CONTROLLING A DEVICE

摘要

A display device is useable by multiple users simultaneously. A display element occupies a region of the total display area of a display of the display device smaller than the total display area. One of the users of the display device is associated with the display element. A moving image of the users is captured whilst the display element is being displayed on the display. A touch input at a point on a touchscreen of the display is detected. The moving image is used to determine whether the touch input was provided by the user associated with the display element. The display is controlled to dismiss the display element if: (i) the touch input was provided by the user associated with the display element, and (ii) the point on the touchscreen is outside of the region of the display area occupied by the display element.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of controlling a display of a display device that is useable by multiple users simultaneously, the display having a total display area, the method comprising:
controlling the display to display a display element so that the display element occupies a region of the total display area smaller than the total display area; associating one of the users of the display device with the display element; using at least one camera of the display device to capture a moving image of the users whilst the display element is being displayed on the display; whilst the display element is being displayed on the display, detecting a touch input at a point on a touchscreen of the display; using the moving image of the users to determine whether the touch input was provided by the user associated with the display element; and controlling the display to dismiss the display element if: (i) the touch input was provided by the user associated with the display element, and (ii) the point on the touchscreen is outside of the region of the display area occupied by the display element.