ADAPTIVE PROVISION OF CONTENT BASED ON USER RESPONSE

• US 20160364012A1
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Govezensky, Yosi, Yehezkel, Raanan, Jacob, Michal
• Granted Patent: US 10,365,728 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/174 Facial expression recognition

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and storage media for adaptive provision of content are described. In one instance, the apparatus may comprise a processor and an adaptive content provision module to be operated by the processor. The adaptive content provision module may include a content provision module to generate and provide for display a first view of content captured by first selected one or more of cameras, to a plurality of user devices; an analysis module to receive and analyze user response information provided by the plurality of user devices in response to the displayed first view of content; and a control module to control the content provision module to generate a second view of content captured by second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras, based at least in part on a result of the analysis of the user response information. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus for adaptive provision of content, comprising:

a processor; and

an adaptive content provision module to be operated by the processor, including;

a content provision module to generate and provide for display a first view of content captured by first selected one or more of a plurality of cameras, to a plurality of user devices;

an analysis module to receive and analyze user response information provided by the plurality of user devices in response to the displayed first view of content; and

a control module to control the content provision module to generate a second view of content captured by second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras, based at least in part on a result of the analysis of the user response information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes the plurality of cameras coupled with the processor to capture content, wherein content comprises real-time content.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras is different than the first selected one or more of the plurality of cameras.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adaptive content provision module is to provide for display the second view of content to at least some of the plurality of user devices.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the analysis module, as part of to receive and analyze user response information is to:

receive and analyze eye tracking information provided by at least some of the plurality of user devices.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the analysis module, as part of to receive and analyze eye tracking information, is to analyze eye tracking data that comprises an eye movement pattern of at least some of users of the user devices, and to determine one or more gaze points associated with the displayed first view of content, based at least in part on a result of the analysis of the eye movement pattern.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control module, as part of to control the content provision module to generate a second view of content, is to change at least one of:

focus of at least one of the second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras, zoom of at least one of the second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras, or position of at least one of the second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras, based at least in part on the determination of the one or more gaze points.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the analysis module, as part of to receive and analyze user response information, is to identify at least first and second groups of user devices of the plurality of user devices, based at least in part on the determination of the one or more gaze points.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the analysis module, as part of to receive and analyze eye tracking information, is to analyze one or more of:

facial expression information, gesture information, or voice feedback information, wherein to identify at least first and second groups of user devices of the plurality of user devices is further based at least in part on a result of the analysis of the one or more of;

facial expression information, gesture information, or voice feedback information.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the control module, as part of to control the content provision module to generate a second view of content, is to:

generate a third view of content for provision to the first group of user devices; and

generate a fourth view of content for provision to the second group of user devices;

wherein the adaptive content provision module is to;

route the third view of content for display to the first group of user devices; and

route the fourth view of content for display to the second group of user devices,

wherein the third and fourth views are captured by different ones of the second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more gaze points include least a first gaze point associated with the first group of user devices and second gaze point associated with the second group of user devices, wherein a first number of user devices in the first group is above a first threshold and a second number of user devices in the second group is above a second threshold.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the analysis module, as part of to determine one or more gaze points, is to apply at least one of a machine-learning clustering algorithm or a computer-vision algorithm to respective spatial layouts of the identified first and second gaze points, to determine at least a first object in the content that is associated with the first gaze point, and determine at least a second object in the content that is associated with the second gaze point.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the control module is to generate the third view of content based at least in part on the determination of the first object and to generate the fourth view of content is based at least in part on the determination of the second object.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the analysis module, as part of to receive and analyze user response information, is to retrieve and analyze historic data associated with prior broadcast of content having one or more characteristics in common with the content that is currently broadcasted,

wherein to identify at least first and second groups of user devices of the plurality of user devices is based at least in part on a result of the analysis of the historic data.

15. One or more computer-readable media having instructions for adaptive provision of content stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computing device, provide the computing device with an adaptive content provision environment to:

generate and provide for display a first view of content captured by first selected one or more of a plurality of cameras, to a plurality of user devices;

receive and analyze user response information provided by the plurality of user devices in response to the displayed first view of content; and

generate a second view of content captured by second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras, based at least in part on a result of the analysis of the user response information.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the instructions for adaptive provision of content provide the computing device with an adaptive content provision environment to:

provide for display the second view of content to at least some of the plurality of user devices.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein to generate a second view of content includes to:

generate the second view of content captured by the second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras that is different than the first selected one or more of the plurality of cameras.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein to receive and analyze user response information further includes:

analyze eye tracking information that comprises an eye movement pattern of at least some of users associated with the user devices; and

identify one or more gaze points associated with the displayed first view of content, based at least in part on a result of analyzing the eye movement pattern.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 18, to receive and analyze user response information further includes:

retrieve and analyze historic data associated with prior broadcast of content having one or more characteristics in common with the content that is currently broadcasted.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 19, wherein the instructions for adaptive provision of content provide the computing device with an adaptive content provision environment to:

identify at least first and second groups of user devices of the plurality of user devices based at least in part on;

a result of the analyzing the historic data and on identifying the one or more gaze points.

21. The computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein to generate a second view of content includes:

generate a third view of content for provision to the first group of user devices; and

generate a fourth view of content for provision to the second group of user devices,

wherein the instructions for adaptive provision of content provide the computing device with an adaptive content provision environment to;

provide the third view of content to the first group of user devices; and

provide the fourth view of content to the second group of user devices.

22. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

generating and providing for display, by a computing device, a first view of content captured by first selected one or more of a plurality of cameras, to a plurality of user devices;

receiving and analyzing, by the computing device, user response information provided by the plurality of user devices in response to the displayed first view of content; and

generating, by the computing device, a second view of content captured by second selected one or more of the plurality of cameras, based at least in part on a result of the analysis of the user response information.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 22, wherein receiving and analyzing user response information includes:

analyzing, by the computing device, eye tracking information that comprises an eye movement pattern of at least some of users associated with the user devices; and

identifying, by the computing device, one or more gaze points associated with the displayed first view of content, based at least in part on a result of analyzing the eye movement pattern.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, wherein receiving and analyzing user response information includes retrieving and analyzing, by the computing device, historic data associated with prior broadcast of content having one or more characteristics in common with the content that is currently broadcasted.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 24, further comprising:

identifying, by the computing device, at least first and second groups of user devices of the plurality of user devices is based at least in part on a result of the analyzing the historic data and on identifying the one or more gaze points;

wherein generating a second view of content includes;

generating, by the computing device, a third view of content for provision to the first group of user devices; and

generating, by the computing device, a fourth view of content for provision to the second group of user devices.