Video system for integrating observer feedback with displayed images

• US 6,798,461 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2002
• Issued: 09/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shmuel Shapira
• Original Assignee: Shmuel Shapira
• Inventors: Shapira, Shmuel
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US10/143,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20030131351A1
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: H04/N.974, 348/584, 348/578, 348/571, 348/734, 348/552, 348/553, 348/460, 348/586, 348/598, 348/600, 348/585, 345/629, 345/632, 345/634, 345/636
• US Class Current: 348/584
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44213 Monitoring of end-user related data arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4758 for providing answers, e.g. voting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8146 involving graphical data, e.g. 3D object, 2D graphics
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems

Abstract

An interactive video system is provided that includes an input device configured to produce an input signal, and a video-mixing device configured to interpret the input signal and to receive a video-source signal. The video-mixing device includes a video-image processor configured to selectively alter the video-source signal based on the interpreted input signal and transmit a selectively altered-video signal.

Claims

1. An interactive video system comprising:

an input device configured to produce an input signal;

a video-mixing device configured to interpret the input signal and to receive a video-source signal, wherein the video-mixing device includes a video-image processor configured to selectively alter the video-source signal based on the interpreted input signal and transmit a selectively altered-video signal;

wherein the video-mixing device is configured to read embedded instructions from the video-source signal, and wherein the video-source signal includes embedded instructions;

wherein the embedded instructions enable the video-mixing device to compare input signal responses to content of the video-source signal; and

wherein the video-mixing device tracks comparisons between the input signal and the embedded instructions.

2. An interactive video system comprising:

an input device configured to produce an input signal;

a video-mixing device configured to interpret the input signal and to receive a video-source signal, wherein the video-mixing device includes a video-image processor configured to selectively alter the video-source signal based on the interpreted input signal and transmit a selectively altered-video signal;

wherein the video-mixing device is configured to read embedded instructions from the video-source signal, and wherein the video-source signal includes embedded instructions;

wherein the embedded instructions enable the video-mixing device to compare input signal responses to content of the video-source signal; and

wherein the video-mixing device tracks comparisons between input signals from a plurality of users.

3. A method of integrating observer feedback with video images comprising:

receiving a video-source signal;

receiving an input signal from a user;

selectively modifying the video-source signal based on the input signal;

transmitting to a display device, the selectively modified video-source signal;

wherein the video-source signal includes embedded instructions;

wherein embedded instructions enable a video-mixing device to compare input signal responses to content of the video-source signal;

wherein the video signal includes a series of questions for a viewer to respond to and the embedded instructions enable the video-mixing device to score viewer responses to the series of questions; and

wherein the video-mixing device tracks comparisons between the input signal and the embedded instructions.

4. A method of integrating observer feedback with video images comprising:

receiving a video-source signal;

receiving an input signal from a user;

selectively modifying the video-source signal based on the input signal;

transmitting to a display device, the selectively modified video-source signal;

wherein the video-source signal includes embedded instructions;

wherein embedded instructions enable a video-mixing device to compare input signal responses to content of the video-source signal;

wherein the video signal includes a series of questions for a viewer to respond to and the embedded instructions enable the video-mixing device to score viewer responses to the series of questions; and

wherein the video-mixing device tracks comparisons between input signals from a plurality of users.