Selecting a second content based on a user's reaction to a first content of at least two instances of displayed content

• US 20090112849A1
• Filed: 10/30/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Application Number:
  US11/981,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20090112849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9032 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• 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

Abstract

Embodiments provide a device, apparatus, system, computer program product, and method. A provided electronic apparatus includes a display surface, a response sensor apparatus, a target-content selector circuit, a characterization circuit, a query circuit, and a chooser circuit.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display surface operable to display electronic content in a manner perceivable by a person;

a response sensor apparatus operable to acquire data respectively indicative of a response by the person to a first electronic content and to a second electronic content of at least two instances of electronic content displayed on the display surface and having a common contextual attribute;

a target-content selector circuit operable to select the first electronic content as an electronic content of interest over the second electronic content based at least in part on the data indicative of the response to the person to the first electronic content and to the second electronic content;

a characterization circuit operable to determine an attribute of the first electronic content;

a query circuit operable to cause a search for a third electronic content based on the determined attribute of the first electronic content; and

a chooser circuit operable to select the third electronic content from a result of the initiated search.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a digital storage device operable to save the selected third electronic content.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a receiver circuit operable to receive a result of the initiated search.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a broadcast circuit operable to facilitate a display electronic content.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a manifestation-analyzer circuit operable to determine an indication of an expression by the person related to the first electronic content, the determination in response to the data indicative of a response to the first electronic content.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the response sensor apparatus operable to acquire data respectively indicative of a response by the person to a first electronic content and to a second electronic content of at least two instances of electronic content displayed on the surface and having a common contextual attribute further comprising:

a response sensor apparatus operable to acquire data respectively indicative of a response by the person to a first electronic content and to a second electronic content of at least two instances of electronic content having a common contextual attribute and concurrently displayed on the surface.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the response sensor apparatus operable to acquire data respectively indicative of a response by the person to a first electronic content and to a second electronic content of at least two instances of electronic content displayed on the surface and having a common contextual attribute further comprising:

a response sensor apparatus operable to acquire data respectively indicative of a response by the person to a first electronic content and to a second electronic content of at least two instances of electronic content having a common contextual attribute and serially displayed on the surface.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the target-content selector circuit operable to select the first electronic content as an electronic content of interest over the second electronic content based at least in part on the data indicative of the response to the person to the first electronic content and to the second electronic content further comprising:

a target-content selector circuit operable to select the first electronic content as an electronic content of interest over the second electronic content by application of a target selection algorithm that is responsive to the data indicative of the response to the person to the first electronic content and to the second electronic content. a query circuit operable to cause a search for a second electronic content based the attribute of the first electronic content.

9. A computer program product comprising:

(a) program instructions operable to perform a process in a computing device, the process comprising;

receive data indicative of respective responses by the person to at least two instances of electronic content being displayed on a surface and having a common contextual attribute;

select a first electronic content as an electronic content of interest over the remaining instances of electronic content based at least in part on the received data;

determine a reaction by the person to the first electronic content and a content attribute of the first electronic content;

initiate a search for a second electronic content based on the determined reaction by the person to the first electronic content and the determined content attribute of the first electronic content;

select the second electronic content from a result of the initiated search; and

facilitate a display of the selected second electronic content in a manner perceivable by the person; and

(b) a computer-readable medium bearing the program instructions.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the process further comprises save data indicative of the selected second electronic content.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable medium includes a computer readable storage medium.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable medium includes a computer readable communication medium.

13. An electronic device comprising;

means for detecting a reaction by a person to a displayed first content of at least two instances of displayed content having a common contextual attribute;

means for determining a content attribute of the displayed first content;

means for initiating a search for a second content based on the reaction by a person and the content attribute; and

means for facilitating a display of the selected second content in a manner perceivable by the person.

14. The device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for selecting the second content from a result of the search.

15. The device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for saving data indicative of the selected second content.