VIDEO/ AUDIO CONTROLLER

• US 20120194648A1
• Filed: 02/01/2012
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Am Interactive Technology Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Am Interactive Technology Ltd.
• Inventors: Hofshi, Nittai
• Application Number:
  US13/363,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20120194648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/535 for monitoring, e.g. of user parameters, terminal parameters, application parameters, network parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/011 Emotion or mood input determined on the basis of sensed human body parameters such as pulse, heart rate or beat, temperature of skin, facial expressions, iris, voice pitch, brain activity patterns
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• 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 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• 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 21/458 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

Abstract

An apparatus for controlling video and/or audio material, the apparatus comprising: at least one sensor that generates a signal responsive to a physiological parameter in a user'"'"'s body; a processor, that receives the signal and determines an emotional state of the user responsive to the signal; and a controller that controls the V/A material in accordance with the emotion state of the user.

Claims

1. An apparatus for controlling video and/or audio (V/A) material, the apparatus comprising:

at least one sensor that generates a signal responsive to a physiological parameter in a user'"'"'s body;

a processor, that receives the signal and determines an emotional state of the user responsive to the signal; and

a controller that controls the V/A material in accordance with the determined emotional state.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one sensor comprise a non-contact sensor.

3. An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the non-contact sensor comprises an imaging system.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the imaging system comprises a three-dimensional camera that acquires a range image of the user.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the imaging system comprises a three-dimensional (3D) camera that acquires a series of range images of the user.

6. An apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the controller determines changes in location of regions of the user'"'"'s body responsive to the ranges images to determine the physiological parameter of the user.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the physiological parameter comprises at least one of pulse rate and blood pressure.

8. An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the imaging system comprises a contrast camera that acquires a series of contrast images of the user.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the controller determines changes in color of a region of the user'"'"'s body responsive to the contrast images to determine a physiological parameter of the user.

10. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the V/A material comprises a sequence of V/A data frames comprising data responsive to which a V/A device presents a stream of V/A material to the user.

11. An apparatus according to claim 10 and comprising an emotion data frame associated with each V/A data frame, where the emotion data frame comprises data that associates an emotional state with the V/A data frame.

12. A computer readable medium comprising V/A data and emotional state data that associates an emotional state with the V/A data.

13. A computer readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the V/A data comprises a sequence of V/A data frames having data responsive to which a V/A device presents a stream of V/A material to a user.

14. A computer readable medium according to claim 13 wherein the emotional state data comprises a sequence of emotion data frames.

15. A method for controlling V/A material, the method comprising:

receiving a signal responsive to at least one physiological parameter from a sensor coupled to a user'"'"'s body;

determining the emotion state of said user, in accordance with the received signal; and

controlling V/A material in accordance with the determined emotion state.

16. Apparatus for interfacing a user with V/A material, the apparatus comprising:

a wearable sensor that generates signals responsive to a physiological parameter of a user wearing the housing;

a processor that receives the sensor signals and generates signals responsive thereto representative of the user'"'"'s emotional state; and

a transmitter that transmits the signals representative of the emotional state to a controller that controls presentation of the V/A material to the user responsive to the signals it receives.