IP Library Granted Patent US 9,851,790
Granted Patent B2
US 9,851,790 · App. 14/634,078 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Gaze based notification reponse

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Patent No.
US 9,851,790
App. No.
14/634,078
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: displaying, on a display device, at least one notification; detecting, at an electronic device, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification; determining, using a secondary detection, if a secondary input is detected; performing, based on the determining, at least one action. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (45)

1. A method, comprising:

displaying, on a display device, at least one notification;

detecting, at the display device, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification;

obtaining, using a processor, relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification, wherein relevance is based on the tracking of the user gaze;

automatically activating, based on the obtaining, a secondary detection device associated with the display device;

receiving, at the secondary detection device, a secondary input;

performing, based on the secondary input, at least one action responsive to the at least one notification.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary input comprises voice input.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one notification comprises two or more notifications; and

the detecting comprises determining, based on the location of the user gaze, which of the two or more notifications is associated with the location of the user gaze.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one action comprises sending a communication.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one action comprises opening a software application.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary input comprises facial manipulation input.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary detection device is activated by the location of user gaze being focused on an image on the display device selected from a group consisting of: the notification, a predetermined display location, and an icon.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification comprises no relevance and wherein the at least one action is a dismissal of the at least one notification.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein properties of the notification are based on a factor selected from a group consisting of: user selection, third party application preference, and current device task.

10. An information handling device, comprising:

a display device;

a sensor;

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

display at least one notification on the display device;

detect, using the sensor, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification;

obtain, using a processor, relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification, wherein relevance is based on the tracking of the user gaze;

automatically activate, based on the obtaining, a secondary detection device associated with the display device

receiving, at the secondary detection device, a secondary input;

perform, based on the secondary input, at least one action responsive to the at least one notification.

11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the secondary detection device detects voice input.

12. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein:

the at least one notification comprises two or more notifications; and

the detecting comprises determining, based on the location of the user gaze, which of the two or more notifications is associated with the location of the user gaze.

13. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one action comprises sending a communication.

14. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one action comprises opening a software application.

15. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the secondary detection device detects facial manipulation input.

16. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the secondary detection is activated by the location of user gaze being focused on an image on the display device selected from a group consisting of: the notification, a predetermined display location, and an icon.

17. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification comprises no relevance and wherein the at least one action is a dismissal of the at least one notification.

18. A product, comprising:

a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that displays, on a display device, at least one notification;

code that detects, at an electronic display device, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification;

code that obtains, using the processor, relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification, wherein relevance is based on the tracking of the user gaze;

code that automatically activates, based on the code that obtains, a secondary detection device associated with the display device

code that receives at, the secondary detection device, a secondary input;

code that performs, based on the secondary input, at least one action responsive to the at least one notification.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049689/0939 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2015
From: RAUX, ANTOINE ROLAND
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 035055/0219 →