Systems and methods for facilitating enhanced display characteristics based on viewer state

• US 10,339,630 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2018
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Thurling, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Merouan, Abderrahim
• Application Number:
  US15/878,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20180165794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 525 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G09C 1/00 Apparatus or methods whereby a given sequence of signs, e.g. an intelligible text, is transformed into an unintelligible sequence of signs by transposing the signs or groups of signs or by replacing them by others according to a predetermined system cryptographic typewriters G09C3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2092 Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• 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 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating enhanced display characteristics based on viewer state are provided. A media device may process an indication of a first state of a first viewer of a display device that is coupled to the media device. The indication of the first state of the first viewer may be captured at a time corresponding to the display device displaying first content with a first set of one or more size characteristics. The media device may determine a display adjustment based at least in part on the indication of the first state of the first viewer. The media device may cause the display device to display second content in accordance with the display adjustment so that the display device displays at least a portion of the second content with a second set of one or more size characteristics that is different from the first set of one or more size characteristics.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

capturing sensor input indicative of an individual proximate to a display device that is coupled to a media device;

determining a first change in a set of one or more facial features of the individual at least in part by;

processing a first subset of the sensor input that indicates a first state of the individual when the individual is proximate to the display device;

processing a second subset of the sensor input that indicates a second state of the individual when the individual is proximate to the display device, wherein the second state is different from the first state;

matching the first change in the set of one or more facial features of the individual to a category and a set of one or more user preferences stored by the media device, where the category corresponds to a recognized change in facial features;

determining an adjustment based at least in part on the category and the set of one or more user preferences stored by the media device, the determining the adjustment comprising causing the display device to present content in accordance with a plurality of iterative adjustments until a subsequent change in the set of one or more facial features of the individual is detected;

causing the display device to present a user-selectable option to indicate feedback regarding the adjustment; and

processing an indication of a selection of the user-selectable option, and causing the display device to present content in accordance with the selection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-selectable option corresponds to an option to select or reject the adjustment.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the selection corresponds to a rejection of the adjustment, and the method further comprises not applying the adjustment responsive to the rejection of the adjustment.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

changing the set of one or more user preferences based at least in part on the rejection of the adjustment; and

storing the changed set of one or more user preferences by the media device.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the selection corresponds to an acceptance of the adjustment, and the method further comprises applying the adjustment responsive to the acceptance of the adjustment.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing the display device to present the content in accordance with the adjustment applied prior to receiving the selection of the user-selectable option;

wherein the causing the display device to present the content in accordance with the selection corresponds to retaining or not retaining the adjustment applied, depending on the selection.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection corresponds to customization of the adjustment and/or a specification of a viewing situation.

8. A media device comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the media device to perform;

capturing sensor input indicative of an individual proximate to a display device that is coupled to the media device;

determining a change in a set of one or more facial features of the individual at least in part by;

processing a first subset of the sensor input that indicates a first state of the individual when the individual is proximate to the display device;

processing a second subset of the sensor input that indicates a second state of the individual when the individual is proximate to the display device, wherein the second state is different from the first state;

matching the change in the set of one or more facial features of the individual to a category and a set of one or more user preferences stored by the media device, where the category corresponds to a recognized change in facial features;

determining an adjustment based at least in part on the category and the set of one or more user preferences stored by the media device, the determining the adjustment comprising causing the display device to present content in accordance with a plurality of iterative adjustments until a subsequent change in the set of one or more facial features of the individual is detected;

causing the display device to present a user-selectable option to indicate feedback regarding the adjustment; and

processing an indication of a selection of the user-selectable option, and causing the display device to present content in accordance with the selection.

9. The media device of claim 8, wherein the user-selectable option corresponds to an option to select or reject the adjustment.

10. The media device of claim 9, wherein the selection corresponds to a rejection of the adjustment, the media device to further perform not applying the adjustment responsive to the rejection of the adjustment.

11. The media device of claim 10, the media device to further perform:

changing the user preferences based at least in part on the rejection of the adjustment; and

storing the changed user preferences by the media device.

12. The media device of claim 9, wherein the selection corresponds to an acceptance of the adjustment, the media device to further perform applying the adjustment responsive to the acceptance of the adjustment.

13. The media device of claim 8, the media device to further perform:

causing the display device to present the content in accordance with the adjustment applied prior to receiving the selection of the user-selectable option;

wherein the causing the display device to present the content in accordance with the selection corresponds to retaining or not retaining the adjustment applied, depending on the selection.

14. The media device of claim 8, wherein the selection corresponds to customization of the adjustment and/or a specification of a viewing situation.

15. One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media comprising processor-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform:

capturing sensor input indicative of an individual proximate to a display device that is coupled to a media device;

determining a change in a set of one or more facial features of the individual at least in part by;

processing a first subset of the sensor input that indicates a first state of the individual when the individual is proximate to the display device;

processing a second subset of the sensor input that indicates a second state of the individual when the individual is proximate to the display device, wherein the second state is different from the first state;

matching the change in the set of one or more facial features of the individual to a category and a set of one or more user preferences stored by the media device, where the category corresponds to a recognized change in facial features;

determining an adjustment based at least in part on the category and the set of one or more user preferences stored by the media device, the determining the adjustment comprising causing the display device to present content in accordance with a plurality of iterative adjustments until a subsequent change in the set of one or more facial features of the individual is detected;

causing the display device to present a user-selectable option to indicate feedback regarding the adjustment; and

processing an indication of a selection of the user-selectable option, and causing the display device to present content in accordance with the selection.

16. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the user-selectable option corresponds to an option to select or reject the adjustment.

17. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 16, wherein the selection corresponds to a rejection of the adjustment, the one or more processing devices further to perform not applying the adjustment responsive to the rejection of the adjustment.

18. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 17, the one or more processing devices further to perform:

changing the user preferences based at least in part on the rejection of the adjustment; and

storing the changed user preferences by the media device.

19. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 16, wherein the selection corresponds to an acceptance of the adjustment, the one or more processing devices further to perform applying the adjustment responsive to the acceptance of the adjustment.

20. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 15, the one or more processing devices further to perform:

causing the display device to present the content in accordance with the adjustment applied prior to receiving the selection of the user-selectable option;

wherein the causing the display device to present the content in accordance with the selection corresponds to retaining or not retaining the adjustment applied, depending on the selection.