Apparatus, systems and methods for presentation management of erotica-related media content

• US 10,097,875 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2011
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Dish Network Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Echostar Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Strong, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS
• Application Number:
  US13/115,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20120304216A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,694 Days
• Field of Search: 600 38, 725 25, 345158
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 19/00 Massage for the genitals; Devices for improving sexual intercourse penis erection devices A61F5/41; vibration or percussion related aspects A61H23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 19/44 Having substantially cylindrical shape, e.g. dildos
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/501 connected to external computer devices or networks
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5058 Sensors or detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/00 Measuring physical parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/065 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/105 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/505 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440281 by altering the temporal resolution, e.g. by frame skipping television signal recording using magnetic recording on tape for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments

Abstract

Systems and methods are operable to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event. An exemplary embodiment receives information from a user sensor that is configured to sense a physical characteristic of a user viewing the erotica-related media content event, and automatically changes presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information corresponding to the sensed physical characteristic of the viewing user.

Claims

1. A method to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event by a media device, the method comprising:

receiving information from a user sensor that is configured to sense a physical characteristic of a user viewing the erotica-related media content event, wherein the information corresponds to a magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic;

determining that the viewing user is entering into a highly excited state based on the received information from the user sensor while the user is viewing a currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event, wherein the determining that the viewing user is entering into the highly excited state comprises;

comparing the magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic with a predefined threshold; and

determining that the viewing user is entering into a highly excited state when the magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic changes from a value that is less than the predefined threshold to a magnitude that is greater than the predefined threshold;

continuing presentation of the currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event that is being presented in response to determining that the viewing user has entered the highly excited state,

wherein the currently presented erotic scene is included in the erotica-related media content event and is defined by a start and a conclusion in the erotica-related media content event, and

wherein the currently presented erotic scene is presented until the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event; and

automatically changing, by the media device, presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information corresponding to the sensed physical characteristic of the viewing user, wherein automatically changing presentation of the erotica-related media content event by the media device comprises;

determining if the viewing user remains in the highly excited state at the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information from the user sensor, wherein the user is determined to remain in the highly excited state when the magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic remains greater than the predefined threshold;

repeating presentation of the erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event after the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event in response to determining that the viewing user remains in the highly excited state; and

continuing presentation of the erotica-related media content event after the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event in response to determining that the viewing user is no longer in the highly excited state, wherein the user is determined to be no longer in the highly excited state when the magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic becomes less than the predefined threshold.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the viewing user is leaving the highly excited state based on the received information from the user sensor; and

resuming presentation of the erotica-related media content event beginning at a subsequent scene of the erotica-related media content event in response to determining that the viewing user has left the highly excited state.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the viewing user is remaining in the highly excited state during the changed presentation of the erotica-related media content event; and

continuing the changed presentation of the erotica-related media content event in response to determining that the viewing user remains in the highly excited state.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein repeating presentation of the erotic scene further comprises:

identifying a start of the erotic scene,

wherein presentation of the repeated erotic scene begins upon the conclusion of the presentation of the currently presented erotic scene.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein repeating presentation of the erotic scene further comprises:

rewinding the currently presented erotic scene by a predefined rewind duration upon the conclusion of the presentation of the currently presented erotic scene.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

controlling operation of a teledildonic device,

wherein control of the teledildonic device is synchronized with the changed presentation of the erotica-related media content event.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring a heart rate of the viewing user,

wherein the information from the user sensor corresponds to the sensed heart rate of the viewing user, and

wherein the changed presentation of the erotica-related media content event occurs in response to the heart rate of the viewing user increasing to a predetermined value corresponding to the highly excited state of the viewing user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the erotica-related media content event at the media device that is communicatively coupled to a presentation device; and

communicating the erotica-related media content event from the media device to the presentation device, wherein the presentation device presents the erotica-related media content event to the viewing user,

wherein the user sensor is communicatively coupled to the media device, and

wherein the information from the user sensor is received at the media device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving the erotica-related media content event further comprises:

receiving the erotica-related media content event at the media device from a digital video disc (DVD) player that is communicatively coupled to the media device,

wherein the erotica-related media content event resides on a DVD, and

wherein automatically changing presentation of the erotica-related media content is based on the DVD.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

establishing a communication link between the media device and a remote device over a communication network after presentation of the erotica-related media content event begins; and

continuing presentation of the currently presented erotic scene until a conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene;

retrieving a different erotic scene from the remote device; and

presenting the different erotic scene of a different erotica-related media content event upon the conclusion of the presentation of the currently presented erotic scene.

11. A method to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event by a media device, the method comprising:

receiving information from a user sensor that is configured to sense a physical characteristic of a user viewing the erotica-related media content event, wherein the information corresponds to a magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic;

determining that the viewing user is entering into a highly excited state based on the received information from the user sensor while the user is viewing a currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event, wherein the determining that the viewing user is entering into the highly excited state comprises;

comparing the magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic with a predefined threshold; and

determining that the viewing user is entering into a highly excited state when the magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic changes from a value that is less than the predefined threshold to a magnitude that is greater than the predefined threshold;

continuing presentation of the currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event that is being presented in response to determining that the viewing user has entered the highly excited state, wherein the currently presented erotic scene is presented until a conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene; and

automatically changing presentation by the media device of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information corresponding to the sensed physical characteristic of the viewing user, wherein automatically changing presentation of the erotica-related media content event further comprises;

continuing presentation of the currently presented erotic scene until a conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene in response to determining that the viewing user has entered into the highly excited state;

determining if the viewing user remains in the highly excited state at the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene based on the received information from the user sensor; and

automatically presenting at least one of a different erotic scene of a different erotica-related media content event and a different erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event upon the conclusion of the presentation of the currently presented erotic scene in response to determining that the viewing user remains in the highly excited state at the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

establishing a communication link to a remote device over a communication network after presentation of the erotica-related media content event begins; and

retrieving the different erotic scene from the remote device.

13. A method to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event by a media device, the method comprising:

sensing a physical state of a user viewing the erotica-related media content event;

determining that the viewing user is entering into a highly excited state, wherein determining that the viewing user is entering into the highly excited state comprises;

comparing a magnitude of the sensed physical state of the user with a predefined threshold; and

determining that the viewing user is entering into the highly excited state when the magnitude of the sensed physical state changes from a value that is less than the predefined threshold to a magnitude that is greater than the predefined threshold;

continuing presentation of a currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event until a conclusion of the erotic scene in response to determining that the viewing user has entered the highly excited state;

determining if the viewing user remains in the highly excited state at the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene, wherein determining if the viewing user remains in the highly excited state comprises;

comparing the magnitude of the sensed physical characteristic with the predefined threshold; and

determining that the viewing user remains in the highly excited state when the value of the magnitude of the sensed physical state remains greater than the predefined threshold; and

automatically changing, by the media device, presentation of the erotica-related media content event based upon the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene in response to determining that the viewing user remains in the highly excited state.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

repeating presentation of the erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event in response to determining that the viewing user remains in the highly excited state.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

controlling operation of a teledildonic device,

wherein control of the teledildonic device is synchronized with the changed presentation of the erotica-related media content event.