US 11,949,948 B2
Playback control based on image capture
Brant Candelore, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/317,079.
Prior Publication US 2022/0368984 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44218 (2013.01) [H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
circuitry communicatively coupled to an imaging apparatus and a rendering device that plays content, wherein the circuitry is configured to:
acquire, from the imaging apparatus, one or more images of a first user of the electronic device and a physical space associated with the first user;
receive a user input that includes a settling time of the first user, wherein the settling time indicates a time required by the first user to settle after an entry into the physical space;
detect a lip movement of the first user based on the acquired one or more images;
determine whether the first user is in a conversation based on the detected lip movement of the first user;
control playback of the content on the rendering device based on the determination;
detect a movement of the first user;
compare the detected movement of the first user with a threshold movement, wherein the threshold movement is a specific amount of movement in the physical space;
pause the playback of the content on the rendering device based on a result of the comparison that the detected movement of the first user is larger than the threshold movement;
detect, based on the acquired one or more images, the entry of the first user into the physical space;
resume the playback of the content on the rendering device after the settling time elapses from the detection of the entry of the first user;
receive, from a user device, a trigger signal based on an incoming notification at the user device;
pause, in response to the trigger signal, the playback of the content on the rendering device for a specific period;
detect, in response to the trigger signal, a posture of the first user based on the acquired one or more images; and
determine, based on the detected posture, whether to resume or continue to pause after the specific period, the playback of the content on the rendering device.