Smart media selection based on viewer user presence
AssigneeOpenTV, Inc.
InventorsCrx K. Chai, Alex Fishman
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Abstract
In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method to provide smart media selection to a set of one or more individuals at a location associated with a display device of a receiver system is provided. In example embodiments, an indication of a presence change at the location is received. User specific information associated with the set of the one or more individuals identified as being at the location is accessed. A recommendation playlist based on the user specific information is generated.
Claims20
A method for customizing displayed media content, the method comprising:
- automatically, without human intervention, detecting a change in presence of at least one viewer viewing media content displayed on a display device at a viewing location;
- accessing user specific information for each individual within a set of one or more individuals identified as being at the viewing location, the set being altered by the detecting of the change in presence;
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- triggering, using one or more processors, a change of the media content displayed based on the user specific information for each individual within the set.
A system to customize displayed media content, the system comprising:
- a presence detection module configured to automatically, without human intervention, detect a change in presence of at least one viewer viewing media content displayed on a display device at a viewing location;
- a user profile module configured to access user specific information for each individual within a set of one or more individuals identified as being at the viewing location, the set being altered by the detecting of the change in presence;
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- a media presentation module to trigger, using one or more processors, a change of the media content displayed based on the user specific information for each individual within the set.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium in communication with at least one processor, the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, performs an operation comprising:
- automatically, without human intervention, detecting a change in presence of at least one viewer viewing media content displayed on a display device at a viewing location;
- accessing user specific information for each individual within a set of one or more individuals identified as being at the viewing location, the set being altered by the detecting of the change in presence;
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- triggering, using one or more processors, a change of the media content displayed based on the user specific information for each individual within the set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.