Audience response determination apparatus, playback output control system, audience response determination method, playback output control method, and recording media
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1. An audience response determination apparatus for determining an audience response, comprising:
- overall state detection means for detecting the overall state of an audience;
individual state detection means for detecting the individual states of the members of the audience; and
determination means for determining the audience response on the basis of information detected by said overall state detection means and by said individual state detection means.
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Abstract
An audience response determination apparatus detects the state of an audience and the individual states of the members of the audience to determine the response of the audience to the content of entertainment and the like. Based on the thus determined audience response, a playback operation of the content such as a movie is controlled, so that the level of satisfaction felt by the audience to the content can be increased.
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24 Claims
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1. An audience response determination apparatus for determining an audience response, comprising:
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overall state detection means for detecting the overall state of an audience;
individual state detection means for detecting the individual states of the members of the audience; and
determination means for determining the audience response on the basis of information detected by said overall state detection means and by said individual state detection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A playback output control system for controlling the output from playback means for the playback and output of data to be seen or heard by an audience, comprising:
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overall state detection means for detecting an overall state of said audience;
individual state detection means for detecting individual states of the members of said audience;
determination means for determining an audience response on the basis of the information detected by said overall state detection means and by said individual state detection means; and
control means for controlling the operation of said playback means based on the audience response determined by said determination means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An audience response determination method for determining an audience response, comprising the steps of:
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detecting an overall state of an audience;
detecting individual states of the members of said audience; and
determining the audience response based on information detected by the steps of detecting the overall state of said audience and detecting the individual states of the members of said audience.
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22. A playback output control method for controlling a playback output, comprising the steps of:
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detecting an overall state of an audience;
detecting individual states of the members of said audience;
determining an audience response based on information detected by the steps of detecting the overall state of said audience and detecting the individual states of the members of said audience; and
controlling the playback operation of data to be seen or heard by said audience based on the audience response determined in the determination step.
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23. A data recording medium recording a processing program comprising the steps of:
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detecting an overall state of an audience;
detecting individual states of the members of said audience; and
determining an audience response based on information detected by the steps of detecting the overall state of said audience and detecting individual states of the members of said audience.
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24. A data recording medium recording a processing program comprising the steps of:
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detecting an overall state of an audience;
detecting individual states of the members of said audience;
determining an audience response based on information detected by the steps of detecting the overall state of said audience and detecting the individual states of the members of said audience; and
controlling a playback operation of data to be seen or heard by said audience based on the audience response determined by the determination step.
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