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App. No. 14/612,980

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSITIONING TO PRIVATE E-READING MODE

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Abstract

A method executed in a processor of a computing device for providing an e-book privacy mode is provided. The method includes tracking eye movement of a first user of an electronic personal display with a camera of the electronic personal display, based on the tracking, correlating a gaze of the first user with a selectable region of the electronic personal display, identifying eye movement of a second user proximate the electronic personal display with the camera of the electronic personal display and responsive to the identification of eye movement of the second user, implementing a privacy operation of the electronic personal display which is associated with the selectable region.

Claims (54)

1 . A method of operating an electronic personal display, the method comprising:

tracking eye movement of a first user of an electronic personal display with a camera of the electronic personal display;

based on the tracking, correlating a gaze of the first user with a selectable region of the electronic personal display;

identifying eye movement of a second user proximate the electronic personal display with the camera of the electronic personal display;

responsive to the identification of eye movement of the second user, implementing a privacy operation of the electronic personal display which is associated with the selectable region.

2 . The method as recited by claim 1 wherein the privacy operation includes:

closing said selectable region.

3 . The method as recited by claim 1 wherein the privacy operation includes:

transitioning from a current page to a home page.

4 . The method as recited by claim 1 , wherein the implementation of the privacy operation further comprises:

implementing the operation selected from a group consisting of opening a menu, selecting an option from a menu, opening an e-book for display on the electronic personal display, closing an e-book that is currently displayed on the electronic personal display, scrolling through pages of an e-book currently displayed on the electronic personal display, turning a page of an e-book currently displayed on the electronic personal display, adding a bookmark to an e-book that is displayed on the electronic personal display, turning off the electronic personal display, and changing a setting of the electronic personal display.

5 . The method as recited by claim 1 further comprising:

illuminating an eye of the user with a light emission from a light source, wherein a location of the light source is selected from a group consisting of part of the electronic personal display and external with respect to the electronic personal display.

6 . The method as recited by claim 1 further comprising:

determining one or more viewing zones associated with said selectable region; and

determining said second user eye movement is within one of said viewing zones.

7 . The method as recited by claim 1 , wherein the camera is selected from a group consisting of an infrared camera and a non-infrared camera.

8 . A computer-readable medium that stores instructions for a computing device, the computing device including a processor, a memory and a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform operations that include:

tracking eye movement of a first user of an electronic personal display with a camera of the electronic personal display;

based on the tracking, correlating a gaze of the first user with a selectable region of the electronic personal display;

identifying eye movement of a second user proximate the electronic personal display with the camera of the electronic personal display;

responsive to the identification of eye movement of the second user, implementing a privacy operation of the electronic personal display which is associated with the selectable region.

9 . The computer-readable medium as recited by claim 8 wherein the privacy operation includes:

closing said selectable region.

10 . The computer-readable medium as recited by claim 8 wherein the privacy operation includes:

transitioning from a current page to a home page.

11 . The computer-readable medium as recited by claim 8 , wherein the implementation of the privacy operation further comprises:

12 . The computer-readable medium as recited by claim 8 further comprising:

13 . The computer-readable medium as recited by claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

determining one or more viewing zones associated with said selectable region; and

determining said second user eye movement is within one of said viewing zones.

14 . The computer-readable medium as recited by claim 8 , wherein the camera is selected from a group consisting of an infrared camera and a non-infrared camera.

15 . A computing device comprising:

a memory that stores a set of instructions;

a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages;

a processor that access the instructions in memory, the processor further configured to perform a method including:

tracking eye movement of a first user of an electronic personal display with a camera of the electronic personal display;

based on the tracking, correlating a gaze of the first user with a selectable region of the electronic personal display;

identifying eye movement of a second user proximate the electronic personal display with the camera of the electronic personal display;

responsive to the identification of eye movement of the second user, implementing a privacy operation of the electronic personal display which is associated with the selectable region.

16 . The computing device as recited by claim 15 wherein the privacy operation includes:

closing said selectable region.

17 . The computing device as recited by claim 15 wherein the privacy operation includes:

transitioning from a current page to a home page.

18 . The computing device as recited by claim 15 , wherein the implementation of the privacy operation further comprises:

19 . The computing device as recited by claim 15 wherein said method further includes:

20 . The computing device as recited by claim 15 wherein said method further includes:

determining one or more viewing zones associated with said selectable region; and

determining said second user eye movement is within one of said viewing zones.

21 . The computing device as recited by claim 15 , wherein the camera is selected from a group consisting of an infrared camera and a non-infrared camera.

Assignments (2)

CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2016

From: KOBO INC.

To: RAKUTEN KOBO INC.

Reel/Frame 037753/0780 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2015

From: LIU, STANLEY XIAODONG

To: KOBO INCORPORATED

Reel/Frame 034878/0716 →