Systems and Methods Providing Content on a Display Based Upon Facial Recognition of a Viewer

• US 20110161998A1
• Filed: 12/31/2009
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Goswami, Manash M., Declerck, Daniel J., Alberth, William P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,589,968 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/10
• 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 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

Disclosed is a display system and a method of a display system including a display device configured to provide visual output in a direction, and a camera associated with the display, the camera image collector being pointed in the direction of the visual output, the camera configured to collect facial data. A processor is provided to correlate facial data with content data so that the display will display specific content while the camera collects the facial data. A user'"'"'s mobile communication device can detect the display system and transmit facial data to the display system. When a user is positioned so that the camera of the system can collect facial data of the user'"'"'s face, the system can push specific content based upon facial recognition of the user correlated with the user'"'"'s preferences or other criteria. A determination as to content to display is based upon facial recognition.

Claims

1. A display system, comprising:

a display configured to provide visual output in a direction;

a camera associated with the display, the camera image collector being pointed in the direction of the visual output, the camera configured to collect facial data;

a processor to correlate facial data with content data so that the display will display specific content if the camera collects the facial data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein specific content is a least one of product placement within other content and an advertisement.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a timer to determine the length of time the camera collects particular facial data to generate timing data.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a mobile communication device comprising a proximity detector configured to detect the proximity of a display device having an associated camera.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the mobile communication device further comprises:

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one of facial data and content data to a display having an associated camera.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the display system further comprises:

a receiver configured to receive at least one of transmitted facial data and content data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the display system further comprises:

a timer so that the display will display specific content for a predetermined time.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a mobile communication device; and

wherein the display is configured to send a message to the mobile communication device if the camera collects facial data for a particular time constant.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a mobile communication device; and

wherein the mobile device includes a content list of items to be displayed, whereby upon receiving a message from the display that a content item has been displayed, the mobile communication device will mark a content item as having been displayed.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the mobile communication device is configured to detect another display and camera system and the mobile communication device is configured to attempt to send the another content item in the content list to another display and camera system.

11. A method of a display system including a display and a camera associated with the display, comprising:

displaying visual output by the display;

collecting facial data by the camera being pointed in the direction of the visual output;

processing collected facial data and content data to generate specific content data; and

displaying specific content data if the camera collects the facial data.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein displaying specific content data comprises:

placing at least one of product data within other content.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

collecting timing data to determine the length of time the camera collects the facial data to generate timing data.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the display system further comprises:

displaying the specific content for a predetermined time.

15. A system comprising:

a mobile device configured to transmit personal data;

a display device configured to provide visual output in a direction;

a camera associated with the display, the camera image collector being pointed in the direction of the visual output, the camera configured to collect facial data associated with the personal data; and

a processor to process facial data and to generate specific content for display on the display while the camera collects the facial data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the facial data is retinal information.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein specific content is at least one of product placement within other content and an advertisement.

18. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a timer to determine the length of time the camera collects particular facial data to generate timing data.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprises:

a timer so that the display device will display specific content for a predetermined time.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the mobile device further comprises:

a display proximity detector to determine the proximity of a display device having an associated camera.