Selective screen privacy
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1. A computer implemented method for securely displaying content, the method comprising:
- identifying a first portion of an image separate and different from a second portion of the image;
determining a location of first pixels associated with the first portion of the image on a display; and
in response to determining the location of the first pixels, causing the display to adjust a viewing angle from the first pixels associated with the first portion of the image without adjusting the viewing angle from second pixels associated with the second portion of the image, the viewing angle being adjusted by retracting or extending one or more louvers associated with the first pixels.
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Abstract
A system and method adjusts the viewing angle of a display based on user input and/or automatically based on content and/or detected viewers. The viewing angle changes may be limited to certain portions of the display or the whole display. The system and method may change viewing angles in different direction separately and independently.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for securely displaying content, the method comprising:
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identifying a first portion of an image separate and different from a second portion of the image; determining a location of first pixels associated with the first portion of the image on a display; and in response to determining the location of the first pixels, causing the display to adjust a viewing angle from the first pixels associated with the first portion of the image without adjusting the viewing angle from second pixels associated with the second portion of the image, the viewing angle being adjusted by retracting or extending one or more louvers associated with the first pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A screen privacy system, comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storing executable instructions; and
one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the executable instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising;receiving a request to adjust a viewing angle of a display device in a first direction; and in response to the request, causing the display device to adjust the viewing angle of the display device in the first direction by retracting or extending one or more louvers. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A screen privacy system comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storing executable instructions; and
one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the executable instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising;capturing an image of a user using an image sensor; conducting facial recognition on the image; and adjusting a viewing angle of a display based on the position of a face recognized in the image by retracting or extending one or more louvers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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