EP 1611499 A2 20060104 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUMANS AND DEVICES
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUMANS AND DEVICES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR DIE KOMMUNIKATION ZWISCHEN MENSCHEN UND GERÄTEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDES ET APPAREIL POUR LA COMMUNICATION ENTRE DES PERSONNE ET DES DISPOSITIFS
Publication
Application
Priority
- CA 2004000428 W 20040322
- US 39296003 A 20030321
- CA 2423142 A 20030321
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004084054A2] This invention relates to methods and apparatus for improving communications between humans and devices. The invention provides a method of modulating operation of a device, comprising providing an attentive user interface for obtaining information about an attentive state of a user; and modulating operation of a device on the basis of the obtained information, wherein the operation that is modulated is initiated by the device. Preferably, the information about the user's attentive state is eye contact of the user with the device that is sensed by the attentive user interface.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004084054A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004084054 A2 20040930; WO 2004084054 A3 20050609; AU 2004221365 A1 20040930; AU 2004221365 B2 20110224; EP 1611499 A2 20060104; EP 2325722 A1 20110525
DOCDB simple family (application)
CA 2004000428 W 20040322; AU 2004221365 A 20040322; EP 04722210 A 20040322; EP 10183694 A 20040322