Method and system for analysis of sensory information to estimate audience reaction
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring, by a processing system including a processor, a tuning status comprising one of a fixed tune by which a media processor remains tuned to a first channel that provides a first media item, or a tune away by which the media processor is tuned from the first channel to a second channel that provides a second media item, wherein a subject matter presented at a display coupled to the media processor is based on the tuning status;
determining, by the processing system, a first correlation value between a behavior of a first audience member and the subject matter presented at the display, wherein the behavior is based on first sensory data obtained from a first environmental sensor of a plurality of environmental sensors in a vicinity of the display, and wherein the subject matter presented at the display is observable by the first audience member;
determining, by the processing system, a second correlation value between the behavior of the first audience member and a characteristic of an environment in the vicinity of the display wherein the characteristic of the environment is based on second sensory data obtained from a second environmental sensor of the plurality of environmental sensors; and
responsive to the second correlation value exceeding the first correlation value, determining, by the processing system, that the tune away is based on the characteristic of the environment more so than the subject matter presented at the display.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform operations, for example, including determining a first correlation value between a behavior of a first audience member and a subject matter being presented at a display processor, wherein the subject matter being presented at the display is observable by the first audience member. A second correlation value is determined between the behavior of the first audience member and a characteristic of an environment in a vicinity of the display and the first audience member. Responsive to the second correlation value exceeding the first correlation value, a determination is made as to whether a present channel selection resulting from user input initiated by the first audience member is responsive to the characteristic of the environment influencing the audience member more than the subject matter being presented at the display. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring, by a processing system including a processor, a tuning status comprising one of a fixed tune by which a media processor remains tuned to a first channel that provides a first media item, or a tune away by which the media processor is tuned from the first channel to a second channel that provides a second media item, wherein a subject matter presented at a display coupled to the media processor is based on the tuning status; determining, by the processing system, a first correlation value between a behavior of a first audience member and the subject matter presented at the display, wherein the behavior is based on first sensory data obtained from a first environmental sensor of a plurality of environmental sensors in a vicinity of the display, and wherein the subject matter presented at the display is observable by the first audience member; determining, by the processing system, a second correlation value between the behavior of the first audience member and a characteristic of an environment in the vicinity of the display wherein the characteristic of the environment is based on second sensory data obtained from a second environmental sensor of the plurality of environmental sensors; and responsive to the second correlation value exceeding the first correlation value, determining, by the processing system, that the tune away is based on the characteristic of the environment more so than the subject matter presented at the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; monitoring a tuning status comprising one of a fixed tune by which a media processor remains tuned to a first channel that provides a first media item, or a tune away by which the media processor is tuned from the first channel to a second channel that provides a second media item, wherein a subject matter presented at a display coupled to the media processor is based on the tuning status; determining a first correlation value between a characteristic of a first audience member and the subject matter presented at the display, wherein the characteristic is based on first sensory data obtained from a first environmental sensor of a plurality of environmental sensors in a vicinity of the display, and wherein the subject matter presented at the display is observable by the first audience member; determining a second correlation value between the characteristic of the first audience member and a characteristic of an environment in a vicinity of the first audience member, wherein the characteristic of the environment is based on second sensory data obtained from a second environmental sensor of the plurality of environmental sensors; and responsive to the second correlation value exceeding the first correlation value, determining that the tune away is based on the characteristic of the environment more so than the subject matter presented at the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions that, responsive to being executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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monitoring a tuning status comprising one of a fixed tune by which a media processor remains tuned to a first channel that provides a first media item, or a tune away by which the media processor is tuned from the first channel to a second channel that provides a second media item, wherein a subject matter presented at a display coupled to the media processor is based on the tuning status; determining a first correlation value between a characteristic of a first audience member and the subject matter presented at the display, wherein the characteristic is based on first sensing data obtained from a first environmental sensor of a plurality of environmental sensors in a vicinity of the display, and wherein the subject matter presented at the display is observable by the first audience member; determining a second correlation value between the characteristic of the first audience member and a characteristic of an environment in a vicinity of the first audience member, wherein the characteristic of the environment is based on second sensing data obtained from a second environmental sensor of the plurality of environmental sensors; and responsive to the second correlation value exceeding the first correlation value, determining that the tune away is based on the characteristic of the environment more so than the subject matter presented at the display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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