# US 10,373,411 B2 · Regulating access to electronic entertainment to incentivize desired behavior > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,373,411 B2 - Document ID: US10373411B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/613,735 - Filed: 2017-06-05 - Published: 2018-12-06 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-05 - Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC; AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.; AT&T Mobility II LLC - Inventors: Tyler Smith; Douglas Cooper; Israel Smallwood; Josephine Demuth; Paul Wolf - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10373411B2 ## CPC - G07C 9/30: not involving the use of a pass - G06F 21/316: {by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour} - G06F 21/604: {Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems} - G07C 9/38: with central registration - G06F 2221/2149: Restricted operating environment - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for regulating access to electronic entertainment to incentivize desired behavior. For instance, in one example, the behavior of an individual is monitored through data received from an electronic device. The behavior is compared to a predefined behavioral goal stored in a profile for the individual, and a predefined incentive associated with satisfaction of the predefined behavioral goal by the user is identified. The predefined incentive comprises access to an electronic entertainment medium. An instruction to the electronic entertainment medium is generated to grant access to the individual when it is determined that the individual has satisfied the predefined behavioral goal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: monitoring, by a processor deployed in a communication network, a behavior of an individual through data received from an electronic device associated with the individual; comparing, by the processor, the behavior to a predefined behavioral goal stored in a profile for the individual, wherein the predefined behavioral goal comprises a safe driving habit; identifying, by the processor, a predefined incentive associated with satisfaction of the predefined behavioral goal by the individual, wherein the predefined incentive comprises an access to an electronic entertainment medium, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is associated with a digital service that is accessible via the electronic device associated with the individual over the communication network, wherein the digital service comprises a data service or a video streaming service; and transmitting, by the processor, an instruction to the electronic entertainment medium to grant the access to the individual when it is determined that the individual has satisfied the predefined behavioral goal, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is deployed in the communication network as a network-based service, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is distinct from the endpoint device associated with the individual. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined behavioral goal further comprises a target level of physical activity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the electronic device comprises a fitness tracker. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a connected vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: detecting when the behavior results in a predefined threshold being crossed for a health related metric, based on the comparing; and triggering an alert to an emergency responder in response to the detecting. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring comprises: collecting the data from a plurality of sources including the electronic device; and normalizing the data from the plurality of sources, such that the data from the plurality of sources matches a common nomenclature. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined behavioral goal and the predefined incentive are customizable. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the predefined behavioral goal and the predefined incentive are customizable by a user other than the individual. ### Claim 9 The method of 1, further comprising: displaying a graphical user interface that illustrates a progress made by the individual toward satisfying the predefined behavioral goal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the graphical user interface further illustrates another predefined incentive that has already been granted to the individual. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the graphical user interface further illustrates how much of the another predefined incentive that has already been granted to the individual has been consumed by the individual. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: revoking another predefined incentive that has already been granted to the individual in response to a request from a user who has control over the profile. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically modifying the predefined behavioral goal, without an explicit instruction from a user who has control over the profile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the automatically modifying is performed in response to a determination that the individual is not attempting to satisfy one or more challenging behavioral goals. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the automatically modifying comprises changing another predefined incentive that is associated with satisfaction of at least one goal of the one or more challenging behavioral goals. ### Claim 16 A device, comprising: a processor deployed in a communication network; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: monitoring a behavior of an individual through data received from an electronic device associated with the individual; comparing the behavior to a predefined behavioral goal stored in a profile for the individual, wherein the predefined behavioral goal comprises a safe driving habit; identifying a predefined incentive associated with satisfaction of the predefined behavioral goal by the individual, wherein the predefined incentive comprises an access to an electronic entertainment medium, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is associated with a digital service that is accessible via the electronic device associated with the individual over the communication network, wherein the digital service comprises a data service or a video streaming service; and transmitting an instruction to the electronic entertainment medium to grant the access to the individual when it is determined that the individual has satisfied the predefined behavioral goal, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is deployed in the communication network as a network-based service, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is distinct from the endpoint device associated with the individual. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor deployed in a communication network, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: monitoring a behavior of an individual through data received from an electronic device associated with the individual; comparing the behavior to a predefined behavioral goal stored in a profile for the individual, wherein the predefined behavioral goal comprises a safe driving habit; identifying a predefined incentive associated with satisfaction of the predefined behavioral goal by the individual, wherein the predefined incentive comprises an access to an electronic entertainment medium, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is associated with a digital service that is accessible via the electronic device associated with the individual over the communication network, wherein the digital service comprises a data service or a video streaming service; and transmitting an instruction to the electronic entertainment medium to grant the access to the individual when it is determined that the individual has satisfied the predefined behavioral goal, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is deployed in the communication network as a network-based service, wherein the electronic entertainment medium is distinct from the endpoint device associated with the individual. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the predefined behavioral goal further comprises a target level of physical activity. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the electronic device comprises a fitness tracker. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the electronic device comprises a connected vehicle.