Passive and remote monitoring of content displayed by a content viewing device
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsRika Allard, Peter Shintani
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Abstract
A method and system provide for passive monitoring by a monitor entity of content displayed for viewing by a content viewing device. Generally, one or more content source parameters of a content viewing device are observed or monitored. From the one or more content source parameters are determined content displayed for viewing on the content viewing device. One or more content data representative of the displayed content is next extracted. A monitor entity passively monitors the one or more content data and optionally the one or more content source parameters of the content viewing device. The monitor entity may be a person, an external device programmed to do monitoring, or a person interfacing with an external device.
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A method for passively monitoring content displayed for viewing on a content viewing device, comprising:
- observing one or more content source parameters of a content viewing device;
- determining content displayed for viewing on the content viewing device from the one or more content source parameters;
- extracting one or more content data representative of the content displayed for viewing from the content displayed;
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- a monitor entity passively monitoring the one or more content data, wherein passively monitoring the one or more content data does not affect viewing of the content displayed for viewing by the content viewing device.
A system suitable for the passive monitoring of content displayed for viewing, comprising:
- a content viewing device comprising:
- a display element that displays content for viewing;
- a processor and control element;
- an observation element that observes one or more content source parameters;
- a storage element
- an interface element;
- wherein the processor and control element determines from the one or more content source parameters content displayed by the display element and extracts from the content displayed for viewing one or more content data representative of the content displayed for viewing;
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- a monitor entity coupled to the content viewing device, wherein the monitor entity receives the one or more content data representative of the content from the interface element of the content viewing device and passively monitors the one or more content data to determine a viewing pattern of the content displayed for viewing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.