AUTOMATIC MULTI-USER PROFILE MANAGEMENT FOR MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an individual identifier module that automatically identifies one or more individuals as currently within a perceiving range of an output device receiving input from a media player, the media player for playing media content in one or more of an audio and a visual format, the one or more individuals automatically identified without user input, the perceiving range comprising an area wherein content played by the media player is perceivable to the one or more individuals;
a profile creation module that automatically creates a new profile in response to determining that a profile associated with the one or more individuals does not exist, the new profile automatically created without user input;
a profile selection module that selects at least one profile associated with the one or more individuals, the at least one profile comprising one or more of media usage information and content restriction rules for controlling available media selection; and
a media control module that controls media that is available for selection on the media player based one or more of the media usage information and the content restriction rules of the at least one profile identified by the profile selection module.
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Abstract
A profile management apparatus for controlling available media content includes an individual identifier module, a profile creation module, a profile selection module, and a media control module. The individual identifier module automatically identifies one or more individuals as currently within a perceiving range of an output device receiving input from a media player without user input. The profile creation module automatically creates a new profile without user input in response to determining that a profile associated with the one or more individuals does not exist. The profile selection module selects at least one profile associated with the one or more individuals. The media control module controls media that is available for selection on the media player based one or more of media usage information and content restriction rules of the at least one profile.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an individual identifier module that automatically identifies one or more individuals as currently within a perceiving range of an output device receiving input from a media player, the media player for playing media content in one or more of an audio and a visual format, the one or more individuals automatically identified without user input, the perceiving range comprising an area wherein content played by the media player is perceivable to the one or more individuals; a profile creation module that automatically creates a new profile in response to determining that a profile associated with the one or more individuals does not exist, the new profile automatically created without user input; a profile selection module that selects at least one profile associated with the one or more individuals, the at least one profile comprising one or more of media usage information and content restriction rules for controlling available media selection; and a media control module that controls media that is available for selection on the media player based one or more of the media usage information and the content restriction rules of the at least one profile identified by the profile selection module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling available content comprising:
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automatically identifying one or more individuals that are currently within a perceiving range of an output device receiving input from a media player, the media player for playing media content in one or more of an audio and a visual format, the one or more individuals automatically identified without user input, the perceiving range comprising an area wherein content played by the media player is perceivable to the one or more individuals; automatically creating a new profile, the new profile created in response to determining that a current profile associated with the one or more individuals does not exist, the new profile automatically created without user input; selecting at least one profile associated with the one or more individuals, the at least one profile comprising one or more of media usage information and content restriction rules for controlling available media selection; and controlling media that is available for selection on the media player, the controlling of the media based on one or more of the media usage information and the content restriction rules of the at least one identified profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a media player; an individual identifier module that automatically identifies one or more individuals as currently within a perceiving range of an output device receiving input from a media player, the media player for playing media content in one or more of an audio and a visual format, the one or more individuals automatically identified without user input, the perceiving range comprising an area wherein content played by the media player is perceivable to the one or more individuals; a profile creation module that automatically creates a new profile in response to determining that a current profile associated with the one or more individuals does not exist, the new profile automatically created without user input; a profile selection module that selects at least one profile associated with the one or more individuals, the at least one profile comprising one or more of media usage information and content restriction rules for controlling available media selection; and a media control module that controls media that is available for selection on the media player based one or more of the media usage information and the content restriction rules of the at least one profile identified by the profile selection module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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