Determining audience state or interest using passive sensor data
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1. A system comprising:
- one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, response to execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;
receiving a media program that includes multiple portions;
determining a media type for each of the multiple portions of the media program, the media type describing a category of each respective portion of the media program;
receiving sensor data for a person, the sensor data passively sensed during presentation of the media program to the person;
determining, based on the sensor data, a state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program, the state of the person being indicative of an emotional state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program;
determining, based on the sensor data, an overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program, the overall interest level of the person being indicative of a level of interest of the person to the media program overall;
providing the state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program; and
providing the overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program such that the provided overall interest level in combination with the provided state of the person are effective to enable measurement of a value of the media program, assessment of a potential value of a similar media program or portion thereof, control of presentation of the media program, or automatic rating, for the person, of the media program.
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Abstract
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for determining an audience'"'"'s state or interest using passive sensor data. The techniques receive sensor data that measures an audience during presentation of a media program. The techniques, based on this sensor data, then determine a state or interest of the audience members during the media program.
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions that, response to execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving a media program that includes multiple portions; determining a media type for each of the multiple portions of the media program, the media type describing a category of each respective portion of the media program; receiving sensor data for a person, the sensor data passively sensed during presentation of the media program to the person; determining, based on the sensor data, a state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program, the state of the person being indicative of an emotional state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program; determining, based on the sensor data, an overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program, the overall interest level of the person being indicative of a level of interest of the person to the media program overall; providing the state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program; and providing the overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program such that the provided overall interest level in combination with the provided state of the person are effective to enable measurement of a value of the media program, assessment of a potential value of a similar media program or portion thereof, control of presentation of the media program, or automatic rating, for the person, of the media program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a media program that includes multiple portions; determining a media type for each of the multiple portions of the media program, the media type describing a category of each respective portion of the media program; receiving sensor data for a person, the sensor data passively sensed during presentation of the media program to the person; determining, based on the sensor data, a state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program, the state of the person being indicative of an emotional state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program; determining, based on the sensor data, an overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program, the overall interest level of the person being indicative of a level of interest of the person to the media program overall; providing the state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program; and providing the overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program such that the provided overall interest level in combination with the provided state of the person are effective to enable measurement of a value of the media program, assessment of a potential value of a similar media program or portion thereof, control of presentation of the media program, or automatic rating, for the person, of the media program. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a processor, causes the processor to implement operations including:
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receiving a media program that includes multiple portions; determining a media type for each of the multiple portions of the media program, the media type describing a category of each respective portion of the media program; receiving sensor data for a person, the sensor data passively sensed during presentation of the media program to the person; determining, based on the sensor data, a state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program, the state of the person being indicative of an emotional state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program; determining, based on the sensor data, an overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program, the overall interest level of the person being indicative of a level of interest of the person to the media program overall; providing the state of the person during each of the multiple portions of the media program; and providing the overall interest level of the person during the multiple portions of the media program such that the provided overall interest level in combination with the provided state of the person are effective to enable measurement of a value of the media program, assessment of a potential value of a similar media program or portion thereof, control of presentation of the media program, or automatic rating, for the person, of the media program. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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