Systems and methods for controlling the display of content

• US 10,271,010 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2013
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shindig, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Shindig, Inc.
• Inventors: Gottlieb, Steven M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Agustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US14/068,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20150116448A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,000 Days
• Field of Search: 715719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling the display of content are provided. In at least one embodiment, a method for controlling the display of live video feeds in a video chat is provided. The method includes displaying the video feed in a first manner, altering the display of the video feed when a predefined time elapses, and maintaining the altered display of the video feed until at least one predetermined event occurs.

Claims

1. A method for controlling the display of video feeds during a video chat, the method comprising:

displaying a video feed in a first manner, wherein the video feed includes an individual captured by a camera;

determining that a predefined time period has elapsed;

displaying, in response to the predefined time period elapsing, the video feed in a second manner;

detecting at least one predetermined event, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises the camera capturing at least one additional individual not displayed within the video feed appearing in the environment and a substantive movement of the individual in the environment; and

displaying automatically, in response to detecting the at least one predetermined event, the video feed in a third manner by automatically increasing the display size of the video feed in proportion to the amount of individuals in the environment each individual captured by the camera is displayed within the video feed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the video feed displayed in a second manner is displayed in at least one of:

a different location than the first manner, a different size than the first manner, and a different shape than the first manner.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the video feed in the first manner comprises displaying the video feed at a first display size, and wherein displaying the video feed in the second manner comprises displaying the video feed at a second display size.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second display size is different than the first display size.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the second display size is smaller than the first display size.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the video feed in a second manner comprises preventing the video feed from being displayed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video feed comprises a webcam video feed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one predetermined event further comprises receiving a user input.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising re-displaying the feed in the first manner when the predetermined event is reversed.

10. A system for controlling the display of video feeds during a video chat, the system comprising:

a camera;

a display configured to display video feeds; and

a controller configured to;

instruct the display to display at least one video feed in a first manner, wherein the video feed includes an individual captured by the camera;

determine that a predefined time period has elapsed;

display, in response to the predefined time period elapsing, the video feed in a second manner;

detect at least one predetermined event, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises the camera capturing at least one additional individual not displayed within the video feed appearing in the environment and a substantive movement of the individual in the environment; and

display automatically, in response to detecting at least one predetermined event, the video feed in a third manner by automatically increasing the display size of the video feed in proportion to the amount of individuals in the environment such that each individual captured by the camera is displayed within the video feed.

11. A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

display a video feed in a first manner, wherein the video feed includes a user;

determine that a predefined time period has elapsed;

display, in response to the predefined time period elapsing, the video feed in a second manner;

detect at least one predetermined event, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises at least one additional user not displayed within the video feed appearing in the environment; and

display, in response to detecting at least one predetermined event, the video feed in a third manner by automatically increasing the display size of the video feed such that the user and the at least one additional user are appropriately displayed within the video feed.