Device and method for finding media data pertaining to suggestions

• US 20050253932A1
• Filed: 08/18/2003
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Van De Laar, Petrus Johannes Lambertus Jacobus
• Application Number:
  US10/526,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20050253932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.990
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

The invention relates to a data processing device (100) for making suggestions to a user (101), the device comprising a detector (110) arranged to detect a condition (115) pertaining to the user of said device, and presentation means (120) for presenting to the user a suggestion to perform an activity in response to the detection of said condition. The device further comprises search means (140) arranged to automatically find media data (141) which provide the user with directions for performing said suggested user activity (131), wherein said presentation means is arranged to present said found media data to the user. The found media data, when presented to the user, elucidate how the user can realize the suggestion. For instance, the device may show to the user a video clip demonstrating how suggested physical exercises may be performed. The invention also relates to a method of making suggestions to the user.

Claims

1. A data processing device for making suggestions to a user, the device comprising a detector arranged to detect a condition pertaining to the user of said device, and presentation means for presenting to the user a suggestion to perform an activity in response to the detection of said condition, characterized in that the device comprises

search means arranged to automatically find media data which provide the user with directions for performing said suggested user activity,

wherein said presentation means is arranged to present said found media data to the user.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said detector is arranged to monitor user activities.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising suggestion means arranged to autonomously generate said suggestion to perform said activity in response to the detection of said condition.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said device is arranged to enable the user to manually select and schedule a suggestion being a reminder to perform an activity.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein said suggestion means is arranged to suggest to the user to start at least one physical exercise, said search means being arranged to find media information guiding the user to perform at least one suggested physical exercise.

6. The device of claim 3, wherein said suggestion means is arranged to suggest to the user a starting time for performing said suggested activity.

7. The device of claim 3, wherein said suggestion means is arranged to enable the user to manually select a starting time for performing said suggested activity.

8. The device of claim 6, wherein said presentation means is arranged to show, for a predetermined time before said starting time, a visual representation of a clock indicating at least said starting time.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said search means is further arranged to obtain said media data from an external source.

10. An apparatus incorporating the device as claimed in claim 1, the apparatus being selected from a group of a television set, video cassette recorder, personal digital assistant, personal computer, portable equipment.

12. A computer program product enabling a programmable device, when executing said computer program product, to function as the device as defined in claim 1.

11. A method of making suggestions to a user, the method comprising a step of detecting a condition pertaining to the user and a step of presenting to the user a suggestion to perform an activity in response to the detection of said condition, characterized in that the method comprises:

a step of automatically finding media data which provide the user with directions for performing said suggested user activity, and

a step of presenting said found media data to the user.