Regulating access to electronic entertainment to incentivize desired behavior

US10373411B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• AT&T Mobility II LLC · US
• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Tyler Smith · American Fork, US
• Douglas Cooper · New York, US
• Israel Smallwood · Dallas, US
• Josephine Demuth · Atlanta, US
• Paul Wolf · Mandan, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2017
• Grant date: Aug 6, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/2149
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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.