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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Tao Ma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/3152 (2013.01); B25J 11/0015 (2013.01); G03B 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 9/3141 (2013.01); H04N 9/3147 (2013.01); H04N 9/3185 (2013.01); H04N 9/3194 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for interacting with a user is presented. The device includes a target area, a sensor coupled to the target area, wherein the sensor detects whether a human is present in a predefined proximity region and detects a direction of visual attention given by the human in the predefined proximity region, a processor coupled to the sensor and making a determination that the user's visual attention is in a direction of the target area for a minimum visual contact period, and an input engine that is activated based on the determination.