Dynamic device adjustments based on determined user sleep state
First Claim
1. A method of enabling a mobile electronic device to determine when to modify functionality of the mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
- activating a standard mode of operation of the mobile electronic device;
capturing first image information using at least one camera of the mobile electronic device, the first image information including image information of at least a portion of a user of the mobile electronic device;
determining whether the user is asleep by, at least in part, analyzing the first image information;
determining a brightness level of at least an area near the user;
causing, using a processor of the electronic device, the mobile electronic device to automatically enter a sleep mode when the user is determined to be asleep and when the brightness level of the at least an area near the user is determined to be at or below a brightness threshold, the mobile electronic device having less active functionality in the sleep mode than when the electronic device is in the standard mode;
capturing second image information using the at least one imaging element of the electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the sleep mode;
determining that the user is awake by, at least in part, analyzing the second image information;
causing, using the processor of the mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device to enter an intermediate mode when the user is determined to be awake, the mobile electronic device having more active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the sleep mode and less active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the standard mode; and
causing, using the processor of the mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device to return to the standard mode of operation upon detecting a trigger from the user.
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Abstract
An electronic device performs functionality adjustments based on a determined attention level of a user of the device. In some embodiments, the device automatically enters a sleep mode upon determining that the user has fallen asleep. The device may automatically modify functionality of the device such that disturbances to the user is minimized or power consumption is reduced. For example, the device may lower the volume of a ring tone or deactivate a communication channel. In some instances, the device may determine that the user is half-awake or paying an intermediate level of attention and activate an intermediate mode where at least some functionality is modified or adjusted. A device subsequently determining that the user is fully awake or actively engaged with the device causes the device to return to a standard mode of operation, where functionality of the device is adjusted to one appropriate for the user'"'"'s attention level.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of enabling a mobile electronic device to determine when to modify functionality of the mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
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activating a standard mode of operation of the mobile electronic device; capturing first image information using at least one camera of the mobile electronic device, the first image information including image information of at least a portion of a user of the mobile electronic device; determining whether the user is asleep by, at least in part, analyzing the first image information; determining a brightness level of at least an area near the user; causing, using a processor of the electronic device, the mobile electronic device to automatically enter a sleep mode when the user is determined to be asleep and when the brightness level of the at least an area near the user is determined to be at or below a brightness threshold, the mobile electronic device having less active functionality in the sleep mode than when the electronic device is in the standard mode; capturing second image information using the at least one imaging element of the electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the sleep mode; determining that the user is awake by, at least in part, analyzing the second image information; causing, using the processor of the mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device to enter an intermediate mode when the user is determined to be awake, the mobile electronic device having more active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the sleep mode and less active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the standard mode; and causing, using the processor of the mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device to return to the standard mode of operation upon detecting a trigger from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of enabling a mobile electronic device to adjust one or more functional aspects of the mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
- operating, while a user is determined to be asleep, in a sleep mode using a processor of the mobile electronic device;
capturing, while in the sleep mode, image information using at least one imaging element of the mobile electronic device, the image information including a brightness level of a surrounding area of the mobile electronic device;
determining whether the user is awake by, at least in part, analyzing the image information; and
causing, by the processor of the mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device to operate in an intermediate mode, the mobile electronic device having more active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the sleep mode and less active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in a standard mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 27)
- operating, while a user is determined to be asleep, in a sleep mode using a processor of the mobile electronic device;
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19. A method of enabling a mobile electronic device to switch between different operational modes that correspond to an attention level of a user of the mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
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activating a standard mode that adjusts a set of functionalities of the mobile electronic device; capturing first image information of a user using at least one imaging element on the mobile electronic device; determining, based at least in part on the first image information, that the user is asleep; determining a brightness level of at least an area near the user; causing the mobile electronic device to enter a sleep mode when the user is determined to be asleep and when the brightness level of the at least an area near the user is determined to be at or below a brightness threshold, the mobile electronic device having less active functionality in the sleep mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the standard mode; capturing, while in the sleep mode, second image information; determining, based at least in part on the second image information, that the user is awake; and causing the mobile electronic device to enter an intermediate mode, the mobile electronic device having more active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the sleep mode and less active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the standard mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computing program for enabling mobile electronic device to adjust one or more functional aspects of the mobile electronic device, the computer program comprising sets of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- operate, while a user is determined to be asleep, in a sleep mode of the mobile electronic device;
capture, while in the sleep mode, image information using at least one imaging element of the mobile electronic device, the image information including a brightness level of a surrounding area of the mobile electronic device;
determine whether the user is awake by, at least in part, analyzing the image information; and
modify the mobile electronic device from operating in the sleep mode to operating in an intermediate mode, the mobile electronic device having more active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in the sleep mode and less active functionality in the intermediate mode relative to when the mobile electronic device is in a standard mode. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 28)
- operate, while a user is determined to be asleep, in a sleep mode of the mobile electronic device;
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