Automated in-home observation of user interactions with video devices
First Claim
1. A computer-based method of monitoring and recording user interaction with a video service device, the video service device being connected to a display, the computer including a first video frame grabber, and a second video frame grabber, wherein the video service device is connected to the first video frame grabber, a video camera is connected to the second video frame grabber, and a remote control signal detector is connected to the computer, the computer being programmed to monitor and selectively record information received from the video service device, the video camera, and the remote control signal detector, the computer-based method comprising:
- over a period of time, detecting a plurality of remote control signals with the remote control signal detector, each remote control signal being indicative of a remote control button click by the user;
over the period of time, grabbing a plurality of first video frames with the first video frame grabber from the video service device;
over a period of time, grabbing a plurality of second video frames with the second video frame grabber from the video camera; and
recording the detected remote control signals, the first video frames, and the second video frames to a storage device as a sequence of events over the period of time while preserving the time relationship among the various events with respect to each other thereby establishing a common time base for the recorded sequence of events.
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Abstract
A computer-based method of monitoring and recording user interaction with a video service device is provided. The video service device is connected to a display. The computer is programmed to monitor and selectively record information received from the video service device, a video camera, and a remote control signal detector. The computer-based method includes, over a period of time, detecting a plurality of remote control signals indicative of button clicks, grabbing first video frames from the video service device, and grabbing second video frames from the video camera. The detected remote control signals, the first video frames, and the second video frames are recorded to the storage medium as a sequence of events while preserving the time relationship among the various events with respect to each other thereby establishing a common time base for the recorded sequence of events.
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12 Claims
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1. A computer-based method of monitoring and recording user interaction with a video service device, the video service device being connected to a display, the computer including a first video frame grabber, and a second video frame grabber, wherein the video service device is connected to the first video frame grabber, a video camera is connected to the second video frame grabber, and a remote control signal detector is connected to the computer, the computer being programmed to monitor and selectively record information received from the video service device, the video camera, and the remote control signal detector, the computer-based method comprising:
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over a period of time, detecting a plurality of remote control signals with the remote control signal detector, each remote control signal being indicative of a remote control button click by the user;
over the period of time, grabbing a plurality of first video frames with the first video frame grabber from the video service device;
over a period of time, grabbing a plurality of second video frames with the second video frame grabber from the video camera; and
recording the detected remote control signals, the first video frames, and the second video frames to a storage device as a sequence of events over the period of time while preserving the time relationship among the various events with respect to each other thereby establishing a common time base for the recorded sequence of events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon to direct a computer to perform a method of monitoring and recording user interaction with a video service device, the video service device being connected to a display, the computer including a first video frame grabber, and a second video frame grabber, wherein the video service device is connected to the first video frame grabber, a video camera is connected to the second video frame grabber, and a remote control signal detector is connected to the computer, the computer being programmed to monitor and selectively record information received from the video service device, the video camera, and the remote control signal detector, the medium further comprising:
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instructions for, over a period of time, detecting a plurality of remote control signals with the remote control signal detector, each remote control signal being indicative of a remote control button click by the user;
instructions for, over the period of time, grabbing a plurality of first video frames with the first video frame grabber from the video service device;
instructions for, over a period of time, grabbing a plurality of second video frames with the second video frame grabber from the video camera; and
instructions for recording the detected remote control signals, the first video frames, and the second video frames to a storage device as a sequence of events over the period of time while preserving the time relationship among the various events with respect to each other thereby establishing a common time base for the recorded sequence of events. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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