Methods and systems for selecting media guidance applications based on a position of a brain monitoring user device

• US 10,368,802 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2014
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Klappert, Walter R., Tomita, Kanako, Wheatley, David John
• Primary Examiner(s): Natnithithadha, Navin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shostak, Andrey
• Application Number:
  US14/230,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20150272496A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,954 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7246 using correlation, e.g. template matching or determination of similarity
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/011 Emotion or mood input determined on the basis of sensed human body parameters such as pulse, heart rate or beat, temperature of skin, facial expressions, iris, voice pitch, brain activity patterns
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 : Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 : for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 : being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• 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 21/4312 : involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 : on social networks
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 : for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 : End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 : for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 : End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 : Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a system configured to determine a position of a brain monitoring user device, and a brain state of a user. Based on the determined position and the determined brain state, the system provides access to a set of media guidance application operations corresponding to the determined brain state and to brain regions corresponding to the determined position of the brain monitoring user device.

Claims

1. A method for providing media guidance application operations to a user, the method comprising:

determining whether a first brain signal from a first brain region is detectable;

in response to determining that the first brain signal from the first brain region is detectable, determining a first position of a user device on the user, the first position corresponding to the first brain region;

comparing the determined first position of the user device with a first database of sets of media guidance application operations that are accessible based on positions of user devices to determine a set of interactive media guidance application operations that are accessible by the user based on the determined first position of the user device;

providing to the user the set of interactive media guidance application operations that are accessible by the user based on the determined first position of the user device; and

generating for display a message instructing the user that in order to access a different set of interactive media guidance application operations that are accessible from a second position of the user device, the user should reposition the user device to the second position.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a second brain signal from a second brain region is detectable; and

updating the determined first position of the user device on the user to correspond with the detection of the first brain signal and the second brain signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first position of the user device further comprises:

cross-referencing the detection of the first brain signal with a second database listing positions of the user device that correspond to different brain signals being detectable to determine the first position of the user device on the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first brain signal comprises one of an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal and an electromyogram (EMG) signal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first brain signal comprises a measurement of at least one of an alpha band constituent signal, a beta band constituent signal, a delta band constituent signal, a gamma band constituent signal, and a theta band constituent signal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is a circular fixture, the method further comprising determining whether the first brain signal from the first brain region is detectable by using a first brain activity detector disposed on the circular fixture.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is shaped as jewelry.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first position of the user device corresponds to a reference location on a cranium of the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first brain region corresponds to at least one of the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a brain state of the user based on the first brain signal.

11. A system comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store a first database of sets of media guidance application operations that are accessible to a user device based on a positioning of the user device on a user; and

control circuitry configured to;

determine whether a first brain signal from a first brain region is detectable;

in response to determining that the first brain signal from the first brain region is detectable, determine a first position of the user device on the user, the first position corresponding to the first brain region;

compare the determined first position of the user device with the first database to determine a set of interactive media guidance application operations that are accessible by the user based on the determined first position of the user device;

provide to the user the set of interactive media guidance application operations that are accessible by the user based on the determined first position of the user device; and

generate for display a message instructing the user that in order to access a different set of interactive media guidance application operations that are accessible from a second position of the user device, the user should reposition the user device to the second position.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine whether a second brain signal from a second brain region is detectable; and

update the determined first position of the user device on the user to correspond with the detection of the first brain signal and the second brain signal.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

cross-reference the detection of the first brain signal with a second database listing positions of the user device that correspond to different brain signals being detectable to determine the first position of the user device on the user.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the first brain signal comprises one of an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal and an electromyogram (EMG) signal.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first brain signal comprises a measurement of at least one of an alpha band constituent signal, a beta band constituent signal, a delta band constituent signal, a gamma band constituent signal, and a theta band constituent signal.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the user device is a circular fixture, the system further comprising:

a first brain activity detector disposed on the circular fixture; and

wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine whether the first brain signal from the first brain region is detectable by using the first brain activity detector disposed on the circular fixture.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the user device is shaped as jewelry.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the first position of the user device corresponds to a reference location on a cranium of the user.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the first brain region corresponds to at least one of the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine a brain state of the user based on the first brain signal.