US 12,010,381 B2
Orientation control of display device based on content
Thomas Dawson, Escondido, CA (US); and Steven Richman, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/303,997.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400310 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44218 (2013.01) [G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.