System and Method for Detecting Viewer Attention to Media Delivery Devices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a media delivery device;
a detector circuit coupled to the media delivery device and configured to receive a signal transmitted from an emitter placed on the body of a user positioned proximate the media delivery device; and
an attention detector processor coupled to the detector circuit and configured to determine whether the user is perceiving content provided by the media deliver device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system to accurately record if viewers are actually watching, listening to, interacting with, or otherwise perceiving a television, computer monitor, or other media delivery device at any given moment are described. A detector circuit is coupled to the media delivery device and configured to receive a signal transmitted from an emitter placed on the body of a user positioned proximate the media delivery device. The detector receives a signal from the emitter when the user positions him or herself in a manner that indicates that the user is watching or otherwise paying attention to the media delivery device. An attention detector processor coupled to the detector circuit and configured to determine whether the user is perceiving content provided by the media deliver device.
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14 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a media delivery device; a detector circuit coupled to the media delivery device and configured to receive a signal transmitted from an emitter placed on the body of a user positioned proximate the media delivery device; and an attention detector processor coupled to the detector circuit and configured to determine whether the user is perceiving content provided by the media deliver device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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5. A system comprising:
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a media delivery device; an emitter circuit coupled to the media delivery device and configured to transmit a signal to be received by a detector placed on the body of a user positioned proximate the media delivery device, wherein the detector is configured to transmit an indicator in the event the detector receives the signal; and an attention detector processor coupled to the emitter circuit and configured to receive the indicator from the detector when the signal from the emitter is received by the detector, in order to determine whether the user is perceiving content provided by the media deliver device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a media delivery device; a camera coupled to the media delivery device and configured to image an area corresponding to a viewing area in front of the media delivery device; an image processor coupled to the camera and configured to recognize the presence of a user'"'"'s face within the viewing area; and an attention detector processor coupled to the image processor and configured to determine whether the user is perceiving content provided by the media deliver device.
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12. A system comprising:
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a media delivery device; an accelerometer circuit attached to a portion of a user positioned proximate the media delivery device at a distance suitable to perceive the media delivery device, the accelerometer configured to provide an indication of the position of the user'"'"'s head relative to the media delivery device; a detector circuit coupled to the media delivery device and configured to receive a signal transmitted from the accelerometer; and an attention detector processor coupled to the detector circuit and configured to determine whether the user is perceiving content provided by the media delivery device based on one or more signals from the accelerometer.
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