METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING SENSOR DATA FOR AUTO BOOKMARKING OF INFORMATION

• US 20150169780A1
• Filed: 09/11/2013
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Mishra, Pranav
• Application Number:
  US14/419,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20150169780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• 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: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An approach is provided for utilizing sensor data for auto bookmarking of information in one or more applications. One or more applications on a device and/or at service provider may process sensor data to determine one or more items at which at least one user is looking. Further, the one or more applications may bookmark the one or more items, associated information, or a combination thereof in at least one application. In some embodiments the sensor data may include gaze-tracking information, physical movement information, one or more user gestures, or a combination thereof. In other embodiments, one or more images of the one or more items may be captured.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of sensor data to determine one or more items at which at least one user is looking, one or more information items associated with the one or more items, or a combination thereof; and

a bookmarking of the one or more items, the one or more information items, or a combination thereof in at least one application.

22. A method of claim 21, wherein the sensor data includes location information, head-tracking information, gaze-tracking information, physical movement information, one or more user gestures, or a combination thereof.

23. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a capture of at least one image of the one or more items; and

a tagging of the at least one image with location information associated with at least one user determined at least substantially concurrently with the at least one user looking at the one or more items.

24. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination that the sensor data indicates a movement of the at least one user above a threshold criterion; and

an activation of at least one camera device for capturing the at least one image.

25. A method of claim 23, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of the at least one image, the sensor data, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, an identification of the one or more items,

wherein the bookmarking is further based, at least in part, on the identification.

26. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of one or more neighboring items associated with the one or more items, wherein the bookmarking includes, at least in part, the one or more neighboring items, associated information, or a combination thereof.

27. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of at least one direction along which the at least one user is looking based, at least in part, on the sensor data; and

at least one determination of the one or more items based, at least in part, on the at least one direction.

28. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of an input from the at least one user for specifying at least one search; and

at least one determination of at least one result for the at least one search based, at least in part, on the bookmarking.

29. A method of claim 28, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of at least one other user within proximity of the at least one user when performing the at least one search;

at least one determination of at least one other bookmarking based, at least in part, on sensor data associated with the at least one other user; and

at least one determination of the at least one result, a weighting of the at least one result, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one other bookmarking.

30. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a presentation of content information associated with the one or more items to the at least one user.

31. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

process and/or facilitate a processing of sensor data to determine one or more items at which at least one user is looking, one or more information items associated with the one or more items, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a bookmarking of the one or more items, the one or more information items, or a combination thereof in at least one application.

32. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the sensor data includes location information, head-tracking information, gaze-tracking information, physical movement information, one or more user gestures, or a combination thereof.

33. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a capture of at least one image of the one or more items; and

cause, at least in part, a tagging of the at least one image with location information associated with at least one user determined at least substantially concurrently with the at least one user looking at the one or more items.

34. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine that the sensor data indicates a movement of the at least one user above a threshold criterion; and

cause, at least in part, an activation of at least one camera device for capturing the at least one image.

35. An apparatus of claim 33, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

process and/or facilitate a processing of the at least one image, the sensor data, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, an identification of the one or more items,

wherein the bookmarking is further based, at least in part, on the identification.

36. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more neighboring items associated with the one or more items, wherein the bookmarking includes, at least in part, the one or more neighboring items, associated information, or a combination thereof.

37. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine at least one direction along which the at least one user is looking based, at least in part, on the sensor data; and

determine the one or more items based, at least in part, on the at least one direction.

38. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine an input from the at least one user for specifying at least one search; and

determine at least one result for the at least one search based, at least in part, on the bookmarking.

39. An apparatus of claim 38, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine at least one other user within proximity of the at least one user when performing the at least one search;

determine at least one other bookmarking based, at least in part, on sensor data associated with the at least one other user; and

determine the at least one result, a weighting of the at least one result, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one other bookmarking.

40. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a presentation of content information associated with the one or more items to the at least one user.