Method, device and storage medium for controlling presentation of media content based on attentiveness
US9740278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a viewing orientation of a first viewer in a viewing area from a plurality of images captured from the viewing area during a presentation of media content, determining whether an attentiveness level of the first viewer during the presentation of the media content is below a threshold by correlating the viewing orientation with the presentation of the media content, and performing an operation associated with the presentation of the media content at a display, where the operation is selected from a first viewer profile associated with the first viewer according to the viewing orientation responsive to determining that the attentiveness level is below the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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