Mobile presence detection

• US 9,310,977 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2013
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Biscotti Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Biscotti Incorporated
• Inventors: Ahmed, Syed Nadeem, Shoemake, Matthew B.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, CAI Y
• Application Number:
  US14/106,279
• Publication Number:
  US 20140168071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

Novel tools and techniques for collecting and using presence information. In accordance with some techniques, a presence detection device (“PDD”) at a customer premises and/or another computer (such as a control server) can identify and/or authenticate a user. Once identified and/or authenticated, the user'"'"'s profiles and/or media content may be sent to the PDD, and/or access to the user'"'"'s profiles and/or media content may be provided to the PDD.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

collecting presence information with a first video game play device that is located at a first customer premises associated with a first user, the first video game play device comprising;

a video input interface to receive video input from a local content source;

an audio input interface to receive audio input from the local content source;

a video output interface to provide video output to a video display device;

an audio output interface to provide audio output to an audio receiver;

a video capture device to capture at least one of image data or video data;

an audio capture device to capture audio data;

a network interface;

at least one processor; and

a storage medium in communication with the at least one processor;

detecting presence of a second user at the first customer premises, with the first video game play device, based at least in part on the presence information, wherein the presence information comprises at least one of an image captured by the video capture device or a video segment captured by the video capture device, and wherein both the first video game play device and the first customer premises are not associated with the second user;

identifying the second user by analyzing, with a first computer and using facial recognition software, identifying information derived from at least a portion of the presence information comprising the at least one of an image captured by the video capture device or a video segment captured by the video capture device; and

providing access to user information to the second user, with a second computer, based on the detected presence of the identified second user, wherein the user information comprises a user profile of the second user, wherein the user profile comprises one or more of user profile information for a video game, user profile information for the video game device, or saved game information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the video input interface and the audio input interface are both embodied as a first high definition multimedia interface (“

HDMI”

) port communicatively coupled to the local content source via a first HDMI cable, and wherein the video output interface and the audio output interface are both embodied as a second HDMI port communicatively coupled to the video display device via a second HDMI cable, and wherein the audio receiver is incorporated within the video display device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second computer and the first computer are the same computer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first computer or the second computer is a control server in communication with the first video game play device over a network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein providing access to user information to the second user comprises instructing the first video game play device to provide access to the user information to the second user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing access to the user information to the second user comprises providing access to the user information over at least one of the video output interface or the audio output interface to a corresponding one of the video display device or the audio receiver.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing access to the user information to the second user comprises obtaining the user information from one or more of a location in a cloud computing system or a second video game play device remote from the first video game play device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user information is obtained from the second video game play device remote from the first video game play device, and wherein the second video game play device is at least one of a user device owned by the second user or a user device associated with the second user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, with the first video game play device, that the second user is no longer present.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein providing access to user information to the second user comprises transmitting the user information to the first video game play device, and wherein the method further comprises:

removing the user information from the first video game play device, based on a determination that the second user is no longer present.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the user information comprises at least one of video content, audio content, video game content, image content, or a software application.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein each of the at least one of video content, audio content, video game content, image content, or the software application is one of purchased content, rented content, freely downloaded content, or user-generated content.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile further comprises one or more of user profile information for video or audio content, user browser history, user profile information for recommended content, user profile information for contact information of contacts of the second user, user profile information for one or more cloud services, or user profile information for device preferences.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the user profile comprises biometric information of the second user selected from a group consisting of facial characteristics of the second user, voice characteristics of the second user, fingerprint characteristics of the second user, iris characteristics of the second user, pupil characteristics of the second user, and retinal characteristics of the second user.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein providing access to the user information comprises logging into a service, from the first video game play device, with a credential of the second user.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the service is a video calling service.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the service is a content subscription service.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting presence information comprises collecting presence information automatically, without user interaction.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying the second user by authenticating the second user.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the presence information further comprises an audio sample captured by the audio capture device, the method further comprising:

identifying the second user by comparing, with the first computer, at least a portion of the audio sample with a voiceprint associated with the second user.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the presence information further comprises an audio sample captured by the audio capture device, the method further comprising:

identifying the second user by comparing, with the first computer, at least a portion of the audio sample with stored challenge/response information associated with the second user.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the presence information further comprises a detected presence of a user device in proximity to the first video game play device, the method further comprising:

identifying the second user by determining, with the first computer, whether a user device that is detected in proximity to the first video game play device is a device associated with the second user.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the presence information further comprises a detected presence of a user device in proximity to the first video game play device, the method further comprising:

identifying the second user by detecting a presence of a user device that is associated with the second user, based on at least one of detecting a Bluetooth connection of the user device, detecting that the user device is associated with a WiFi access point with which the first video game play device has associated, or communicating with the user device using near field communication (“

NFC”

).

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the first video game play device is a video game console.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the first video game play device is a user device selected from a group consisting of a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, and a video communication device.

26. A video game play device that is located at a first customer premises associated with a first user, the video game play device comprising:

a video input interface to receive video input from a local content source;

an audio input interface to receive audio input from the local content source;

a video output interface to provide video output to a video display device;

an audio output interface to provide audio output to an audio receiver;

a video capture device to capture at least one of image data or video data;

an audio capture device to capture audio data;

a network interface;

at least one processor; and

a storage medium in communication with the at least one processor, the storage medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to control operation of the video game play device, the set of instructions comprising;

instructions to collect presence information;

instructions to detect presence of a second user at the first customer premises, based at least in part on the presence information, wherein the presence information comprises at least one of an image captured by the video capture device or a video segment captured by the video capture device, and wherein both the first video game play device and the first customer premises are not associated with the second user;

instructions to transmit, over the network interface, identifying information to a server over a network, based on detected presence of the second user, for the server to identify the second user by analyzing, using facial recognition software, the identifying information being derived from at least a portion of the presence information comprising the at least one of an image captured by the video capture device or a video segment captured by the video capture device;

instructions to receive, over the network interface, user information based on an identity of the detected second user;

instructions to present the user information to the second user, based on the detected presence of the identified second user, wherein the user information comprises a user profile of the second user, wherein the user profile comprises one or more of user profile information for a video game, user profile information for the video game device, or saved game information.

27. A system, comprising:

a computer, comprising;

at least one first processor; and

a first storage medium in communication with the at least one first processor, the first storage medium having encoded thereon a first set of instructions executable by the at least one first processor to control operation of one or more video game play devices, and

at least one video game play device of the one or more video game play devices, the at least one video game play device being located at a first customer premises associated with a first user, the at least one video game play device comprising;

a video input interface to receive video input from a local content source;

an audio input interface to receive audio input from the local content source;

a video output interface to provide video output to a video display device;

an audio output interface to provide audio output to an audio receiver;

a video capture device to capture at least one of image data or video data;

an audio capture device to capture audio data;

a network interface;

at least one second processor; and

a second storage medium in communication with the at least one second processor, the second storage medium having encoded thereon a second set of instructions executable by the at least one second processor to control operation of the at least one video game play device of the one or more video game play devices,

wherein the second set of instructions comprises;

instructions to collect presence information;

instructions to detect presence of a second user at the first customer premises, based at least in part on the presence information, wherein the presence information comprises at least one of an image captured by the video capture device or a video segment captured by the video capture device, and wherein both the at least one video game play devices and the first customer premises are not associated with the second user; and

wherein at least one of the first set of instructions or the second set of instructions comprises;

instructions to identify the second user by analyzing, using facial recognition software, identifying information derived from at least a portion of the presence information comprising the at least one of an image captured by the video capture device or a video segment captured by the video capture device; and

instructions to provide access to user information to the second user, based on the detected presence of the identified second user, wherein the user information comprises a user profile of the second user, wherein the user profile comprises one or more of user profile information for a video game, user profile information for the video game device, or saved game information.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the computer is a server computer that is remote from the one or more video game play devices, and in communication with at least one of the one or more video game play devices over a network.