Apparatus, systems and methods for presentation management of media content

• US 10,555,029 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2018
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Strong, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Matthews, Christine H
• Application Number:
  US16/153,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20190045257A1
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• 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 is a media device that 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 media device configured to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event, comprising:

a user sensor interface configured to receive information from a user sensor, wherein the user sensor 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;

a presentation device interface configured to communicate the erotica-related media content event to a visual display device, wherein the erotica-related media content event is presentable by the visual display device to the viewing user; and

a processor system communicatively coupled to the user sensor interface and the presentation device interface, and configured to;

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

continue 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;

automatically change presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information corresponding to the sensed physical characteristic of the viewing user,

wherein the processor system, when automatically changing presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information, is configured to;

determine 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;

repeat 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

continue 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 media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory medium communicatively coupled to the processor system and configured to store the currently presented erotic scene of the erotica-related media content event,

wherein upon the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene, the processor system is further configured to retrieve the stored erotic scene, and

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

3. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface communicatively coupled to the processor system and configured to establish a communication link over a communication network to a remote device,

wherein upon the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene, the processor system is further configured to retrieve a different erotic scene of a different erotica-related media content event from the remote device, and

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

4. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a teledildonic interface communicatively coupled to the processor system, and configured to receive information from a teledildonic user sensor that is integrated into a teledildonic device,

wherein the teledildonic user sensor is configured to sense another physical characteristic of the user viewing the erotica-related media content event, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to automatically change presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information from the teledildonic user sensor.

5. The media device of claim 1, wherein the processor system is further configured to:

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

resume 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.

6. The media device of claim 1, wherein the processor system is further configured to:

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

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

7. The media device of claim 1, wherein during the repeating presentation of the erotic scene, the processor system is further configured:

identify 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.

8. The media device of claim 1, wherein during the repeating presentation of the erotic scene, the processor system is further configured:

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

9. The media device of claim 1, wherein the processor system is further configured to:

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

retrieve a different erotic scene from the remote device.

10. The media device of claim 1, wherein the processor system is further configured to:

control operation of a teledildonic device,

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

11. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface that communicatively couples the media device to a remote device, wherein the remote device is configured to sense a heart pulse rate of the user, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to;

monitor the heart pulse rate of the viewing user,

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

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

12. The media device of claim 1, wherein the processor system is further configured to:

receive 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.

13. The media device of claim 1, wherein the processor system is further configured to:

establish 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

continue presentation of the currently presented erotic scene until the conclusion of the currently presented erotic scene;

retrieve a different erotic scene from the remote device; and

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

14. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface that communicatively couples the media device to a remote device, wherein the remote device is configured to sense a body temperature of the user, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to;

monitor the body temperature of the viewing user,

wherein the information from the user sensor corresponds to the sensed body temperature of the viewing user, and

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

15. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface that communicatively couples the media device to a remote device, wherein the remote device is configured to sense a pupil dilation of the user, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to;

monitor the pupil dilation of the viewing user,

wherein the information from the user sensor corresponds to the sensed pupil dilation of the viewing user, and

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

16. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface that communicatively couples the media device to a remote device, wherein the remote device is configured to sense a sweating of the user, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to;

monitor the sweating of the viewing user,

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

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

17. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface that communicatively couples the media device to a remote device, wherein the remote device is configured to sense a fluidic discharge of the user, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to;

monitor the fluidic discharge of the viewing user,

wherein the information from the user sensor corresponds to the sensed fluidic discharge of the viewing user, and

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

18. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface that communicatively couples the media device to a remote device, wherein the remote device is configured to sense a brain activity of the user, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to;

monitor the brain activity of the viewing user,

wherein the information from the user sensor corresponds to the sensed brain activity of the viewing user, and

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

19. The media device of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote device interface that communicatively couples the media device to a remote device, wherein the remote device is configured to sense a dampness of apparel worn by the user, and

wherein the processor system is further configured to;

monitor the dampness of the apparel worn by the viewing user,

wherein the information from the user sensor corresponds to the sensed dampness of the apparel worn by the viewing user, and

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