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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin Biron, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ronnie G. Misra, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher K. Thomas, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Weijie Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Roberto G. Yepez, San Jose, CA (US);
Anthony J. Guetta, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kelsey Y. Ho, Los Altos, CA (US);
Paul W. Chinn, San Jose, CA (US);
Myra Haggerty, San Mateo, CA (US);
Curtis Rothert, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Peter D. Anton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan E. Drummond, Campbell, CA (US);
Andrew B. Cato, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a device may include an attention detection service. The attention detection service may monitor various peripheral devices in the device for indications that a user is paying attention to the device. Various clients may register for notification of attention detection and attention lost (attention no longer detected) events, or may poll the service for the events. If a user is not paying attention to the device, it may be possible to take various actions to permit reduced energy consumption.