METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECALIBRATING A USER DEVICE BASED ON THE AGE OF A USER

• US 20160085420A1
• Filed: 09/22/2014
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Agarwal, Akshat
• Application Number:
  US14/492,367
• Publication Number:
  US 20160085420A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that enhances the precision of various types of user input interfaces. For example, the media guidance application may recalibrate a user input interface such that the user inputs are correctly received and executed. Furthermore, to further enhance precision, the media guidance application may base the recalibrations on the age of a user. For example, in response to failing to recognize a user input, the media guidance application may perform a recalibration based on the age of the user in an attempt to recognize the user input.

Claims

1. A method of customizing user controls, the method comprising:

receiving an input;

determining whether the input corresponds to a first user profile for a user;

in response to determining that the input does not correspond to the first user profile, recalibrating the first user profile based on an age of the user;

determining whether the input corresponds to the recalibrated first user profile; and

in response to determining that the input corresponds to the recalibrated first user profile, accepting the input.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising, in response to determining that the input does not correspond to the recalibrated first user profile, not accepting the input.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising, in response to determining that the input does not correspond to the recalibrated first user profile, creating a second user profile for a current user.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising requesting an identify of the current user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is a voice control input.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the recalibration compensates for a potential change to a voice of the user due to the age of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is a motion control input.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the recalibration compensates for a potential change in coordination of the user due to the age of the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is based on brain activity of the user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the recalibration compensates for a potential change to in the brain activity of the user due to the age of the user.

11. A system of customizing user controls, the system comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store a first user profile; and

control circuitry configured to;

receive an input;

determine whether the input corresponds to the first user profile for a user;

in response to determining that the input does not correspond to the first user profile, recalibrate the first user profile based on an age of the user;

determine whether the input corresponds to the recalibrated first user profile; and

in response to determining that the input corresponds to the recalibrated first user profile, accept the input.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to not accept the input in response to determining that the input does not correspond to the recalibrated first user profile.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to create a second user profile for a current user in response to determining that the input does not correspond to the recalibrated first user profile.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to request an identify of the current user.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the input is a voice control input.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the recalibration compensates for a potential change to a voice of the user due to the age of the user.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the input is a motion control input.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the recalibration compensates for a potential change in coordination of the user due to the age of the user.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the input is based on brain activity of the user.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the recalibration compensates for a potential change to in the brain activity of the user due to the age of the user.

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