IP Library Granted Patent US 11,995,089
Granted Patent B2
US 11,995,089 · App. 17/560,696 · Granted May 28, 2024

Methods, systems, and media for displaying information related to displayed content upon detection of user attention

Inventor: Eric H. Liu (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
G06F16/24578
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Patent No.
US 11,995,089
App. No.
17/560,696
Granted
May 28, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for displaying information related to displayed content upon detection of user attention are provided. In some implementations, a method for presenting information to a user is provided, the method comprising: detecting a presence of a user; retrieving content and associated content metadata; causing the content to be presented to the user in response to detecting the presence of the user; detecting a user action indicative of user attention to at least a portion of the content presented to the user; and in response to detecting the user action, causing information to be presented to the user, wherein the information presented to the user corresponds to the content metadata associated with the portion of the content.

Claims (38)

1. A method for presenting information to a user, the method comprising:

in response to detecting a presence of the user, presenting consecutive content items that include a first content item followed by a second content item to be presented to the user, wherein the first content item is presented to the user during a first time period;

in response to determining that user attention to the first content item has not been detected during the first time period, presenting the second content item from the consecutive content items to the user during a second time period; and

in response to determining that the user attention to the second content item has been detected during the second time period, presenting supplemental content related to the second content item based on one or more keywords from second content metadata associated with the second content item.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising pausing the second content item in response to determining that the user attention to the second content item has been detected during the second time period.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the first content item and associated first content metadata, the second content item, and the second content metadata associated with the second content item.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental content is presented on a display device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the supplemental content for presentation on a second device, wherein the second device is associated over a communication network with a display device on which the consecutive content items are presented.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the user attention to the second content item during the second time period has been detected further comprises determining that user actions indicative of the user attention have been maintained over a specified period of time.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the user attention to the second content item during the second time period has been detected further comprises detecting at least a first angle of a body part of the user with respect to a display device and detecting the user attention to one of the first content item and the second content item based on the first angle of the body part of the user.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein detecting the first angle of the body part of the user with respect to the display device further comprises detecting that a face angle of the user is within a predetermined angle of the display device.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein detecting the first angle of the body part of the user with respect to the display device further comprises detecting a movement of a body part of the user with respect to a display device to a second angle and detecting the user attention to one of the first content item and the second content item based on the movement of the body part of the user to the second angle.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

detecting a second movement of the body part of the user with respect to the display device in response to the supplemental content being presented to the user;

retrieving second supplemental content related to the supplemental content being presented to the user; and

presenting the second supplemental content to the user in response to detecting the second movement.

11. A system for presenting information to a user, the system comprising:

a hardware processor configured to:

in response to detecting a presence of the user, present consecutive content items that include a first content item followed by a second content item to be presented to the user, wherein the first content item is presented to the user during a first time period;

in response to determining that user attention to the first content item has not been detected during the first time period, present the second content item from the consecutive content items to the user during a second time period; and

in response to determining that the user attention to the second content item has been detected during the second time period, present supplemental content related to the second content item based on one or more keywords from second content metadata associated with the second content item.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second content item from the consecutive content items is presented to the user during the second time period in response to determining that user attention to the first content item has not been detected during the first time period.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to pause the second content item in response to determining that the user attention to the second content item has been detected during the second time period.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to retrieve the first content item and associated first content metadata, the second content item, and the second content metadata associated with the second content item.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the supplemental content is presented on a display device.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to transmit the supplemental content for presentation on a second device, wherein the second device is associated over a communication network with a display device on which the consecutive content items are presented.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining that the user attention to the second content item during the second time period has been detected further comprises determining that user actions indicative of the user attention have been maintained over a specified period of time.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining that the user attention to the second content item during the second time period has been detected further comprises detecting at least a first angle of a body part of the user with respect to a display device and detecting the user attention to one of the first content item and the second content item based on the first angle of the body part of the user.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein detecting the first angle of the body part of the user with respect to the display device further comprises detecting that a face angle of the user is within a predetermined angle of the display device.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein detecting the first angle of the body part of the user with respect to the display device further comprises detecting a movement of a body part of the user with respect to a display device to a second angle and detecting the user attention to one of the first content item and the second content item based on the movement of the body part of the user to the second angle.

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

detect a second movement of the body part of the user with respect to the display device in response to the supplemental content being presented to the user;

retrieve second supplemental content related to the supplemental content being presented to the user; and

present the second supplemental content to the user in response to detecting the second movement.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting information to a user, the method comprising:

in response to detecting a presence of the user, presenting consecutive content items that include a first content item followed by a second content item to be presented to the user, wherein the first content item is presented to the user during a first time period;

in response to determining that user attention to the first content item has not been detected during the first time period, presenting the second content item from the consecutive content items to the user during a second time period; and

in response to determining that the user attention to the second content item has been detected during the second time period, presenting supplemental content related to the second content item based on one or more keywords from second content metadata associated with the second content item.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2024
From: LIU, ERIC H
To: GOOGLE INC.
Reel/Frame 066283/0298 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 29, 2024
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 066378/0552 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16277085 · Feb 15, 2019
Continuation 15843483 · Dec 15, 2017
Continuation 13830621 · Mar 14, 2013
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