Multimedia user behavior predictor

• US 20060179450A1
• Filed: 01/25/2006
• Published: 08/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Bouwen, Jan Allons Albert, Van Broeok, Sigurd, Godon, Marc Bruno Frieda, Trappeniers, Lieven Leopold Albertine, Moons, Jan Lode Mia, Handekyn, Koen, Coppens, Toon, Hendrikse, Arjen, Baekeland, Rony Alfons Maria, Dacquin, Hendrik Eugene Irene Nicolas
• Application Number:
  US11/338,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20060179450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/9
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• 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 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• 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 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A terminal device (TD) coupled to a multimedia distribution system (MDS). The terminal device is provided with an interface (IM) having selection buttons associated to sensors (SNS) for allowing a user not only to select multimedia outputs from the multimedia distribution system (MDS), but also for transmitting zapping intentions corresponding to the behavior of the user to a user behavior analyzing device build into the terminal device. The zapping intentions are derived from biometric parameters such as pressure, movement, temperature, heartbeat and/or sweat and are translated by the user behavior analyzing device into behavior parameters that are transmitted to and interpreted by the multimedia distribution system. As feedback, the multimedia distribution system replies with second multimedia outputs with the purpose of orienting or influencing the user in his/her selection choice. As a result, the real intention of the user to zap away from a channel is detected and a qualitative context to the zapping after it occurs is given, thereby allowing to increase broadcast user'"'"'s channel loyalty.

Claims

1. A terminal device (TD) coupled to a multimedia distribution system (MDS), said terminal device (TD) being provided with an interface (IM) having a plurality of selection means (SNS) for allowing a user to select predetermined multimedia outputs from said multimedia distribution system,

characterized in that the selection means of said interface (IM) comprise sensors (SNS) coupled to a user behavior analyzing device adapted to detect and to analyze the behavior of said user, and to generate corresponding behavior parameters,

and in that said interface is further adapted to transmit said behavior parameters to said multimedia distribution system (MDS) which is further adapted to provided in return second predetermined multimedia outputs.

2. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that said user behavior analyzing device is adapted to detect and to analyze biometric parameters of said user.

3. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that said biometric parameters are pressure, movement, temperature, heartbeat and/or sweat.

4. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that said user behavior analyzing device operates instantaneously on the user'"'"'s interaction with the sensors (SNS) to determine a qualitative profile of said user.

5. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 4, characterized in that said user behavior analyzing device determines said user'"'"'s qualitative profile based on historic and learning process.

6. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that said terminal device is a handheld terminal.

7. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that said user behavior analyzing device is located in said terminal device (TD).

8. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that said user behavior analyzing device is located in said multimedia distribution system (MDS).

9. The terminal device and multimedia distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that said user behavior analyzing device has a first portion located in said terminal device (TD) and a second portion located in said multimedia distribution system (MDS).