Orientation of Display Rendering on a Display based on
Position of User
TECHNICAL FIELD
Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to the field of data
processing, and in particular, to display image orientation based on position of a
user.
BACKGROUND
The background description provided herein is for the purpose of generally
presenting the context of the disclosure. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the
materials described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application
and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.
Computer display technology is continually advancing making it possible to
manufacture thinner and lighter displays, such as, for example, liquid crystal
displays (LCDs) or organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. Because of these
advances displays are becoming more prevalent in all manner of computing devices
and are now able to be placed in locations and devices that would have been
impermissible with traditional cathode ray tube (CRT) displays. As a result, users
are interacting with these displays in new settings and situations. To be able to
interact with the displays the orientation of any image rendered on the display may
need to be oriented with respect to the user. With current display technology;
however, a user must physically interact with a display or must manually adjust
software settings to adjust the display image orientation of the display.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative environment in which some embodiments of
the present disclosure may be practiced.
FIG. 2 depicts an illustrative microphone array according to some
embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 3 depicts a representation of an illustrative placement of a microphone
array disposed on a display with corresponding zones associated with display
image orientations.
FIG. 4 depicts an illustrative graph representing the treatment of voice
commands received in ambiguous and unambiguous zones
FIG. 5 depicts an illustrative computing device according to some
embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 6 depicts an illustrative process flow according to some embodiments
of the present disclosure.
FIG. 7 depicts an illustrative system according to some embodiments of the
present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS
A method, storage medium, and computing device for display image
orientation are described. In embodiments, the computing device may include a
display to render a display image; and a display orientation module coupled with the
display. In embodiments the display orientation module may be configured to
receive audio input from a user of the computing device. The display orientation
module may then determine a position of the user relative to the display, based on
the audio input. The display orientation module may then either orient the display
image in accordance with the position of the user or output a result of the
determination for use to orient the display image in accordance with the position of
the user or.
In the following detailed description, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings which form a part hereof wherein like numerals designate
like parts throughout, and in which is shown, by way of illustration, embodiments
that may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be
utilized and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the
scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the following detailed description is not
to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of embodiments is defined by the
appended claims and their equivalents.
Various operations may be described as multiple discrete actions or
operations in turn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the claimed
subject matter. However, the order of description should not be construed as to
imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. In particular, these
operations may not be performed in the order of presentation. Operations
described may be performed in a different order than the described embodiment.
Various additional operations may be performed and/or described operations may
be omitted in additional embodiments.
For the purposes of the present disclosure, the phrase "A and/or B" means
(A), (B), or (A and B). For the purposes of the present disclosure, the phrase "A, B,
and/or C" means (A), (B), (C), (A and B), (A and C), (B and C), or (A, B and C). The
description may use the phrases "in an embodiment," or "in embodiments," which
may each refer to one or more of the same or different embodiments. Furthermore,
the terms "comprising," "including," "having," and the like, as used with respect to
embodiments of the present disclosure, are synonymous.
FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative environment in which some embodiments of
the present disclosure may be practiced. As depicted by 108a, user 106 may
approach a computing device, such as kiosk 104. Kiosk 104 may be comprised of a
processor (not shown), and one or more peripherals, including but not limited to, a
display 100 and a microphone array 106. Display 100 may be configured to render
a display image 102 in a number of different display image orientations. For
example, as depicted in 108a, the display image has been rendered in a landscape
orientation prior to the user approaching kiosk 104.
Upon arriving at kiosk 104, or while approaching kiosk 104, user 106 may
issue audio input directed towards kiosk 104, such as a voice command. In
embodiments, the voice command may be a specific voice command associated
with display image orientation, such as, for example, "rotate." In other embodiments
the voice command may be a generic command directed at functionality other than
the display image orientation, such as, for example, a command to open an
application or perform an internet search. Upon receiving the voice command,
regardless of whether the voice command is specific or generic, kiosk 104 may be
configured to utilize microphone array 106 to determine a location of the user with
respect to display 100 based upon the direction from which the voice command was
given. Once the location of the user has been determined by kiosk 104, the display
image orientation may be automatically adjusted based upon the determined
location of the user, as depicted by arrow 11 0. As seen in 108b the display image
orientation has been adjusted so that display image 102 is now rendered in a
portrait orientation, thus allowing the user to have the display oriented in the user's
direction without any manual adjustment of the display.
FIG. 2 depicts an illustrative microphone array 106 according to some
embodiments of the present disclosure. In embodiments, microphone array 106
may include a number of individual microphones each configured to capture
individual audio streams for processing. As depicted here, microphone array 106
may be comprised of 4 individual microphones MI-M4. It will be appreciated;
however, that the four microphones depicted here are merely meant to be
illustrative and that microphone array 106 may include any number of microphones
whose audio streams may be sufficient to determine the location of a user. For
example, if kiosk 104 of FIG. 1 were placed in a corner of a room such that it could
only be approached from two directions, two microphones may be sufficient to
determine a location of the user with enough accuracy to orient the display. In
some embodiments a higher level of accuracy in determining the location of the
user may be desired and a greater number of microphones may be utilized to
achieve the higher level accuracy.
As depicted in FIG. 2, in some embodiments, microphone array 106 may
be disposed in an L shaped orientation; however, this disclosure is not intended to
be limited to such embodiments. Any disposition or orientation of microphones in a
microphone array whose audio streams may be sufficient to determine the location
of a user is contemplated by this disclosure. For example, if kiosk 104 of FIG. 1
were located in such a way that it could only be approached from two opposite
sides a linear 2 microphone array may be sufficient to determine the user's location.
In embodiments where a more precise location may be necessary other orientations
may be chosen for the microphone array.
The audio streams from microphones MI-M4 of microphone array 106 may
be utilized to determine the location of the user by analyzing a time delay and/or
amplitude difference with respect to one another. For example, consider audio
wave-fronts 202-206. Audio wave-fronts 202-206 may be utilized to determine the
position of the user by determining when the individual microphones capture audio
wave-fronts 202-206 through an analysis of the audio streams captured by the
individual microphones MI-M4. As depicted here, audio wave-fronts 202-206 arrive
at microphone MI first, followed by microphone M2, then microphone M4 and finally
microphone M3. When analyzed by a computing device, such as kiosk 104 or
computing device 500 of FIG. 5 below, the order and delay with which the audio
wave-fronts reach the individual microphones may indicate the direction from which
the sound originated, and thus may be used to determine the user's location with
respect to the microphone array. In other embodiments, amplitude may be utilized
in addition to, or in place of, a time delay. For instance, the microphone reached
first by audio wave-fronts 202-206 may record the highest amplitude while each
microphone the audio wave-fronts 202-206 reach thereafter may record a lower
amplitude and thus a measure of amplitude from each individual microphone may
be able to be utilized in some embodiments to determine a sequence in which an
audio wave-front reaches the microphone array and thus may indicate position of a
user in a similar manner to that described above with respect to the time delay.
While depicted here as only being implemented in two dimensions, it will be
appreciated that a three dimensional microphone array may be utilized in some
embodiments. Such a microphone array could be utilized to determine a user's
position in a three dimensional space. A user's position in a three dimensional
space could be utilized in embodiments having a display capable of rendering an
image in three dimensions. In embodiment's where a three dimensional display
may be combined with a three dimensional microphone array, it will be appreciated
that the three dimensional display image may be oriented in all three dimensions
based upon the user's position. In addition, in embodiments where a three
dimensional microphone may be utilized with a display capable of rendering in two
dimensions, the display itself could be adjusted in the third dimension while the
display image is adjusted in the other two dimensions. For example, the display
itself may be raised, lowered, turned, and/or tilted based upon the user's position as
determined when utilizing a three dimensional microphone array.
FIG. 3 depicts a representation of an illustrative placement of a microphone
array 304 disposed on display 302 with corresponding zones associated with
display image orientations. Each of the four display image orientations depicted
may be comprised of one unambiguous zone and two ambiguous zones. For
example, display image orientation 90 is comprised of zones 2, 3 and 4 with zone 3
being the unambiguous zone and zones 2 and 4 being ambiguous zones. As used
herein, an ambiguous zone is a zone in which it may be difficult to determine the
exact side of the display at which the user is located, while an unambiguous zone is
a zone in which the exact side of the display at which the user is located may be
more clearly determined. The handling of commands received from ambiguous
zones and unambiguous zones is discussed in greater detail below in reference to
FIG. 4.
As depicted herein, the zones may have a nexus at microphone array 304.
It will be appreciated that the placement of the microphone array may determine the
location of the ambiguous zones and the unambiguous zones. Therefore, in some
embodiments, the microphone array may be placed in other locations relative to the
display to reduce the impact of ambiguous zones. It will further be appreciated that
the use of more than one microphone array may be utilized in an effort to reduce
the impact of the ambiguous zones. Any such placement of microphone array 304
or integration of one or more additional microphone arrays is specifically
contemplated by this disclosure.
In some embodiments, a computing device may be configured to treat a
voice command from an ambiguous zone differently than that of a voice command
received from an unambiguous zone. In some embodiments, when a voice
command is received by a computing device, such as, for example, kiosk 104 of fig.
1, the computing device may be configured to determine if the voice command
originated from an ambiguous zone. If the voice command originated from an
ambiguous zone, the computing device may be configured to select a default
display image orientation corresponding to that ambiguous zone. After the default
display image orientation is selected, the computing device may be configured to
adjust the display image orientation if another voice command is received from an
ambiguous zone within a predetermined period of time. If another voice command
is received from an ambiguous zone within the predetermined period of time, the
computing device may be configured to adjust the display image orientation to a
different display image orientation. This embodiment may be based on an
assumption that if a first voice command is received from an ambiguous zone and a
second voice command is received from an ambiguous zone in quick succession to
the first voice command, that the default selected display orientation is incorrect and
an adjustment may be necessary. In some embodiments, the different display
image orientation may be adjacent to the previously selected display image
orientation.
FIG. 4 depicts an illustrative graph representing the treatment of voice
commands received in ambiguous and unambiguous zones, such as the zones
depicted in FIG. 3, above. The horizontal axis represents time and the upper
horizontal axis represents ambiguous time windows while the lower horizontal axis
represents display image orientation. At time TI voice command 1 may be received
by a computing device. In this example, the computing device may determine that
voice command 1 originated in ambiguous zone 7 of FIG. 3. As a result, the default
display image orientation would be display image orientation 0 as represented in
406. Because voice command 1 was determined to be from an ambiguous zone,
the computing device may be configured to initiate ambiguous position time window
402.
At time T2, voice command 2 may also be received from an ambiguous
zone by the computing device. In addition, as depicted herein, time T2 is within
ambiguous position time window 402. As a result, upon receiving voice command
2, the computing device may be configured to adjust the display image orientation
to a display image orientation adjacent to the ambiguous zone, as indicated in the
transition from box 406 as a display image orientation of 0 to box 408 with a display
image orientation of 270.
At time T3, voice command 3 may be received by the computing device.
Voice command 3 is again received from an ambiguous zone, as indicated by the
initiation of ambiguous position time window 404 by the computing device.
Because voice command 3 was received from an ambiguous zone and the default
display image orientation is 180, as indicated by 410, it may have been received
from either of zones 1 or 11 as depicted in FIG. 3. As depicted here, no other voice
command is received from an ambiguous zone within ambiguous position time
window 404 and therefore no further change may be necessary to the display
image orientation.
At time T4, voice command 4 may be received by the computing device.
As depicted here, voice command 4 may not be received from an ambiguous zone
because no ambiguous position time window is initiated by the computing device.
Furthermore, because the display image orientation remains at 180 in box 41 0 it
may be determined from the graph that voice command 4 is received from zone 12
of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 depicts an illustrative configuration of a computing device 500
according to some embodiments of the disclosure. Computing device 500 may be
any type of computing device including a portable computing device, such as a
smart phone, tablet, ultrabook, ebook, laptop computer, etc., or a stationary
computing device, such as a desktop computer or kiosk computing device, such as
kiosk 104 of FIG. 1. It will be appreciated that the computing devices mentioned
above are merely examples that are meant to be illustrative. This disclosure is
equally applicable regardless of the computing device's form.
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ORIGINAL
Computing device 500 may comprise processor(s) 502, display 504,
microphone array 506, storage 508 containing display orientation module 510, and
other inputloutput (110) devices 51 2. Processor(s) 502, display 504, microphone
array 506, storage 508 and other input/output (110) devices 512 may all be coupled
together utilizing system bus 514.
Processor(s) 502 may be comprised of a single processor or multiple
processors. In multiple processor embodiments, the multiple processors may be of
the same type, i.e. homogeneous, or may be of differing types, i.e. heterogeneous
and may include any type of single or multi-core processors. This disclosure is
equally applicable regardless of type andlor number of processors.
Display 504 may be any type of display including, but not limited to a
cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal diode (LCD), or an organic light emitting
diode (OLED). Display 504 may be incorporated into computing device 500 or may
be peripherally connected to computing device 500 through any type of wired andlor
wireless connection. This disclosure is equally applicable regardless of the type of
display.
In embodiments, storage 508 may be any type of computer-readable
storage medium or any combination of differing types of computer-readable storage
media. Storage 508 may include volatile and non-volatilelpersistent storage.
Volatile storage may include e.g., dynamic random access memory (DRAM). Nonvolatilelpersistent
storage may include, but is not limited to, a solid state drive
(SSD), a magnetic or optical disk hard drive, flash memory, or any multiple or
combination thereof.
In embodiments display orientation module 510 may be implemented as
software, firmware, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, display
orientation module 510 may comprise one or more instructions that, when executed
by processor(s) 502, cause computing device 500 to perform one or more
operations of the process described in reference to FIG. 6, below, or any other
processes described herein.
FIG. 6 depicts an illustrative process flow 600 according to some
embodiments of the present disclosure. The process may begin at block 602 where
a voice command is received from a user. Upon receiving the voice command, the
user's position may be determined at block 604. As discussed above, the user's
position may be determined via an analysis of audio streams captured by a
ORIGINAL
microphone array, such as that depicted in FIGS. 1-3, 5 and 7. At block 606 a
determination may be made as to whether the user is in an ambiguous zone or not.
If the user's position is determined to be in an ambiguous zone the processing may
go to block 608 where a determination is made as to whether an ambiguous
position timer is running, such as that described in reference to FIG. 4 above. If an
ambiguous position timer is running, then the process may proceed to block 614
where the display image orientation may be adjusted. In some embodiments, the
adjustment at block 614 may be to a display image orientation adjacent to the
current display image orientation and corresponding to an ambiguous zone
adjacent to the previously determined ambiguous zone. Once the display image
orientation is adjusted the process may end at block 616.
Returning to block 608, if an ambiguous position timer is not running the
process may continue to block 610 where such a timer may be initiated. Once the
ambiguous position timer is initiated the process may proceed to block 61 2 where a
determination is made as whether the display image is currently oriented in the
user's direction. If the display image is currently oriented in the user's direction the
process may move on to block 616 where the process ends. If the display image is
not currently oriented in the user's position the process may proceed to block 614
where the display image orientation may be adjusted in relation to the user's
position. Afler the display image orientation is adjusted based upon the user's
position the process may proceed to block 61 6 where the process may end.
Going back to block 606, if the user's position is not determined to be in an
ambiguous zone then the process may proceed to block 612 where a determination
is made as to whether the display image is currently oriented in the user's direction.
If the display image is currently oriented in the user's direction the process may
move on to block 616 where the process ends. If the display image is not currently
oriented in the user's direction the process may proceed to block 614 where the
display image orientation may be adjusted in relation to the user's position. After
the display image orientation is adjusted based upon the user's position the process
may proceed to block 616 where the process may end.
In embodiments, process 600 may be implemented in hardware andlor
software. In hardware embodiments, process 600 may be implemented in
application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), or programmable circuits, such as
Field Programmable Gate Arrays, programmed with logic to practice process 100.
In a hardwarelsoftware implementation, process 100 may be implemented with
software modules configured to be operated by the underlying processor. The
software modules may be implemented in the native instructions of the underlying
processor(s), or in higher level languages with compiler support to compile the high
level instructions into the native instructions of the underlying processor(s).
In some embodiments, not pictured, a voice command may not be
necessary to monitor the user's location. For instance the user may be able to
issue a command, either by voice or manually, or modify a hardware or software
setting such that the user's position is continuously calculated based upon audio
input received from the user. In such embodiments, the user could walk around the
display and have the display image continuously oriented based upon the user's
position.
FIG. 7 depicts a system 702 according to some embodiments of the
present disclosure. In embodiments, system 702 may be comprised of display
orientation sensors 714, display orientation module 716, and Operating System
(0s) 718 all coupled with one another. Display orientation sensors 714 may include
a microphone array 704, such as, for example, microphone arrays discussed in
reference to FIGS. 1-3 and 5, above. Display orientation sensors may also include
optional sensors such as camera 706, display bezel sensor 708, passive infra-red
sensor 710 and touch sensor 712. These optional sensors may be utilized, in some
embodiments, to determine a display image orientation when no audio input is
received or to determine an orientation of the display with respect to the user to aid
in determining a display image orientation with respect to the user's position with
respect to the display.
Display orientation module 716 may be configured to determine an
appropriate display image orientation based upon one or more of the display
orientation sensors 714. As discussed above, display orientation module 716 may
be configured to determine a position of a user by analyzing audio streams captured
by microphone array 704 and may take the position of the user into account when
determining an appropriate display image orientation. Once an appropriate display
image orientation is determined by display orientation module, the determination
may be passed to the OS display API 720 to cause a display, not pictured, attached
to system 702 to render an image in the determined appropriate display image
orientation. In other embodiments, the display orientation module 716 may be
configured to adjust the display image orientation directly, not depicted here.
For the purposes of this description, a computer-usable or computerreadable
medium can be any medium that can contain, store, communicate,
propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction
execution system, apparatus, or device. The medium can be an electronic,
magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system (or apparatus
or device) or a propagation medium. Examples of a computer-readable storage
medium include a semiconductor or solid state memory, magnetic tape, a
removable computer diskette, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only
memory (ROM), a rigid magnetic disk and an optical disk. Current examples of
optical disks include compact disk - read only memory (CD-ROM), compact disk -
readlwrite (CD-RAN) and DVD.
Embodiments of the disclosure can take the form of an entirely hardware
embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment containing both
hardware and software elements. In various embodiments, software, may include,
but is not limited to, firmware, resident software, microcode, and the like.
Furthermore, the disclosure can take the form of a computer program product
accessible from a computer-usable or computer-readable medium providing
program code for use by or in connection with a computer or any instruction
execution system.
Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein,
it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that a wide variety of
alternate and/or equivalent implementations may be substituted for the specific
embodiments shown and described, without departing from the scope of the
embodiments of the disclosure. This application is intended to cover any
adaptations or variations of the embodiments discussed herein. Therefore, it is
manifestly intended that the embodiments of the disclosure be limited only by the
claims and the equivalents thereof.
EXAMPLES
Some non-limiting examples are:
Example 1 is a computing device for computing, including orienting a display
image, comprising: a display to render the display image; and a display orientation
module coupled with the display to: receive audio input from a user of the computing
ORIGINAL
device; determine a position of the user relative to the display, based on the audio
input; and either orient the display image in accordance with the position of the user
or output a result of the determination for use to orient the display image in
accordance with the position of the user.
Example 2 may include the subject matter of Example 1, further comprising a
microphone array coupled with the display orientation module, the microphone array
including a plurality of microphones to individually capture respective audio streams,
wherein the audio input from the user includes individual audio streams captured by
the plurality of microphones of the microphone array.
~ x a m ~3l mea y include the subject matter of Example 2, wherein the
microphone array is disposed on the computing device in an L shaped configuration.
Example 4 may include the subject matter of Example 2, wherein the display
orientation module is to further analyze the individual audio streams of the audio
input to determine the position of the user relative to the display.
Example 5 may include the subject matter of Example 4, wherein to analyze
the individual audio streams includes at least one of: a determination of a delay,
relative to each other, of the individual audio streams of the audio input; or a
determination of a difference in amplitude, relative to each other, of the individual
audio streams of the audio input.
Example 6 may include the subject matter of any one of Examples 1-5,
wherein the audio input from the user includes a voice command given by the user
and the display orientation module is to determine the position of the user relative to
the display and either output the result of the determination to enable the display
image to be oriented or orient the display image, in response to detection of the
voice command.
Example 7 may include the subject matter of any one of Examples 1-5,
wherein the display orientation module is to: further determine when the position of
the user is in an ambiguous zone with respect to the display; and on determination
that the position of the user is in an ambiguous zone with respect to the display,
initiate an ambiguous position timer, wherein the ambiguous position timer is to
execute for a predetermined period of time.
Example 8 may include the subject matter of Example 7, wherein the display
orientation module is to: receive additional audio input from the user; determine a
Q~IGI?
new position of the user relative to the display, based on the a di ional audio input;
and either orient the display image to a display image orientation adjacent to the
previous orientation or output a result of the determination for use to orient the
display image to a display image orientation adjacent to the previous orientation,
when both the new position of the user is an ambiguous zone with respect to the
display and an ambiguous position timer is executing.
Example 9 is one or more computer-readable media having instructions
stored thereon which, when executed by a computing device provide the computing
device with a display orientation module to: receive audio input from a user, the
audio input captured by a microphone array of the computing device; determine a
position of the user, relative to a display of the computing device, based on the audio
input; and either output a result of the determination for use to orient the display
image in accordance with the position of the user or orient the display image in
accordance with the position of the user.
Example 10 may include the subject matter of Example 9, wherein the
microphone array is comprised of a plurality of microphones to individually capture
respective audio streams, wherein the audio input from the user includes individual
audio streams captured by the plurality of microphones of the microphone array.
Example 11 may include the subject matter of Example 10, wherein the
plurality of microphones of the microphone array are disposed on the computing
device in an L shaped configuration.
Example 12 may include the subject matter of Example 10, wherein the
display orientation module is to further analyze the individual audio streams of the
audio input to determine the position of the user relative to the display.
Example 13 may include the subject matter of Example 12, wherein to
analyze the individual audio streams includes at least one of: a determination of a
delay, relative to each other, of the individual audio streams of the audio input; or a
determination of a difference in amplitude, relative to each other, of the individual
audio streams of the audio input.
Example 14 may include the subject matter of any one of Examples 9-13,
wherein the audio input from the user includes a voice command given by the user
and the display orientation module is to determine the position of the user relative to
the display and either output the result of the determination to enable the display
image to be oriented or orient the display image, in response to detection of the
ORIGINAL
voice command.
Example 15 is a computer-implemented method for computing, including
orienting a display image, comprising: receiving, by a display orientation module of a
computing device, audio input from a user, the audio input containing a voice
command and the audio input captured by a microphone array; determining, by the
display orientation module, in response to detection of the voice command in the
audio input, a position of the user, relative to a display of the computing device,
based on the audio input; and either orienting, by the display orientation module, the
display image in accordance with the position of the user or outputting, by the display
orientation module, a result of the determination to enable a display image to be
rendered on the display in an orientation in accordance with the position of the user.
Example 16 may include the subject matter of Example 15, wherein the
microphone array includes a plurality of microphones to individually capture
respective audio streams and wherein the audio input from the user includes
individual audio streams captured by the plurality of microphones of the microphone
array.
Example 17 may include the subject matter of Example 16, wherein the
microphone array is disposed on the computing device in an L shaped configuration.
Example 18 may include the subject matter of Example 16, further comprising
analyzing, by the display orientation module, the individual audio streams of the
audio input to determine the position of the user relative to the display.
Example 19 may include the subject matter of Example 18, wherein analyzing
the individual audio streams includes at least one of: determining a delay, relative to
each other, of the individual audio streams of the audio input; or determining a
difference in amplitude, relative to each other, of the individual audio streams of the
audio input.
Example 20 may include the subject matter of any one of Examples 15-19,
wherein the audio input from the user includes a voice command given by the user
and further comprising, determining, by the display orientation module, in response
to detecting the voice command, the position of the user relative to the display and
either orienting, by the display orientation module, the display image or outputting, by
the display orientation module, the result of the determination to enable the display
image to be oriented.
Example 21 may include the subject matter of any one of Examples 15-19,
ORIGINAL
further comprising: determining, by the display orientation module, when the position
of the user is in an ambiguous zone with respect to the display; and on determination
that the position of the user is in an ambiguous zone with respect to the display,
initiating, by the display orientation module, an ambiguous position timer, wherein
the ambiguous position timer is to execute for a predetermined period of time.
Example 22 may include the subject matter of Example 21, further
comprising: receiving, by the display orientation module, additional audio input from
the user; determining, by the display orientation module, a new position of the user
relative to the display, based on the additional audio input; and either orienting, by
the display orientation module, the display image to a display image orientation
adjacent to the previous orientation or outputting, by the display orientation module,
a result of the determination for use to orient the display image to a display image
orientation adjacent to the previous orientation, when both the new position of the
user is an ambiguous zone with respect to the display and an ambiguous position
timer is executing.
Example 23 is an apparatus for computing, including orienting a display
image, comprising: displaying means for rendering the display image; and display
orientation means for receiving audio input from a user of the apparatus; determining
a position of the user relative to the display means, based on the audio input; and
either orienting the display image in accordance with the position of the user or
outputting a result of the determination for use to orient the display image in
accordance with the position of the user.
Example 24 may include the subject matter of Example 23, further comprising
means for individually capturing a plurality of audio streams, wherein the audio input
from the user comprises the audio streams individually captured.
Example 25 may include the subject matter of Example 24, further comprising
means for analyzing the individual audio streams of the audio input to determine the
position of the user relative to the display.
Example 26 may include the subject matter of Example 25, wherein the
means for analyzing the individual audio streams further comprise means for:
determining a delay, relative to each other, of the individual audio streams of the
audio input; or determining a difference in amplitude, relative to each other, of the
individual audio streams of the audio input.
Example 27 may include the subject matter of any one of Examples 23-26,
wherein the audio input from the user includes a voice command given by the user
and the display orientation means further comprise, means for: determining in
response to detecting the voice command, the position of the user relative to the
display and either orienting the display image or outputting, by the display orientation
module, the result of the determination to enable the display image to be oriented.
Example 28 may include the subject matter of any one of Examples 23-26,
further comprising means for: determining, by the display orientation module, when
the position of the user is in an ambiguous zone with respect to the display; and
initiating, on determining that the position of the user is in an ambiguous zone with
respect to the display, an ambiguous position timer, wherein the ambiguous position
timer is to execute for a predetermined period of time.
Example 29 may include the subject matter of Example 28, further comprising
means for: receiving additional audio input from the user; determining a new position
of the user relative to the display, based on the additional audio input; and either
orienting the display image to a display image orientation adjacent to the previous
orientation or outputting a result of the determination for use to orient the display
image to a display image orientation adjacent to the previous orientation, when both
the new position of the user is an ambiguous zone with respect to the display and an
ambiguous position timer is executing.
Example 30 is one or more computer-readable media having instructions
stored thereon which, when executed by a computing device cause the computing
device to perform the method of any one of Examples 15-22.
Example 31 is an apparatus comprising means for performing the method of
any one of Examples 15-22.

ORIGINAL
CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1. A computing device for computing, including orienting a display image,
5 comprising:
a display to render the display image; and
a display orientation module coupled with the display to:
receive audio input from a user of the computing device;
determine a position of the user relative to the display, based on
10 the audio input; and
either orient the display image in accordance with the position of
the user or output a result of the determination for use to orient the
display image in accordance with the position of the user.
15 2. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising a microphone
array coupled with the display orientation module, the microphone array
including a plurality of microphones to individually capture respective audio
streams, wherein the audio input from the user includes individual audio
streams captured by the plurality of microphones of the microphone array.
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3. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the microphone array is
disposed on the computing device in an L shaped configuration.
4. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the display orientation
25 module is to further analyze the individual audio streams of the audio input to
determine the position of the user relative to the display.
5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein to analyze the individual
audio streams includes at least one of:
30 a determination of a delay, relative to each other, of the
individual audio streams of the audio input; or
a determination of a difference in amplitude, relative to each
other, of the individual audio streams of the audio input.
ORIGINAL
6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the audio input from the user
includes a voice command given by the user and the display orientation @ module is to determine the position of the user relative to the display and
either output the result of the determination to enable the display image to be
5 oriented or orient the display image, in response to detection of the voice
command.
7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the display orientation
module is to:
10 further determine when the position of the user is in an ambiguous
zone with respect to the display; and
on determination that the position of the user is in an ambiguous zone
with respect to the display, initiate an ambiguous position timer, wherein the
ambiguous position timer is to execute for a predetermined period of time.
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8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the display orientation
module is to:
I receive additional audio input from the user;
I determine a new position of the user relative to the display, based on
20 the additional audio input; and
either orient the display image to a display image orientation adjacent
to the previous orientation or output a result of the determination for use to
1 orient the display image to a display image orientation adjacent to the
previous orientation, when both the new position of the user is an ambiguous
25 zone with respect to the display and an ambiguous position timer is executing.
9. One or more computer-readable media having instructions stored
thereon which, when executed by a computing device provide the computing
device with a display orientation module to:
receive audio input from a user, the audio input captured by a
microphone array of the computing device;
determine a position of the user, relative to a display of the
computing device, based on the audio input; and
either output a result of the determination for use to orient the
ORIGINAL
display image in accordance with the position of the user or orient the
display image in accordance with the position of the user.
10. The computer-readable media of claim 9, wherein the microphone
5 array is comprised of a plurality of microphones to individually capture
respective audio streams, wherein the audio input from the user includes
individual audio streams captured by the plurality of microphones of the
microphone array.
10 11. The computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein the plurality of
microphones of the microphone array are disposed on the computing device
in an L shaped configuration.
12. The computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein the display
15 orientation module is to further analyze the individual audio streams of the
audio input to determine the position of the user relative to the display.
13. The computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein to analyze the
individual audio streams includes at least one of:
20 a determination of a delay, relative to each other, of the
individual audio streams of the audio input; or
a determination of a difference in amplitude, relative to each
other, of the individual audio streams of the audio input.
25 14. The computer-readable media of claim 9, wherein the audio input from
the user includes a voice command given by the user and the display
orientation module is to determine the position of the user relative to the
display and either output the result of the determination to enable the display
image to be oriented or orient the display image, in response to detection of
30 the voice command.
15. A computer-implemented method for computing, including orienting a
display image, comprising:
receiving, by a display orientation module of a computing device, audio
ORIGINAL.
input from a user, the audio input containing a voice command and the audio
0 input captured by a microphone array;
determining, by the display orientation module, in response to detection
of the voice command in the audio input, a position of the user, relative to a
5 display of the computing device, based on the audio input; and
either orienting, by the display orientation module, the display image in
accordance with the position of the user or outputting, by the display
orientation module, a result of the determination to enable a display image to
be rendered on the display in an orientation in accordance with the position of
10 the user.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the
microphone array includes a plurality of microphones to individually capture
respective audio streams and wherein the audio input from the user includes
15 individual audio streams captured by the plurality of microphones of the
microphone array.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the
microphone array is disposed on the computing device in an L shaped
20 configuration.
I 18. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising
analyzing, by the display orientation module, the individual audio streams of
the audio input to determine the position of the user relative to the display.
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I
I 19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein analyzing the
I individual audio streams includes at least one of:
determining a delay, relative to each other, of the individual
audio streams of the audio input; or
30 determining a difference in amplitude, relative to each other, of
the individual audio streams of the audio input.
20. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the audio
input from the user includes a voice command given by the user and further
ORIGINALcomprising,
determining, by the display orientation module, in response to
0 detecting the voice command, the position of the user relative to the display
and either orienting, by the display orientation module, the display image or
outputting, by the display orientation module, the result of the determination to
5 enable the display image to be oriented.
21. The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:
determining, by the display orientation module, when the position of the
user is in an ambiguous zone with respect to the display; and
10 on determination that the position of the user is in an ambiguous zone
with respect to the display, initiating, by the display orientation module, an
ambiguous position timer, wherein the ambiguous position timer is to execute
for a predetermined period of time.
15 22. The computer implemented method of claim 21, further comprising:
receiving, by the display orientation module, additional audio input from
the user;
determining, by the display orientation module, a new position of the
user relative to the display, based on the additional audio input; and
20 either orienting, by the display orientation module, the display image to
a display image orientation adjacent to the previous orientation or outputting,
by the display orientation module, a result of the determination for use to
orient the display image to a display image orientation adjacent to the
previous orientation, when both the new position of the user is an ambiguous
25 zone with respect to the display and an ambiguous position timer is executing.
23. An apparatus for computing, including orienting a display image,
comprising:
displaying means for rendering the display image; and
30 display orientation means for
receiving audio input from a user of the apparatus;
determining a position of the user relative to the display means,
based on the audio input; and
either orienting the display image in accordance with the
position of the user or outputting a result of the determination for use to
orient the display image in accordance with the position of the user.
24. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising means for individually
capturing a plurality of audio streams, wherein the audio input from the user
comprises the audio streams individually captured.
25. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising means for analyzing the
individual audio streams of the audio input to determine the position of the
user relative to the display.
Dated this gth day of September 2013. t k p (ASHISH K. SHAR A)
Of SUBRAMANIAM & ASSOCIATES
ATTORNEYS FOR THE APPLICANTS