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Patent: US11016564B2
Filed: 2018-03-10
Issued: 2021-05-25
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Chian Chiu Li     
Inventor(s): Chian Chiu Li

Title: System and method for providing information

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for presenting information using an electronic device. In an aspect, when a standby or idle device detects that a user gazes at it, it starts showing content items on a display. In other aspects, when a standby or idle device detects that a user shakes it, taps on it, or speaks to it, plus that the user gazes at it, the device begins to show content items on a display. The content items may include advertisements.

The First Claim: 1. A method for presenting information at an electronic device, comprising: 1) detecting an act made by a user involving physical contact with the electronic device or physical movement of the electronic device when a display of the electronic device has an idle screen or a screen in standby mode, inactive mode, or screen-saver mode; 2) performing gaze detection only after detecting the act; 3) ascertaining whether the user looks at a direction toward the electronic device; 4) determining whether the user is recognized via a recognition mechanism; and 5) presenting a plurality of content items when the user is recognized via the recognition mechanism and it is ascertained that the user looks at a direction toward the electronic device.


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Reference Claim Element / Subject Matter Feature Meaning Claim Construction & Interpretation
[1] 1 .

A method [1]
method [1] [Meaning 1] technique
[Meaning 2] process
[Meaning 3] system
[Meaning 4] technology
[Meaning 5] computerized method
[Meaning 6] control method
[Meaning 7] first method
[Meaning 8] processing method
[Meaning 9] method of
[Meaning 10] system and method
[Meaning 11] gaze detection method
[Meaning 12] method and apparatus
[Meaning 13] device and method
[Meaning 14] method of gaze detection
[Interpretation 1] method for presenting information at an electronic device when the electronic device has an idle screen or screen in standby mode or inactive mode the method
[2] for presenting (ret ret and presenting, presenting content and related, processing user gaze direction, providing gaze detection and, displaying gaze detection related, detecting gaze and presenting related, processing user input to present) information [2] information [2] [Meaning 1] content
[Meaning 2] data
[Meaning 3] items
[Meaning 4] an interface
[Meaning 5] electronic content
[Meaning 6] multiple content
[Meaning 7] information content
[Meaning 8] personalized content items
[Meaning 9] an interactive interface
[Meaning 10] plurality of content items
[Meaning 11] content to be displayed
[Meaning 12] and managing content items
[Meaning 13] multiple content items simultaneously
[Meaning 14] one or more content items
[Interpretation 1] one or more content items to an electronic device when an act made by the user involves gaze or touch
[3] at an electronic device [3] device [3] [Meaning 1] devices
[Meaning 2] apparatus
[Meaning 3] system
[Meaning 4] communication device
[Meaning 5] display device
[Meaning 6] user device
[Meaning 7] device display
[Meaning 8] information presentation device
[Meaning 9] gaze detection device
[Meaning 10] devices is provided
[Meaning 11] device having gaze detection
[Meaning 12] display of electronic device
[Meaning 13] apparatus for gaze detection
[Meaning 14] system having an electronic device
[4] , comprising (comprising the steps of, wherein the method comprises, including the steps of, the method comprising steps, including at least one processor and memory comprising) : 1 ) detecting (determining whether there is, detecting an occurrence of, receiving an indication of, monitoring for detection of, performing detection to detect, monitoring the electronic device for, at least in part detecting) an act made by a user involving (in the form of, that is one of, including at least one, of the electronic device, via one of direct, that is at least one of, when the user is in proximity or) physical contact [4] contact [4] [Meaning 1] interaction
[Meaning 2] engagement
[Meaning 3] movement
[Meaning 4] touch
[Meaning 5] physical contact
[Meaning 6] movement associated
[Meaning 7] hand contact
[Meaning 8] contact made
[Meaning 9] or logical contact
[Meaning 10] contact or proximity
[Meaning 11] movement in contact
[Meaning 12] co or contact
[Meaning 13] contact of the user
[Meaning 14] proximity of the user
[5] with the electronic device [3] or physical movement [5] movement [5] [Meaning 1] motion
[Meaning 2] manipulation
[Meaning 3] proximity
[Meaning 4] displacement
[Meaning 5] proximity outside
[Meaning 6] physical movement
[Meaning 7] movement out
[Meaning 8] contact outside
[Meaning 9] motion outside
[Meaning 10] interaction with components
[Meaning 11] proximity to components
[Meaning 12] or virtual manipulation
[Meaning 13] movement or rotation
[Meaning 14] contact with an element
[6] of the electronic device [3] when a display [6] display [6] [Meaning 1] screen
[Meaning 2] processor
[Meaning 3] monitor
[Meaning 4] portion
[Meaning 5] display unit
[Meaning 6] touch screen
[Meaning 7] user interface
[Meaning 8] main display
[Meaning 9] screen display
[Meaning 10] graphical user interface
[Meaning 11] touch sensitive display
[Meaning 12] display or touch screen
[Meaning 13] first or second display
[Meaning 14] screen of an electronic display
[Interpretation 1] user is looking at the electronic device and the electronic device is in an idle state or in an active state and at least one display
[7] of the electronic device [3] has an idle screen [7] screen [7] [Meaning 1] state
[Meaning 2] mode
[Meaning 3] display
[Meaning 4] status
[Meaning 5] screen state
[Meaning 6] display screen
[Meaning 7] mode screen
[Meaning 8] state screen
[Meaning 9] or non
[Meaning 10] or active screen
[Meaning 11] state and is
[Meaning 12] screen and display
[Meaning 13] mode and is
[Meaning 14] state or active state
[8] or a screen [7] in standby mode , inactive mode , or screen [7] - saver mode [8] saver mode [8] [Meaning 1] saver
[Meaning 2] lock
[Meaning 3] down
[Meaning 4] lock mode
[Meaning 5] off mode
[Meaning 6] on standby mode
[Meaning 7] in inactive mode
[Meaning 8] saver mode respectively
[Meaning 9] to screen transition mode
[Meaning 10] on or off mode
[Meaning 11] off mode or both
[Meaning 12] off mode or combinations thereof
[Meaning 13] on mode of the display
[Meaning 14] saver mode or vice versa
[9] ; 2 ) performing (performing at least one, activating an application for, initiating an operation involving, waking up to perform, enabling the user for, determining whether the user requires, waking up the display for) gaze detection [9] gaze detection [9] [Meaning 1] actions
[Meaning 2] initialization
[Meaning 3] operations
[Meaning 4] authentication
[Meaning 5] steps
[Meaning 6] an action
[Meaning 7] predetermined operations
[Meaning 8] following steps
[Meaning 9] image capture
[Meaning 10] the act
[Meaning 11] an action process
[Meaning 12] information presentation operations
[Meaning 13] image capture operations
[Meaning 14] predetermined action processing
[Interpretation 1] one or more actions associated with the act when the display has an idle screen or screen in standby mode
[10] only after detecting the act ; 3 ) ascertaining (determining via gaze detection, performing analysis to ascertain, using gaze detection to ascertain, analyzing the gaze to ascertain, based on the gaze detection, after gaze detection ascertain determining) whether the user looks at a direction [10] direction [10] [Meaning 1] position
[Meaning 2] side
[Meaning 3] directions
[Meaning 4] heading
[Meaning 5] predetermined direction
[Meaning 6] specific direction
[Meaning 7] certain direction
[Meaning 8] gaze direction
[Meaning 9] direction pointing
[Meaning 10] direction that is
[Meaning 11] direction from the display
[Meaning 12] gaze direction of the user
[Meaning 13] direction from the gaze detection
[Meaning 14] user interface in the direction
[11] toward the electronic device [3] ; 4 ) determining (at least temporarily determining, performing recognition to ascertain, determining from gaze detection, in response ascertain determining, based on the ascertainment, after performing gaze detection ascertain determining) whether the user is recognized (recognizing the electronic device, at least partially recognized, recognized as the user, in an active state, present or not present, recognizing the detected gaze direction, in the electronic device or not) via a recognition mechanism [11] recognition mechanism [11] [Meaning 1] mechanism
[Meaning 2] recognition
[Meaning 3] recognizer
[Meaning 4] sensor
[Meaning 5] device
[Meaning 6] identification mechanism
[Meaning 7] recognizing mechanism
[Meaning 8] predetermined recognition mechanism
[Meaning 9] mechanism of the electronic device
[Meaning 10] recognition mechanism in response to the gaze detection
[12] ; and 5 ) presenting a plurality of content items [12] content items [12] [Meaning 1] information
[Meaning 2] options
[Meaning 3] items
[Meaning 4] messages
[Meaning 5] objects
[Meaning 6] different information
[Meaning 7] selectable options
[Meaning 8] related information
[Meaning 9] visual cues
[Meaning 10] types of information
[Meaning 11] selectable information items
[Meaning 12] information to the user
[Meaning 13] information at the electronic device
[Meaning 14] content items to the user
[13] when the user is recognized via the recognition mechanism [11] and it is ascertained (confirmed via gaze detection, not possible to ascertain, ascertained in step three, ascertained in the gaze detection, not ascertained in the third step, ascertained in step step of determining, ascertain that the gaze detection has indicated) that the user looks at a direction [10] toward the electronic device [3] .