CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20170223413A1
• Filed: 02/02/2016
• Published: 08/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Pickover, Clifford A., Kozloski, James R., Vukovic, Maja
• Granted Patent: US 10,455,287 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• 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 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• 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 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/442 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/29; arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information H04H60/35; monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; monitoring in wireless networks H04W24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/462 Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection

Abstract

A content delivery method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a media playback device configured to play media content, a determination device configured to determine a cognitive state of a user in response to viewing of the media content, and an action device configured to perform an action regarding a progression of the media content played by the playback device based on the cognitive state determined by the determination device.

Claims

1. A content delivery system, comprising:

a media playback device configured to play media content;

a determination device configured to determine a cognitive state of a user in response to viewing of the media content; and

an action device configured to perform an action regarding a progression of the media content played by the media playback device based on the cognitive state determined by the determination device,

wherein the action device includes a content altering device configured to alter the media content by adding a content feature related to a subject of the media content to the media content when an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the media content includes at least one of:

an audio book;

a television show;

a movie;

an educational movie; and

an electronic book (e-Book).

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination device determines the cognitive state of the user based on at least one of:

brainwaves;

eye tracking;

an amount of yawning; and

facial expression analysis.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the cognitive state comprises a factor of at least one of a distraction amount, a fatigue amount, a decrease in alertness, and a drifting off to sleep of the user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the action performed by the action device includes any one of pausing the media content and marking the media content.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the action performed by the action device includes a marking of the media content at a point that an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a marking device configured to mark a different venue to play the media content when an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the action device includes a replay device configured to cause the media playback device to replay the media content starting from a point that an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the action device includes a replay device configured to send the media content to a different system with a second media playback device to replay the media content from a point that an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the content altering device alters the media content by altering at least one of:

a visual modification of the media content;

sound;

a narrator voice;

a color intensity; and

volume.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the content altering device alters the media content based on learned data from cohorts of users.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the action device includes an incentive creating device configured to create an incentive to increase an attentiveness factor when the attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the action device includes a game generation device configured to trigger a gaming element associated with the media content to increase an attentiveness factor of the user.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the game generation device automatically triggers the gaming element to be associated with the media content when the attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising a marking device configured to mark the media content, based on an importance level of the media content determined from pre-configured data associated with the media content, to be displayed in a second venue when an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the media content is stored in a database, and

wherein the media content includes pre-configured data associated with the media content such that the media content has an interactive element.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising a marking device configured to mark the media content to be played in a second venue when an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

10. (canceled)

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a content delivery program, the program causing a computer to perform:

playing media content;

determining a cognitive state of a user in response to viewing of the media content;

performing an action regarding a progression of the media content played by the playing based on the cognitive state determined by the determining; and

performing a content altering action that alters the media content by adding a content feature related to a subject of the media content to the media content when an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

20. A content delivery method, comprising:

playing media content;

determining a cognitive state of a user in response to viewing of the media content;

performing an action regarding a progression of the media content played by the playing based on the cognitive state determined by the determining; and

performing a content altering action that alters the media content by adding a content feature related to the media content to a subject of the media content when an attentiveness factor of the user is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.