CONTENT PLAYING DEVICE

• US 20110214141A1
• Filed: 02/14/2011
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: OYAIZU, Hideki
• Application Number:
  US13/026,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20110214141A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4394 involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44213 Monitoring of end-user related data arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

A system for generating information on viewer emotional response to content is disclosed. The system may include a viewer response input unit configured to capture local data representing at least one of local viewer audio or local viewer video of a local viewer'"'"'s response to content data, the content data representing at least one of content audio or content video. The system may also include a viewer emotion analysis unit configured to generate local viewer emotion information indicative of an emotional response of the local viewer to the content data, based on the local data.

Claims

1. A system for generating information on viewer emotional response to content, comprising:

a viewer response input unit configured to capture local data representing at least one of local viewer audio or local viewer video of a local viewer'"'"'s response to content data, the content data representing at least one of content audio or content video; and

a viewer emotion analysis unit configured to generate local viewer emotion information indicative of an emotional response of the local viewer to the content data, based on the local data.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal indicative of the content data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the viewer response input unit is configured to capture the local data as the content data is presented to the local viewer.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the local viewer emotion information indicates an intensity of the emotional response of the local viewer to the presented content data.

5. The system of claim 4, comprising a server and a plurality of content presenting devices, the content presenting devices including transmission units configured to transmit to the server at least one of the local data or the local viewer emotion information.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the server is configured to combine a plurality of local viewer emotion information to create combined viewer emotion information.

7. The system of claim 6, comprising a synthesis unit configured to:

determine at least one of effect audio or effect video, based on the combined viewer emotion information; and

combine at least one of effect audio data or effect video data, representing the determined at least one of effect audio or effect video, with the content data to create combined data representing at least one of combined audio or combined video.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein:

the server is configured to transmit the combined viewer emotion information to at least one of the content presenting devices;

the at least one of the content presenting devices includes the synthesis unit; and

the synthesis unit is configured to receive the combined viewer emotion information from the server.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein at least one of the content presenting devices includes a display unit configured to present the combined data to the local viewer.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the synthesis unit is configured to output the combined data to a display unit of one of the content presenting devices.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one of effect audio or effect video includes at least one of remote viewer audio or remote viewer video of a remote viewer'"'"'s response to the content data as the content data is presented to the remote viewer.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one of effect audio or effect video represents responses of a plurality of viewers to the content data as the content data is presented to the plurality of viewers.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein the combined viewer emotion information is indicative of an average intensity of emotional responses of a plurality of viewers to the content data as the content data is presented to the plurality of viewers.

14. The system of claim 6, wherein the server receives the plurality of local viewer information from the content presenting devices.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the viewer emotion analysis unit generates the local viewer emotion information based on an amount of movement of the local viewer.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the viewer emotion analysis unit generates the local viewer emotion information based on a change in the amount of sound generated by the local viewer.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the viewer emotion analysis unit generates the local viewer emotion information based on a change in the amount of sound generated by the local viewer.

18. A device for combining content with information on viewer emotional response to the content, comprising:

a viewer response input unit configured to capture local data representing at least one of local viewer audio or local viewer video of a local viewer'"'"'s response to content data, the content data representing at least one of content audio or content video;

a viewer emotion analysis unit configured to generate local viewer emotion information indicative of an emotional response of the local viewer to the content data, based on the local data;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the local viewer emotion information to a server; and

a synthesis unit configured to;

receive combined viewer emotion information from the server;

determine at least one of effect audio or effect video, based on the combined viewer emotion information; and

combine at least one of effect audio data or effect video data, representing the determined at least one of effect audio or effect video, with the content data.

19. A method for generating information on viewer emotional response to content, comprising:

capturing local data representing at least one of local viewer audio or local viewer video of a local viewer'"'"'s response to content data, the content data representing at least one of content audio or content video; and

generating local viewer emotion information indicative of an emotional response of the local viewer to the content data, based on the local data.

20. A method for combining content with information on viewer emotional response to the content, comprising:

capturing local data representing at least one of local viewer audio or local viewer video of a local viewer'"'"'s response to content data, the content data representing at least one of content audio or content video;

generating local viewer emotion information indicative of an emotional response of the local viewer to the content data, based on the local data;

transmitting the local viewer emotion information to a server;

receiving combined viewer emotion information from the server;

determining at least one of effect audio or effect video, based on the combined viewer emotion information; and

combining at least one of effect audio data or effect video data, representing the . determined at least one of effect audio or effect video, with the content data.

21. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes a content presenting device to perform a method for combining content with information on viewer emotional response to the content, the method comprising:

capturing local data representing at least one of local viewer audio or local viewer video of a local viewer'"'"'s response to content, data, the content data representing at least one of content audio or content video;

generating local viewer emotion information indicative of an emotional response of the local viewer to the content data, based on the local data;

transmitting the local viewer emotion information to a server;

receiving combined viewer emotion information from the server;

determining at least one of effect audio or effect video, based on the combined viewer emotion information; and

combining at least one of effect audio data or effect video data, representing the determined at least one of effect audio or effect video, with the content data.