Methods and systems for arranging media objects on a display screen to compensate for user disabilities
View Patent ↗Methods and systems are disclosed herein for arranging media objects on a display screen to compensate for disabilities of a user. For example, if a media guidance application determines that, based on a particular disability, a user cannot see (or has limited vision with respect to) a portion of a screen displaying a media asset, the media guidance application alters the arrangement of media objects in the media asset to compensate for the disability.
1. A method of arranging media objects on display screens to compensate for disabilities of users, the method comprising:
monitoring, using control circuitry, user inputs, associated with media assets, of a user to generate a user profile;
cross-referencing, using the control circuitry, the user profile with a database associated with measures for disabilities to determine a measure of a disability of the user;
determining, using the control circuitry, a first set of coordinates on a display screen, wherein the first set of coordinates defines an area of the display screen that is perceived as being distorted by the user based on the measure of disability of the user;
receiving, using the control circuitry, a media asset over a communication network with a media object at a first position on the display screen;
determining, using the control circuitry, whether the first set of coordinates corresponds to the first position;
in response to determining the first set of coordinates corresponds to the first position, determining, using the control circuitry, a second position on the display screen that is not perceived as being distorted by the user with the disability; and
generating, using the control circuitry, the media object at the second position on the display screen.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first set of coordinates on the display screen, further comprises:
determining a viewing location of the user relative to the display screen; and
determining a focus area of the user based on the viewing location, wherein the focus area includes the display screen.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the first set of coordinates on the display screen, further comprises:
determining a measure of a disability of a user;
determining a perceived distortion of the focus area based on the measure of a disability of a user.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the first set of coordinates on the display screen, further comprises:
determining an overlap of the perceived distortion and the display screen; and
determining coordinates associated with the overlap.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining the focus area of the user based on the viewing location, further comprises:
determining a distance of the user from the focus area;
determining a viewing trajectory associated with the user; and
calculating a geometrical area of the focus area based on the distance of the user from the focus area and the viewing trajectory associated with the user.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining whether the first set of coordinates corresponds to the first position, further comprises determining whether the first position is included in the overlap.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to determining that the media object cannot be generated at the second position on the display screen, presenting an alternative media asset.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a size associated with the media object relative to the display screen; and
in response to generating the media object at the second position on the display screen, adjusting the size associated with the media object.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first set of coordinates on the display screen comprises determining coordinates for a user blind spot on the display screen.
10. A system of arranging media objects on display screens to compensate for disabilities of users, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:
monitor user inputs, associated with media assets, of a user to generate a user profile;
cross-reference the user profile with a database associated with measures for disabilities to determine a measure of a disability of the user;
determine a first set of coordinates on a display screen, wherein the first set of coordinates defines an area of the display screen that is perceived as being distorted by the user based on the measure of disability of the user;
receive a media asset over a communication network with a media object at a first position on the display screen;
determine whether the first set of coordinates corresponds to the first position;
in response to determining the first set of coordinates corresponds to the first position, determine a second position on the display screen that is not perceived as being distorted by the user with the disability; and
generate the media object at the second position on the display screen.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine the first set of coordinates on the display screen is further configured to:
determine a viewing location of the user relative to the display screen; and
determine a focus area of the user based on the viewing location, wherein the focus area includes the display screen.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine the first set of coordinates on the display screen is further configured to:
determine a measure of a disability of a user;
determine a perceived distortion of the focus area based on the measure of a disability of a user.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine the first set of coordinates on the display screen is further configured to:
determine an overlap of the perceived distortion and the display screen; and
determine coordinates associated with the overlap.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine the focus area of the user based on the viewing location is further configured to:
determining a distance of the user from the focus area;
determining a viewing trajectory associated with the user; and
calculating a geometrical area of the focus area based on the distance of the user from the focus area and the viewing trajectory associated with the user.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine whether the first set of coordinates corresponds to the first position is further configured to determine whether the first position is included in the overlap.
16. The system of claim 10 , further comprising control circuitry configured to present an alternative media asset in response to determining that the media object cannot be generated at the second position on the display screen.
17. The system of claim 10 , further comprising control circuitry configured to:
determine a size associated with the media object relative to the display screen; and
in response to generating the media object at the second position on the display screen, adjust the size associated with the media object.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine the first set of coordinates on the display screen further comprises control circuitry configured to determine coordinates for a user blind spot on the display screen.