Patent ID: 11949948
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A method, comprising:
in an electronic device comprising circuitry communicatively coupled to an imaging apparatus and a rendering device that plays content:
acquiring, from the imaging apparatus, one or more images of a first user of the electronic device and a physical space associated with the first user;
receiving, by the circuitry, a user input that includes a settling time of the first user, wherein the settling time indicates a time required by the first user to settle after an entry into the physical space;
detecting, by the circuitry, a lip movement of the first user based on the acquired one or more images;
determining, by the circuitry, whether the first user is in a conversation based on the detected lip movement of the first user;
controlling, by the circuitry, playback of the content on the rendering device based on the determination;
detecting, by the circuitry, a movement of the first user;
comparing, by the circuitry, the detected movement of the first user with a threshold movement, wherein the threshold movement is a specific amount of movement in the physical space;
pausing, by the circuitry, the playback of the content on the rendering device based on a result of the comparison that the detected movement of the first user is larger than the threshold movement;
detecting, by the circuitry, based on the acquired one or more images, the entry of the first user into the physical space;
resuming, by the circuitry, the playback of the content on the rendering device after the settling time elapses from the detection of the entry of the first user;
receiving, by the circuitry, from a user device, a trigger signal based on an incoming notification at the user device;
pausing, by the circuitry, in response to the trigger signal, the playback of the content on the rendering device for a specific period;
detecting, by the circuitry, in response to the trigger signal, a posture of the first user based on the acquired one or more images; and
determining, by the circuitry, based on the detected posture, whether to resume or continue to pause after the specific period, the playback of the content on the rendering device.