US 11,720,172 B2
Indication of key information apprisal
James G McLean, Raleigh, NC (US); David D Chudy, Raleigh, NC (US); Kenneth J Born, Durham, NC (US); and Cuong Thai, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,376.
Prior Publication US 2023/0195218 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/013 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to open a text object;
identifying, based upon analysis of context data associated with the text object, at least one article of key information contained within the text object;
ascertaining, using a camera sensor, an aspect of user gaze within the text object;
determining, based on the identified at least one article of key information and the ascertained aspect of user gaze, a degree to which a user is apprised of the at least one article of key information contained within the text object, wherein the determining comprises identifying that the aspect of the user's gaze has fallen on the at least one article of key information for a predetermined period of time that is dynamically adjusted based at least upon a length of the at least one article of key information; and
providing, based on the determining, a visual indication of the degree to which the user is apprised of the at least one article of key information, wherein the providing comprises at least one of: preventing a user from continuing in the text object upon determining the at least one article of key information has not been read and detecting an acknowledgment input that the key information has not been fully read.