Orienting content sent to display devices based on a position of a user relative to a computing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10809962-B2
Application number	US-201715824494-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2017
Priority date	Nov 28, 2017
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

In some examples, a computing device may include a first and a second touch screen display device coupled to each other by one or more hinges. The computing device may receive sensor data from one or more sensors, determine a first orientation of the computing device, and determine a first position of a user relative to the computing device. The computing device may route and/or rotate content sent to at least one of the display devices based on the first orientation and the first position. After the user places the computing device in a second orientation, the computing device may, after receiving additional sensor data, determine a second orientation of the computing device and a second position of the user. The computing device may route and/or rotate content sent to at least one of the display devices based on the second orientation and the second position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device comprising a first display device and a second display device, that at least one of the first display device or the second display device is being moved by a user;
tracking, based at least in part on sensor data, a change of a position of the user relative to the first display device and second display device while:
at least one of the first display device or the second display device is being moved by the user;

after determining that both the first display device and second display device have stopped moving, determining, by the computing device, that the computing device has moved from a first orientation to a second orientation;
determining, by the computing device, a current position of the user that identifies a location of the user relative to the computing device;
determining, by the computing device, a routing of content sent to at least one of the first display device or the second display device based at least in part on:
the second orientation of the computing device; and
the current position of the user based at least part on the tracking;

determining, by the computing device, a rotation of the content sent to at least one of the first display device or the second display device based at least in part on:
the second orientation of the computing device; and
the current position of the user;
and

sending the content, based on the routing and the rotation, to at least one of the first display device or the second display device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second orientation comprises one of a book orientation, a vertical tablet orientation, a tent orientation, a presentation orientation, a horizontal tablet orientation, or a clamshell orientation.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the sensor data from at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a magnetic compass, a proximity sensor, an imaging sensor, or a touch sensor.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing, in a profile associated with the user, the second orientation, the position of the user, the routing of the content, and the rotation of the content.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
determining, by the computing device, position data associated with the user, the position data comprising one or more of:
a direction the user is facing;
a display device that the user is facing;
an angle of the user relative to at least one of the display devices; and
a measurement value of a distance that the user is located from the at least one of the display devices;

selecting, in response to the determining the position data, the profile based on an identification of the user; and
configuring the computing device based on the profile.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the computing device, that:
the first display device and the second display device are positioned parallel or approximately parallel to an earth's surface;
the first orientation of the computing device is one of a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation; and
the second orientation of the computing device is another of the vertical orientation and the horizontal orientation,

wherein a direction of the rotation is parallel or approximately parallel to the earth's surface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein tracking the change of the position of the user comprises:
receiving an image captured by an imaging sensor of the computing device;
identifying, using face detection, at least a portion of a face of the user in the image; and
determining an additional position of the user relative to the computing device based at least in part on identifying at least the portion of the face of the user in the image.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein tracking the change of the position of the user comprises:
receiving touch input data from one of a first touch sensor associated with the first display device or a second touch sensor associated with the second display device; and
determining an additional position of the user relative to the computing device based at least in part on the touch input data.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
rotating, based on the second orientation of the computing device, the content sent to at least one of the first display device or the second display device by approximately 90 degrees, approximately 180 degrees, or approximately 270 degrees.

10. A computing device comprising:
a first display device;
a second display device;
one or more hinges coupling the first display device to the second display device, wherein the one or more hinges enable the first display device to be placed at an angle between 0 degrees and 360 degrees relative to the second display device;
one or more sensors;
one or more processors;
one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving sensor data from the one or more sensors;
determining that at least one of the first display device or the second display device is being moved by a user;
tracking, based at least in part on the sensor data, a change of a position of the user relative to the first display device and second display device while:
at least one of the first display device or the second display device is being moved by the user;

after determining that both the first display device and second display device have stopped moving, determining that the computing device has moved from a first orientation to a second orientation;
determining a current position of the user that identifies a location of the user relative to the computing device;
routing content to at least one of the first display device or the second display device based at least in part on:
the second orientation of the computing device; and
the current position of the user based at least part on the tracking; and

rotating the content being routed to at least one of the first display device or the second display device based at least in part on:
the second orientation of the computing device; and
the current position of the user.

11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the second orientation of the computing device comprises one of a book orientation, a vertical tablet orientation, a tent orientation, a presentation orientation, a horizontal tablet orientation, or a clamshell orientation.

12. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving the sensor data from at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a magnetic compass, a proximity sensor, an imaging sensor, or a touch sensor.

13. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein tracking the change of the position of the user comprises:
receiving an image captured by an imaging sensor of the computing device;
identifying, using face detection, at least a portion of a face of the user in the image; and
determining an additional position of the user relative to the computing device based at least in part on identifying at least the portion of the face of the user in the image.

14. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein tracking the change of the position of the user comprises:
receiving touch input data from one of a first touch sensor associated with the first display device or a second touch sensor associated with the second display device; and
determining an additional position of the user relative to the computing device based at least in part on the touch input data.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Files Jace W
• Morrison John Trevor
• Trim James Damon

Classifications

• G06F1/1618 Primary

  the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure · CPC title

• G06V40/166

  using acquisition arrangements · CPC title

• G06V40/172

  Classification, e.g. identification · CPC title

• G06F2200/1614

  Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title