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US 9,542,567 B2Granted
Methods and systems for enabling media guidance application operations based on biometric data
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsMichael McCarty, Glen E. Roe
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for encouraging particular behavior or performing particular actions based on biometric data of a user. Specifically, by granting and restricting access to media and other user devices based on whether or not a user is conforming to a biometric state, a media guidance application may encourage a user to maintain or achieve the desired biometric state.
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A method for enabling media guidance application operations based on biometric data, the method comprising:
- receiving a rule set, using control circuitry, associated with a desired biometric state of a user;
- determining, using the control circuitry, a media guidance application operation that is associated with adherence to the rule set;
- retrieving, using the control circuitry, from a database listing rules associated with rule sets a rule that corresponds to the rule set;
- determining, using the control circuitry, a current biometric state of the user;
- comparing, using the control circuitry, the current biometric state of the user to the rule to determine whether the current biometric state of the user corresponds to the rule;
- in response to determining that the current biometric state of the user corresponds to the rule, enabling the media guidance application operation;
- and
- in response to determining that the current biometric state does not correspond to the rule:
- retrieving a list of media assets stored on storage circuitry of the user;
- comparing at least one attribute of each media asset in the list of media assets to a preference of the user to identify a media asset of the plurality of media assets, stored on the storage device, that matches the preference of the user;
- and
- automatically removing, from the storage circuitry, the media asset identified to have the at least one attribute that matches the preference of the user.
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A system for enabling media guidance application operations based on biometric data, the system comprising:
- storage circuitry configured to:
- store a rule set;
- and
- store a database listing rules associated with rule sets;
- and control circuitry configured to
- receive the rule set associated with a desired biometric state of a user;
- determine a media guidance application operation that is associated with adherence to the rule set;
- retrieve from the database listing rules associated with rule sets a rule that corresponds to the rule set;
- determine, using the control circuitry, a current biometric state of the user;
- compare, using the control circuitry, the current biometric state of the user to the rule to determine whether the current biometric state of the user corresponds to the rule;
- enable the media guidance application operation in response to determining that the current biometric state of the user corresponds to the rule;
- and
- in response to determining that the current biometric state does not correspond to the rule:
- retrieve a list of media assets stored on the storage circuitry of the user;
- compare at least one attribute of each media asset in the list of media assets to a preference of the user to identify a media asset of the plurality of media assets, stored on the storage device, that matches the preference of the user;
- and
- automatically remove, from the storage circuitry, the media asset identified to have the at least one attribute that matches the preference of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.