Rapid Serial Visual Presentation for Discreet Message Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing message delivery systems in computer environments lack efficient methods to discreetly notify users of incoming messages without disturbing others, especially in shared spaces where visual distractions are a concern.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes sensing apparatus to detect a user's fixed visual focus and connects with their network-enabled device to deliver private messages using rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) technology on nearby displays, allowing messages to be displayed when the user is looking at a specific location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If messages are displayed on a user's device screen, then the user can receive the message, but other users in the shared environment may be disturbed by visual notifications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a secondary display device as an intermediary between the message source and the user's primary device. This secondary display, positioned in the user's peripheral vision, delivers messages without requiring the user to shift attention from their primary task, thereby avoiding disturbance to others while ensuring reliable message delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent moves the message display from the central visual field (primary device screen) to the peripheral visual field (secondary display device). This spatial dimensionality change allows messages to be conveyed without competing for the user's central attention, reducing visual distraction to both the user and others in the shared environment.
2Productivity
If the system continuously monitors user visual focus, then messages can be delivered at the optimal moment, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs sensors that automatically detect the user's visual focus and gaze direction without requiring user intervention. The system self-adjusts by monitoring physiological indicators (such as eye movement or attention state) and autonomously determines the optimal moment to deliver messages, reducing the need for complex user-system interaction while improving timing accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes changes in physiological parameters (such as eye gaze direction, pupil dilation, or attention-related brain wave patterns) to infer user focus state. By monitoring these natural parameter variations, the system can determine optimal message delivery timing without requiring complex active sensing or user feedback mechanisms.
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AI summary
A private message can be delivered by a computer system to a user in an environment, using a display in the environment, a user device, and sensors in the space. The device is detected and connected to a system once it enters a space. A private message is directed to the device and it is received by the system, which notifies the device that the message has been received. The user can then look up at a device to display the message and the system can determine where the user is looking, in order to deliver the message using rapid serial visual presentation to the user on the display device.