| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 725011000 | With entry of user identification | 12 |
| 20120167124 | System to identify a user of television services by using biometrics - A system to identify a user in relation with television services comprising eyeglasses worn by said user, said eyeglasses having a pair of flexible temples taking on the shape of a portion of the circumference of the user's head, a television receiver device comprising a server module communicating wirelessly with sensors arranged on the eyeglasses. The system is characterized in that each of the flexible temples of the eyeglasses incorporates at least one sensor configured for measuring a value of deflection caused by the temple bending around a portion of the circumference of the user's head, said value being unique for each user is transmitted as biometric to the server module configured for determining the identity of the user according to the measured value of the portion of the user's head circumference. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130205312 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - An operation method for an image display device includes: i) identifying a current user by detecting at least one of an image and a voice of the current user in response to a start-up command received by the image display device to generate a identification result; ii) accessing at least one favorite channel/program option associated with the current user according to the identification result; and iii) displaying the at least one favorite channel/program option on the image display device for the current user to select from. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130227595 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY AUDIENCE MEMBERS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify audience members. An example method includes detecting selection an identification key on a remote control. The identification key is input by a user using an input on the remote control. The remote control is to control a consumer electronic device. The example method includes generating an audio signal to identify the user based on the identification key. The audio signal is electronically detectable. The example method includes outputting the audio signal via a speaker. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140115615 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS TO COLLECT AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT DATA - Methods, apparatus, and systems to collect audience measurement data are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes collecting first media data and audience identification data, the audience identification data being collected by prompting audience members in the monitored household to self-identify using a meter while the audience members are exposed to first media provided by a first media system. Audience member behavior is developed data based on the first media data and the audience identification data. The meter is deactivated after the audience member behavior data has been developed. Second media data is collected after the audience member behavior data has been developed without collecting audience identification data, the collecting of the second program identification data occurring while the audience members are exposed to second media. The audience members associated with the second media data are identified based on the audience member behavior data. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140137143 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT MEDIA EXPOSURE INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus to collect media exposure information are described. An example metering device to collect media exposure information includes a housing; an input carried by the housing; a display carried by the housing to present a list of media stations which may be tuned by a media device different than the metering device, the metering device incapable of tuning to the media stations; a processor carried by the housing to identify which of the media stations is displayed when the input is selected; and memory carried by the housing to store an indication of an exposure to the identified media station via the media device, the indication including the identified media station and a timestamp corresponding the selection of the input. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140304725 | System And Method For Distribution Of Picture Objects - A method for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information. The DoV information may be determined using: a beam splitter, a lens, and a position sensing diode which receives light from the lens which has been received from the beam splitter, wherein the position sensing diode outputs a signal to the eye tracker. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150026707 | AUDIENCE RESPONSE DETERMINATION TO DIGITAL-MEDIA CONTENT - An apparatus and method for execution in a digital-media content playback device is provided, in which a digital-media content stream is received that includes a plurality of digital-media content provided by at least one digital-media content service. For a playback of each of the plurality of digital-media content via the digital-media content playback device, a playback duration is determined, and a churn rate based on the playback duration relative to the airplay parameter of the corresponding digital-media content to indicate a digital-media content switch by a user. The churn rate of a digital media content-of-interest is produced based on churn rates of a plurality of digital-media content to produce a retention rate relating the digital media content-of-interest. Digital-media content information is transmitted by the digital-media content playback device including the playback duration, the churn rate, and the retention rate relating to the digital media content-of-interest. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150074695 | METHOD FOR CHANNEL SELECTION, CHANNEL SELECTING DEVICE, AND TELEVISION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL SELECTING DEVICE AND A TELEVISION DEVICE - In a method for selecting one of a plurality of channels, a channel selecting device that is coupled to a television device stores at least a channel statistical data of total watching time of each of the channels. In the method, immediately after the television device is turned on, the channel selecting device selects a preferred channel from the plurality of channels, which has been watched most frequently, according to the channel statistical data. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20160021423 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT WITH BIOMETRIC FEATURE RECOGNITION - A method includes storing metadata associated with content from at least one content source, determining that the content is being presented, receiving data representing a biometric attribute associated with a content consumer, determining that the content consumer is consuming the content, and updating the metadata associated with the content in response to determining that the content consumer is consuming the content. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160044354 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - An information providing apparatus includes: an inputter that obtains log information and personal information corresponding thereto; a tentative ID giver that gives each tentative ID to the personal information at each predetermined timing; a first storage that stores correspondence-relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the personal information and the each tentative ID; a receiver that receives a request for outputting information including a requested tentative ID identified by a current tentative ID given and the one past timing when the requested ID was given; an information processor that determines, in accordance with the request, link-relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the requested tentative ID and the current tentative ID; a second storage that stores the determined link-relationship information; and an outputter that outputs first information including the requested tentative ID or second information indicating that first-information outputting is not permitted, based on the stored link-relationship information. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160100214 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Broadcast Audio Volume - Viewers use remote controls to generate mute signals based on broadcast programming. Those mute signals are processed into mute messages, which are sent to viewers' television audio controls, which mute and un-mute broadcast audio based on the mute messages. Accurate mute messages are generated based in part on various mute signal statistics derived from mute signal streams. Sending mute signals can result in mute signal point credits, and receiving mute messages can result in mute point debits. Additionally, more accurate mute signals can result in greater mute point credits. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160156977 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A PLAYBACK BY MEANS OF A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM | 06-02-2016 |
