System and method for controlling a user experience

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10241586-B2
Application number	US-201615354576-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2016
Priority date	May 11, 2012
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

System and methods for controlling a user experience are described. In an aspect, an interface can comprise an interface device for rendering content to a user, a sensor having a gesture zone associated therewith configured to detect a dexterous gesture of a user within the gesture zone and generate a sensor signal representing the dexterous gesture. A processor may be provided in communication with the sensor and the interface device. The processor receives the sensor signal, analyzes the sensor signal to determine a control action associated with the detected dexterous gesture of the user, and configures the user interface based upon the determined control action of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from one or more sensors, data corresponding to a gesture of a user;
determining a user profile associated with the user;
determining, based on the user profile, a control action corresponding to the gesture;
determining, based on a proximity to the one or more sensors, a device from among a plurality of devices for applying the control action; and
modifying, based on the control action, a user experience associated with the device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an identifier associated with the user; and
wherein determining the user profile associated with the user comprises determining, based on the identifier, the user profile.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the identifier comprises one or more of a name or a biometric signature.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication to associate the gesture with the control action; and
storing an association of the gesture with the control action in the user profile.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the user experience comprises modifying a user interface.

6. A method comprising:
receiving, from one or more sensors, first data corresponding to a gesture of a user;
receiving an indication to associate the gesture with a control action;
storing an association of the gesture with the control action in a user profile associated with the user;
receiving, from the one or more sensors, second data corresponding to the gesture;
determining, based on a proximity to the one or more sensors, a device from among a plurality of devices for applying the control action; and
modifying, based on the control action, a user experience associated with the device.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising determining, from a plurality of user profiles, the user profile.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining the user profile comprises determining, based on an identifier, the user profile.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the identifier comprises one or more of a name or biometric data.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein modifying the user experience comprises modifying a playback of content.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein modifying the user experience comprises modifying a user interface associated with the device.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein modifying the user experience comprises modifying one or more environmental conditions associated with the device.

13. A method comprising:
receiving, from one or more sensors, data corresponding to a gesture of a user;
determining a user profile associated with the user;
determining, based on the user profile, a control action corresponding to the gesture;
determining a device from among a plurality of devices for applying the control action; and
modifying, based on the control action, a user experience associated with the device, wherein determining the device comprises determining, based on a proximity of the device to the sensor, the device.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein modifying the user experience comprises modifying a playback of content by the device.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein modifying the user experience comprises modifying a user interface associated with the device.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein modifying the user experience comprises modifying one or more environmental conditions associated with the device.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving an indication to associate the gesture with the control action; and
storing an association of the gesture with the control action in the user profile.

18. The method of claim 13 , further comprising receiving an identifier associated with the user.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein determining the user comprises determining, based on the identifier, the user.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the identifier comprises one or more of a name or a biometric signature.

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Chen Michael A

Classifications

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title