ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,832, issued on March 17, was assigned to Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Philadelphia).
"Distance-based user interfaces" was invented by Joseph Rodolico (Horsham, Pa.) and Michael Sallas (Radnor, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are described for distance-based user interfaces. A distance between a user and a display can be determined. The distance between the user and the display can be determined based on a signal strength of a signal from a remote control. The distance between the user and the display can be determined based on audio signals received by a control device. A user interface can be modified ba...