US 12,008,118 B2
Intelligent display of content
Jing Sun, King of Prussia, PA (US); and Yunbo Tang, Malvern, PA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/134,139.
Application 18/134,139 is a continuation of application No. 17/751,402, filed on May 23, 2022, granted, now 11,657,166.
Application 17/751,402 is a continuation of application No. 16/197,822, filed on Nov. 21, 2018, granted, now 11,372,985, issued on Jun. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0252170 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 21/604 (2013.01) [G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
capturing an image of one or more faces via a camera of a computing device, the one or more faces comprising a face of a user of the computing device;
determining, based on the captured image, whether the face of the user of the computing device is directed toward a display of the computing device;
accessing a personal schedule associated with the user of the computing device via a calendar stored on the computing device;
determining a current day and time;
determining, based on the personal schedule, whether work is scheduled during the current day and time;
retrieving, from a memory, a rule blocking presentation of content via the computing device in response to determining that the face of the user of the computing device is not directed toward the display or determining that work is scheduled during the current day and time, and permitting presentation of content via the computing device in response to determining that the face of the user of the computing device is directed toward the display and determining that work is not scheduled during the current day and time;
based on the rule and whether the face of the user is directed toward the display:
blocking the presentation of the content via the computing device in response to determining that the face of the user of the computing device is not directed toward the display or determining that work is scheduled during the current day and time; and
permitting the presentation of content via the computing device in response to determining that the face of the user of the computing device is directed toward the display and determining that work is not scheduled during the current day and time.