Collection analysis and use of viewer behavior

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12346932-B2
Application number	US-202217994601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2022
Priority date	Feb 9, 2016
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

Aspects discussed herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods to determine when a user remains engaged or stops paying attention to a content item. In response, a snapshot of the user's activity and environment may be obtained to ascertain the reason the user stopped paying attention. If the user stopped paying attention as a result of being uninterested in the content item, the system may replace the content item, such as an advertisement, with a different content item to regain the user's attention. Further, demographic information and the user's interests may be updated for use in scheduling future content items.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
during output of a first portion of a content item and by a computing device:
generating, by using at least one of a camera, a microphone, or a personal activity monitor, user data indicating physical movements of a user at a premises; and
detecting, via a premises monitoring system, a notification event at one or more other devices at the premises;

determining, based on the user data, a first time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item;
determining, based on a correlation between the first time and a second time associated with the notification event, an interest score in a topic associated with the content item; and
causing, based on the determined interest score, output of a second portion of the content item.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the causing the output of the second portion of the content item is further based on a determination that the determined interest score satisfies a criterion.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the computing device, during the output of the content item and based on the user data, a third time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item; and
based on determining that the third time does not correlate with a fourth time associated with a second notification event, causing output of a second content item.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the notification event comprises detecting, using the microphone, a sound, and
wherein the determining the interest score is further based on a distance of an origin of the sound.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the user data is further based on an indication of a received signal strength for a device associated with the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification event comprises:
a door or a window being opened or closed;
a doorbell ringing;
a phone ringing or receiving a message;
a home alarm ringing; or
a change in status of an appliance.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, using the camera, an eye focus of the user relative to a display device outputting the content item, wherein the determining the first time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item is further based on the detected eye focus of the user.

8. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
during output of a first portion of a content item:
generate, by using at least one of a camera, a microphone, or a personal activity monitor, user data indicating physical movements of a user at a premises; and
detect, via a premises monitoring system, a notification event at one or more other devices at the premises;

determine, based on the user data, a first time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item;
determine, based on a correlation between the first time and a second time associated with the notification event, an interest score in a topic associated with the content item; and
cause, based on interest score, output of a second portion of the content item.

9. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to cause the output of the second portion of the content item further based on a determination that the interest score satisfies a criterion.

10. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to:
determine, during the output of the content item and based on the user data, a third time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item; and
based on a determination that the third time does not correlate with a fourth time associated with a second notification event, cause output of a second content item.

11. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to detect the notification event by detecting, using the microphone, a sound, and
wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to determine the interest score further based on a distance of an origin of the sound.

12. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to generate the user data further based on an indication of a received signal strength for a device associated with the user.

13. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the notification event comprises:
a door or window being opened and closed;
a doorbell ringing;
a phone ringing or receiving a message;
a home alarm ringing; or
a change in status of an appliance.

14. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to detect, using the camera, an eye focus of the user relative to a display device outputting the content item, wherein the determining the first time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item is further based on the detected eye focus of the user.

15. A system comprising:
a computing device; and
a premises monitoring system, wherein the computing device is configured to:
during output of a first portion of a content item:
generate, by using at least one of a camera, a microphone, or a personal activity monitor, user data indicating physical movements of a user at a premises; and
detect, via the premises monitoring system, a notification event at one or more other devices at the premises;

determine, based on the user data, a first time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item;
determine, based on a correlation between the first time and a second time associated with the notification event, an interest score in a topic associated with the content item; and
cause, based on the interest score, output of a second portion of the content item.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is configured to cause the output of the second portion of the content item further based on a determination that the interest score satisfies a criterion.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
determine, during the output of the content item and based on the user data, a third time associated with the user stopping viewing of the content item; and
based on a determination that the third time does not correlate with a fourth time associated with a second notification event, cause output of a second content item.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is configured to detect the notification event by detecting, using the microphone, a sound, and
wherein the computing device is configured to determine the interest score further based on a distance of an origin of a sound.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is further configured to generate the user data is further based on an indication of a received signal strength indication for a device associated with the user.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the notification event comprises:
a door or window being opened and closed;
a doorbell ringing;
a phone ringing or receiving a message;
a home alarm ringing; or
a change in status of an appliance.

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Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Sallas Michael
• Gilson Ross
• Bastian Chris
• Mitchell Slade
• Garg Amit
• Leddy John

Classifications

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• G06F16/24578

  using ranking · CPC title