1. A method comprising:
observing via a camera of a device and a gaze tracking function that a user is looking at a transient message displayed on a display screen of a device;
determining a time to remove the transient message from the display screen as a function of the observing; and
removing the transient message as a function of the determined time.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the observing comprises detecting a position of the transient message at which the user is looking.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein determining a time to remove the message corresponds to the user looking at an end of the transient message.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein removing the transient message comprises fading the message starting at the determined time.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein fading the transient message comprises exponentially fading the transient message.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein fading the message comprises:
determining that a user has looked away from the transient message;
pausing the fading;
determining that a user is looking back at the transient message; and
continuing the fading when it is determined that the user is looking back at the transient message.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the time is determined based on a total length of time that the user has looked at the transient message.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the total length of time that the user has looked at the transient message includes multiple different times that the user has looked at the transient message.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a time comprises:
obtaining a length of the transient message;
obtaining a historical reading speed of the user; and
using the length of the transient message and the reading speed of the user to calculate the time.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the time to remove the message is a function of observing that the user has looked at the entire message.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the determined time is a fixed amount of time starting from when it is first observed that the user is looking at the transient message.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the message is an operating system message, and wherein the method is performed by the device executing code corresponding to the operating system.
13. The method of claim 1 and further comprising emphasizing the transient message when it is observed that the user is looking at the transient message.
14. A machine readable storage device having instructions for execution by a processor of the machine to perform:
observing via a camera of a device and a gaze tracking function that a user is looking at a transient message displayed on a display screen of a device;
determining a time to remove the transient message from the display screen as a function of the observing; and
removing the transient message as a function of the determined time.
15. The machine readable storage device of claim 14 wherein the observing comprises detecting a position of the transient message at which the user is looking, wherein determining a time to remove the message corresponds to the user looking at an end of the transient message, and wherein removing the transient message comprises fading the message starting at the determined time.
16. The machine readable storage device of claim 15 wherein fading the message comprises:
determining that a user has looked away from the transient message;
pausing the fading;
determining that a user is looking back at the transient message; and
continuing the fading when it is determined that the user is looking back at the transient message.
17. The machine readable storage device of claim 14 wherein the time is determined based on a total length of time that the user has looked at the transient message, wherein the total length of time that the user has looked at the transient message includes multiple different times that the user has looked at the transient message, and wherein determining a time comprises:
obtaining a length of the transient message;
obtaining a historical reading speed of the user; and
using the length of the transient message and the reading speed of the user to calculate the time.
18. A device comprising:
a processor;
a camera; and
a memory device having a program stored thereon for execution by the processor to:
observe via a camera of a device and a gaze tracking function that a user is looking at a transient message displayed on a display screen of a device;
determine a time to remove the transient message from the display screen as a function of the observing; and
remove the transient message as a function of the determined time.
19. The device of claim 18 wherein observing comprises detecting a position of the transient message at which the user is looking, wherein determining a time to remove the message corresponds to the user looking at an end of the transient message, and wherein removing the transient message comprises fading the message starting at the determined time.
20. The device of claim 19 wherein fading the message comprises:
determining that a user has looked away from the transient message;
pausing the fading;
determining that a user is looking back at the transient message; and
continuing the fading when it is determined that the user is looking back at the transient message.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A combined shipping and display device comprising:
a container portion for holding merchandise during shipping and point-of-purchase displaying, the container portion comprising a bottom panel and front, back, and side walls substantially transversely coextending from the bottom panel, the front and side walls each having an exterior surface for holding the merchandise in a configuration intended for retail display; and
a cover portion comprising a top panel and side walls substantially transversely coextending from the top panel;
wherein the container portion and cover portion are integrally formed of a sheet material and hingedly connected to each other; and
wherein, in a closed position, the cover portion covers at least a portion of the exterior surfaces; and
wherein, in an open position, the cover portion opens to reveal the merchandise held in the container portion to provide a point-of-purchase display for the merchandise.
2. The shipping and display device of claim 1, further comprising a connection strip formed in the sheet material at one of the container portion and cover portion for allowing separation of the container portion from the cover portion.
3. The shipping and display device of claim 2, wherein the connection strip comprises a perforation line.
4. The shipping and display device of claim 2, further comprising a pull tab attached to an end of the connection strip, wherein the connection strip comprises two perforation lines.
5. The shipping and display device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the side walls of the container portion contains, on the exterior surface, merchandise promotional information, wherein the side walls of the cover portion conceal the merchandise promotional information when the cover portion is in the closed position and wherein the merchandise promotional information is revealed when the cover portion is in the open position.
6. The shipping and display device of claim 1, wherein the front wall of the container portion has a smaller length than that of each of the side walls.
7. The shipping and display device of claim 1, wherein the front wall of the container portion is inclined and connected to the back wall, the front wall defining one or more openings for receiving merchandise.
8. The shipping and display device of claim 7, wherein the front wall of the container portion defines a plurality of openings separated from each other by a wall spacer.
9. The shipping and display device of claim 2, wherein the connection strip hingedly connects the top panel of the cover portion to the back wall of the container portion.
10. A foldable packaging blank for a combined shipping and point-of-purchase display container for displaying merchandise, the packaging blank comprising:
a container blank portion divided by a plurality of first folding lines into a bottom panel and front, back, and side panels hingedly connected with the bottom panel, the container blank portion having a plurality of first connecting panels each hingedly connected to one of the front, back, and side panels and foldable to be joined to another one of the front, back, and side panels of the container blank portion to form a display portion for holding the merchandise in a configuration for retail display; and
a cover blank portion divided by a plurality of second folding lines into a top panel and a plurality of side panels hingedly connected with the top panel, the cover blank portion having a plurality of second connecting panels each hingedly connected to one of the side panels and foldable to be joined to another one of the side panels of the cover blank portion to form a cover portion;
wherein the display blank portion and the cover blank portion are formed from a single sheet material and are hingedly connected to each other;
wherein, in a closed position, the cover portion covers at least a portion of the exterior surfaces; and
wherein, in an open position, the cover portion opens to reveal the merchandise held in the container portion to provide a point-of-purchase display for the merchandise.
11. The packaging blank of claim 10, further comprising a connection strip formed in the sheet material at one of the container portion and cover portion for allowing separation of the container portion from the cover portion.
12. The packaging blank of claim 11, further comprising a pull-to-open tab attached to each end of the connection strip, wherein the connection strip comprises two perforation lines.
13. The packaging blank of claim 10, wherein the top panel has a longer dimension than a corresponding dimension of the bottom panel.
14. The packaging blank of claim 10, wherein the packaging blank is a corrugated cardboard.
15. The packaging blank of claim 11, wherein the connection strip hingedly connects the top panel of the cover blank portion to the bottom panel of the display blank portion.
16. The packaging blank of claim 10, wherein the side panels of the cover blank portion have substantially a same height as that of side panels of the display blank portion when the packaging blank is in an assembled position.