Content arrangements on mirrored displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11205405-B2
Application number	US-201716754216-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2017
Priority date	Oct 19, 2017
Publication date	Dec 21, 2021
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021

Abstract

In example implementations, a method is provided. The method may be executed by a processor. The method includes receiving a reflected image of a mirrored display. At least one optimal display region is identified in the mirrored display around a main subject in the reflected image based on additional reflected subjects in the reflected image. A content is analyzed to determine an arrangement of the content in the at least one optimal display region. The content that is displayed is arranged in the at least one optimal display region.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a reflected image of a mirrored display;
identifying, by the processor, a display region in the mirrored display around a main subject in the reflected image based on additional reflected subjects in the reflected image; and
analyzing, by the processor, a content to determine an arrangement of the content in the display region, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing a descriptor associated with each portion of the content; and
displaying, by the processor, the content arranged in the display region based on the descriptor associated with each portion of the content and parameters associated with the display region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reflected image comprises a virtualized image generated by a stereoscopic matching process.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
adjusting, by the processor, an appearance of the content in the display region based on the additional reflected subjects.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the adjusting comprises at least one of: changing a color of the content, changing a size of the content, or changing a brightness of the content.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display region is identified based on a user preference.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the descriptor associated with each portion of the content identifies different types of content within the content.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:
instructions to receive a reflected image of a mirrored display;
instructions to identify a plurality of display regions in the mirrored display around a main subject in the reflected image based on background objects in the reflected image;
instructions to analyze a content to determine an arrangement of the content in the plurality of display regions, wherein the instructions to analyze comprises instructions to analyze a descriptor associated with each portion of the content; and
instructions to arrange the content in the plurality of display regions on the mirrored display based on the descriptor associated with each portion of the content and parameters associated with the plurality of display regions.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions to identify comprise:
instructions to repeat the instructions to receive, the instructions to identify, and the instructions to arrange periodically.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , comprising:
instructions to adjust an appearance of the content in the plurality of display regions based on the background objects.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions to adjust comprise at least one of: changing a color of the content, changing a size of the content, or changing a brightness of the content.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the descriptor associated with each portion of the content identifies different types of content within the content.

12. An apparatus, comprising:
a mirror;
a display embedded in the mirror to display content in accordance with a content arrangement in a display region;
a camera to capture a reflected image of the mirror;
a processor communicatively coupled to the display and the camera, the processor to receive the reflected image, to identify the display region in the mirrored display around a main subject in the reflected image based on additional reflected subjects in the reflected image, and to analyze the content to determine the content arrangement in the display region, wherein the content is analyzed based on a descriptor associated with each portion of the content and the content is arranged in the display region based on the descriptor associated with each portion of the content and parameters associated with the display region.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Haas Carlos
• Hunter Andrew
• Athreya Madhu Sudan
• Allen William J

Classifications

• G06F3/147 Primary

  using display panels · CPC title

• G06V40/18

  Eye characteristics, e.g. of the iris · CPC title

• G09G5/38 Primary

  with means for controlling the display position · CPC title

• G09G2340/04

  Changes in size, position or resolution of an image · CPC title

• G09G2340/0492

  Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored · CPC title