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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2011
Applicants:

Thomas G. Malzbender, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Daniel George Gelb, Redwood City, CA (US);

Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas G. Malzbender, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Daniel George Gelb, Redwood City, CA (US);

Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and apparatus to direct attention in a video content display are disclosed. An example method to direct attention in a video content display, includes determining a location in a display interface to which attention is to be directed based on video content to be displayed, and modulating with a stimulus, at a frequency such that the stimulus is detectable by human peripheral vision and is less detectable by human foveal vision, a portion of the video content displayed in the location with a stimulus to direct attention to the location.


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