linear and angular velocity, acceleration, jerk, and gravity;

generating presentation data for simultaneous presentation of the attended data and the unattended data, wherein the unattended data at least partially overlaps attended data and the unattended data does not replace or erase attended data;

modifying the unattended data in response to the received motion data, wherein the modifying of the unattended data includes (i) modifying a value associated with at least one characteristic of the unattended data as a function of a characteristic of the received motion data, and (ii) selecting from the group consisting of shifting in a horizontal direction, shifting in a vertical direction, dilating, and rotating; and

wherein the unattended data is presented on a translucent digital display such that it is perceived as a modification of at least one characteristic of attended data selected from the group of characteristics consisting of contrast, resolution, chromaticity, brightness, luminance, hue, saturation, color, color balance, size, and location.