Smart display apparatus and control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11113533-B2
Application number	US-201916573473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	Dec 12, 2017
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system is presented. The computer-implemented method includes counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices and determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual. The computer-implemented method further includes shielding, via an object viewing controller, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system, the method comprising:
counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices;
determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects;
shielding, via an object viewing controller associated with each object of the plurality of objects, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined; and
evaluating each object of the plurality of objects to determine a total amount of time the object is exposed during a predetermined time period.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the direct eye contact is determined by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a total number of objects of the plurality of objects viewed by each individual and a time duration for viewing the total number of objects.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning an access or privilege status to each individual, the access or privilege status employed to influence viewability status of each of the plurality of objects.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning viewability rules to each of the plurality of objects.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising limiting viewability of one or more of the plurality of objects based on whether the total exposure time has been exceeded.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a customized viewability profile for each individual.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising comparing customized viewability profiles of individuals to determine at least objects of strong or weak interest.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising predicting future objects to be viewed by an individual of the plurality of individuals based on current viewing patterns of the individual, predicting a time at which the individual views the future objects, and communicating predictions to at least object viewing controllers controlling the plurality of objects.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting and preventing unauthorized duplication or recording of the plurality of objects by each individual.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving feedback from each individual based on select objects of the plurality of objects viewed.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising preventing viewing of objectionable objects of the plurality of objects based on at least group preferences indicated upon entry into the space.

14. A smart room tracking system for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions, the system comprising:
one or more cameras for counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects, wherein each of the one or more cameras includes an optical sensor for determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual; and
headphones or glasses associated with the number of individuals activated based on information received from the smart room tracking system;
wherein each object of the plurality of objects is evaluated to determine a total amount of time the object is exposed during a predetermined time period.

15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a controller to shield an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable when direct eye contact is determined.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein a determination is made as to a total number of objects of the plurality of objects viewed by each individual and a time duration for viewing the total number of objects.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein an access or privilege status is assigned to each individual, the access or privilege status employed to influence viewability status of each of the plurality of objects.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein viewability rules are assigned to each of the plurality of objects.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein viewability of one or more of the plurality of objects is limited based on whether the total exposure time has been exceeded.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein a customized viewability profile is created for each individual and wherein customized viewability profiles of individuals are compared to determine at least objects of strong or weak interest.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bergendahl Marc A
• Penny Christopher J
• Demarest James J
• Waskiewicz Christopher
• Wynne Jean
• Fry Jonathan

Classifications

• H04N7/181 Primary

  for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources · CPC title

• G06V20/36 Primary

  Indoor scenes · CPC title

• G06V40/23

  Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training · CPC title

• G06V20/52

  Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) · CPC title

• B60J3/04

  adjustable in transparency · CPC title