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Granted Patent B2
US 12,010,381 · App. 17/303,997 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Orientation control of display device based on content

Inventors: Thomas Dawson (Escondido, CA); Steven Richman (Parker, CO)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04N21/44218G06T7/73G06V40/176H04N21/25883H04N21/26258H04N21/4223H04N21/4755H04N21/812
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Patent No.
US 12,010,381
App. No.
17/303,997
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a display device configured to render first content. The electronic device is communicably coupled to the display device and controls one or more imaging devices to receive one or more images from the one or more imaging devices. The electronic device further determines a first position of one or more living objects within a pre-defined region from the display device, based on the received one or more images and the rendered first content. The electronic device further controls an orientation of the display device towards the determined first position of the one or more living objects.

Claims (78)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display device configured to render first content; and

a processor communicably coupled to the display device, wherein the processor is configured to:

control one or more imaging devices to receive one or more images from the one or more imaging devices;

select, based on metadata of the rendered first content, one or more living objects from a plurality of living objects present within a pre-defined region from the display device,

wherein the one or more living objects are selected from the one or more images received from the one or more imaging devices;

retrieve profile information associated with the one or more living objects;

compare the retrieved profile information of the one or more living objects with the metadata of the rendered first content;

determine a first position of the selected one or more living objects within the pre-defined region based on

the received one or more images, and

the comparison between the retrieved profile information of the one or more living objects and the metadata of the rendered first content; and

control an orientation of the display device towards the determined first position of the one or more living objects.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine demographic information associated with the one or more living objects selected in the received one or more images;

compare the demographic information associated with the selected one or more living objects, with the rendered first content; and

determine, based on the comparison, the first position of the one or more living objects within the pre-defined region.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein based on the demographic information, the processor is further configured to:

select second content to be rendered to the one or more living objects, wherein the second content is different from the first content; and

control the display device to render the selected second content.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , further comprising a memory configured to store a predefined playlist of content, wherein the processor is further configured to select the second content from the predefined playlist of content.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a facial expression of the one or more living objects based on the orientation of the display device towards the first position of the one or more living objects;

select second content to be rendered to the one or more living objects based on the determined facial expression, wherein the second content is different from the first content; and

control the display device to render the selected second content.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the first position of the one or more living objects within the pre-defined region based on the metadata associated with the first content rendered on the display device.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the metadata associated with the first content comprises at least one of information associated with a product indicated by the first content, information associated with a genre, or information associated with one or more products indicated in one or more image frames.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine demographic information associated with each of the plurality of living objects selected in the received one or more images;

select the one or more living objects from the selected plurality of living objects based on the demographic information and the first content; and

control the orientation of the display device towards the first position of the selected one or more living objects.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

track a change from the first position of the one or more living objects to a second position within the pre-defined region; and

control the orientation of the display device towards the second position of the one or more living objects.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is further configured to customize the first content for the one or more living objects based on one of demographic information, the profile information, or a facial expression associated with the one or more living objects, and

the customization of the first content is based on the orientation of the display device towards the first position of the one or more living objects.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store information about the orientation of the display device.

12. A method, comprising:

in an electronic device:

controlling a display device to render first content;

controlling one or more imaging devices for receiving one or more images from the one or more imaging devices;

selecting, based on metadata of the rendered first content, one or more living objects from a plurality of living objects present within a pre-defined region from the display device, wherein the one or more living objects are selected from the one or more images received from the one or more imaging devices;

retrieving profile information associated with the one or more living objects;

comparing the retrieved profile information of the one or more living objects with the metadata of the rendered first content;

determining a first position of the selected one or more living objects within the pre-defined region based on

the received one or more images, and

the comparison of the retrieved profile information of the one or more living objects with the metadata of the rendered first content; and

controlling an orientation of the display device towards the determined first position of the one or more living objects.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

determining demographic information associated with the one or more living objects selected in the received one or more images;

comparing the demographic information associated with the selected one or more living objects, with the rendered first content; and

based on the comparison, determining the first position of the one or more living objects within the pre-defined region.

14. The method according to claim 13 , based on the demographic information, further comprising:

selecting second content to be rendered to the one or more living objects, wherein the second content is different from the first content; and

controlling the display device to render the selected second content.

15. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

determining a facial expression of the one or more living objects based on the orientation of the display device towards the first position of the one or more living objects;

selecting second content to be rendered to the one or more living objects based on the determined facial expression, wherein the second content is different from the first content; and

controlling the display device to render the selected second content.

16. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising determining the first position of the one or more living objects within the pre-defined region based on the metadata associated with the first content rendered on the display device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that when executed by an electronic device, causes the electronic device to execute operations, the operations comprising:

controlling a display device to render first content;

controlling one or more imaging devices for receiving one or more images from the one or more imaging devices;

selecting, based on metadata of the rendered first content, one or more living objects from a plurality of living objects present within a pre-defined region from the display device, wherein the one or more living objects are selected from the one or more images received from the one or more imaging devices;

retrieving profile information associated with the one or more living objects;

comparing the retrieved profile information of the one or more living objects with the metadata of the rendered first content;

determining a first position of the selected one or more living objects within the pre-defined region based on

the received one or more images, and

the comparison of the retrieved profile information of the one or more living objects with the metadata of the rendered first content; and

controlling an orientation of the display device towards the determined first position of the one or more living objects.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17 , further comprising

determining demographic information associated with the one or more living objects selected in the received one or more images;

comparing the demographic information associated with the selected one or more living objects, with the rendered first content; and

based on the comparison, determining the first position of the one or more living objects within the pre-defined region.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18 , based on the demographic information, further comprising:

selecting second content to be rendered to the one or more living objects, wherein the second content is different from the first content; and

controlling the display device to render the selected second content.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17 , further comprising determining the first position of the one or more living objects within the pre-defined region based on the metadata associated with the first content rendered on the display device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: DAWSON, THOMAS; RICHMAN, STEVEN
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056601/0833 →
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