Retrieving focus-based information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016299566-A1
Application number	US-201514680532-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	Apr 7, 2015
Publication date	Oct 13, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In an approach to retrieving focus-based information, one or more computer processors receive a period of focused attention by a user on a user interface of a first device. The one or more computer processors determine one or more topics and one or more locations of the one or more topics based, at least in part, on the period of focused attention. The one or more computer processors store the one or more topics and the one or more locations of the one or more topics. The one or more computer processors determine whether the period of focused attention ends. Responsive to determining the period of focused attention ends, the one or more computer processors retrieve the one or more locations. The one or more computer processors display an indicator of the one or more locations.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for retrieving focus-based information, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more computer processors, a period of focused attention by a user on a user interface of a first device; determining, by the one or more computer processors, one or more topics and one or more locations of the one or more topics based, at least in part, on the period of focused attention; storing, by the one or more computer processors, the one or more topics and the one or more locations of the one or more topics; determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the period of focused attention ends; responsive to determining the period of focused attention ends, retrieving, by the one or more computer processors, the one or more locations; and displaying, by the one or more computer processors, an indicator of the one or more locations.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
creating, by the one or more computer processors, a summary, wherein the summary includes data indicative of the one or more topics and one or more locations; and displaying, by the one or more computer processors, the summary.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the summary includes one or more interactive links to one or more stored locations.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a period of focused attention further comprises receiving, by the one or more computer processors, eye tracking information from an optical sensor on the first device, wherein the eye tracking information indicates a pre-defined threshold is reached.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the pre-defined threshold includes at least one of: a quantity of material a user views, and a period of time a user spends viewing.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the optical sensor includes one or more cameras.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indicator includes one or more of: a change of text color, a change of text font type, flashing text, an arrow, a location of a cursor, and a box surrounding a location on a screen.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the period of focused attention ends further comprises determining, by the one or more computer processors, a pre-defined threshold of time is reached during which no focused attention is received.

9 . A computer program product for retrieving focus-based information, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage device and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage device, the program instructions comprising: program instructions to receive a period of focused attention by a user on a user interface of a first device; program instructions to determine one or more topics and one or more locations of the one or more topics based, at least in part, on the period of focused attention; program instructions to store the one or more topics and the one or more locations of the one or more topics; program instructions to determine whether the period of focused attention ends; responsive to determining the period of focused attention ends, program instructions to retrieve the one or more locations; and program instructions to display an indicator of the one or more locations.

10 . The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising:
program instructions to create a summary, wherein the summary includes data indicative of the one or more topics and one or more locations; and program instructions to display the summary.

11 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein receiving a period of focused attention further comprises program instructions to receive eye tracking information from an optical sensor on the first device, wherein the eye tracking information indicates a pre-defined threshold is reached.

12 . The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the pre-defined threshold includes at least one of: a quantity of material a user views, and a period of time a user spends viewing.

13 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the indicator includes one or more of: a change of text color, a change of text font type, flashing text, an arrow, a location of a cursor, and a box surrounding a location on a screen.

14 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein program instructions to determine the period of focused attention ends further comprises program instructions to determine a pre-defined threshold of time is reached during which no focused attention is received.

15 . A computer system for retrieving focus-based information, the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage device; program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage device for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising: program instructions to receive a period of focused attention by a user on a user interface of a first device; program instructions to determine one or more topics and one or more locations of the one or more topics based, at least in part, on the period of focused attention; program instructions to store the one or more topics and the one or more locations of the one or more topics; program instructions to determine whether the period of focused attention ends; responsive to determining the period of focused attention ends, program instructions to retrieve the one or more locations; and program instructions to display an indicator of the one or more locations.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , further comprising:
program instructions to create a summary, wherein the summary includes data indicative of the one or more topics and one or more locations; and program instructions to display the summary.

17 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein receiving a period of focused attention further comprises program instructions to receive eye tracking information from an optical sensor on the first device, wherein the eye tracking information indicates a pre-defined threshold is reached.

18 . The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the pre-defined threshold includes at least one of: a quantity of material a user views, and a period of time a user spends viewing.

19 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the indicator includes one or more of: a change of text color, a change of text font type, flashing text, an arrow, a location of a cursor, and a box surrounding a location on a screen.

20 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein program instructions to determine the period of focused attention ends further comprises program instructions to determine a pre-defined threshold of time is reached during which no focused attention is received.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Breedvelt-Schouten Ilse M
• Jenkins Jana H
• Kusnitz Jeffrey A

Classifications

• G06F40/258

  Heading extraction; Automatic titling; Numbering · CPC title

• G06F16/9535

  Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation · CPC title

• G06F16/335

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles (filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536) · CPC title

• G06F3/013 Primary

  Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0304

  Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means (constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042) · CPC title