Systems and methods for dynamically enabling and disabling a biometric device

1. A method for recommending content based on biometric information, the method comprising:

identifying content being consumed by a user on user equipment;

determining a content type of the content;

selecting, from a plurality of device enablement rules, a device enablement rule that corresponds to the content type, wherein the device enablement rule comprises content criteria for acquiring the biometric information;

determining whether the content satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule;

in response to determining that the content satisfies the content criteria:

acquiring, from a biometric device, the biometric information;

generating, for display on the user equipment, a content recommendation based on the biometric information, wherein generating, for display on the user equipment, the content recommendation based on the biometric information comprises:

determining that the biometric information of the user is of a first response level;

retrieving additional biometric information of the user from memory, wherein the additional biometric information is of a second response level different from the first response level;

identifying a media asset that triggered a biometric response of the second response level; and

selecting the media asset as the content recommendation.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the biometric information of the user does not match an expected biometric response for the content, wherein the content recommendation is based on the determination that the biometric information does not match the expected biometric response.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquisition of the biometric information ceases when the content fails to satisfy the content criteria.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the content satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule comprises:

searching a social network based on an identifier of the content to identify a plurality of communications associated with the content;

identifying a number of the communications that were received by the social network within a threshold period of time of a progression point of the content;

determining whether the number of the communications exceeds a minimum number of communications indicative of popularity; and

in response to determining the number of the communications exceeds the minimum number of communications, determining that a portion of the content corresponding to the progression point of the content satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein acquiring, from the biometric device, the biometric information of the user comprises:

storing a start time and an end time of the portion of the content; and

acquiring the biometric information of the user while the progression point is between the start time and the end time.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retrieving from the device enablement rule a set of biometric devices specified in the device enablement rule;

retrieving a list of biometric devices associated with the user;

comparing the list of biometric devices associated with the user with the set of biometric devices specified in the device enablement rule; and

selecting as the biometric device one or more of the biometric devices in the list associated with the user that matches one or more of the biometric devices in the set of biometric devices.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring, from the biometric device, the biometric information of the user comprises:

acquiring the biometric information of the user at a first progression point of the content;

monitoring additional metadata of the content corresponding to a second progression point later than the first progression point;

comparing the additional metadata to the content criteria of the device enablement rule;

determining, based on the comparing, whether the content at the second progression point satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule; and

in response to determining that the content at the second progression point does not satisfy the content criteria of the device enablement rule, ceasing acquisition of the biometric information of the user at the second progression point.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the biometric information of the user occurs at a first progression point of the content, further comprising:

retrieving an average biometric response of a plurality of users to the content being accessed at the first progression point;

determining whether the biometric information of the user corresponds to the average biometric response;

in response to determining that the biometric information of the user corresponds to the average biometric response, selecting as the content recommendation, a media asset indicated in a profile associated with at least one user of the plurality of users.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the biometric information of the user does not correspond to the average biometric response, identifying a potential disorder related to an atypical biometric response to content that matches the content criteria; and

alerting another user associated with the user about the potential disorder of the user.

10. A system for recommending content based on biometric information, the system comprising:

control circuitry configured to:

identify content being consumed by a user on user equipment;

determine a content type of the content;

select, from a plurality of device enablement rules, a device enablement rule that corresponds to the content type, wherein the device enablement rule comprises content criteria for acquiring the biometric information;

determine whether the content satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule;

in response to determining that the content satisfies the content criteria:

acquire, from a biometric device, the biometric information of the user;

generate, for display on the user equipment, a content recommendation based on the biometric information, wherein to generate, for display on the user equipment, the content recommendation based on the biometric information the control circuitry is configured to:

 determine that the biometric information of the user is of a first response level;

 retrieve additional biometric information of the user from memory, wherein the additional biometric information is of a second response level different from the first response level;

 identify a media asset that triggered a biometric response of the second response level; and

select the media asset as the content recommendation.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine that the biometric information of the user does not match an expected biometric response for the content, and wherein the content recommendation is based on the determination that the biometric information does not match the expected biometric response.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to cease acquisition of the biometric information when the content fails to satisfy the content criteria.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein to determine whether the content satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule the control circuitry is further configured to:

search a social network based on an identifier of the content to identify a plurality of communications associated with the content;

identify a number of the communications that were received by the social network within a threshold period of time of a progression point of the content;

determine whether the number of the communications exceeds a minimum number of communications indicative of popularity; and

in response to the determination that the number of the communications exceeds the minimum number of communications, determine that a portion of the content corresponding to the progression point of the content satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein to acquire, from the biometric device, the biometric information of the user to the content while the content satisfies the content criteria the control circuitry is further configured to:

store a start time and an end time of the portion of the content; and

acquire the biometric information of the user while the progression point is between the start time and the end time.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve from the device enablement rule a set of biometric devices specified in the device enablement rule;

retrieve a list of biometric devices associated with the user;

compare the list of biometric devices associated with the user with the set of biometric devices specified in the device enablement rule; and

select as the biometric device one or more of the biometric devices in the list associated with the user that matches one or more of the biometric devices in the set of biometric devices.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein to acquire, from the biometric device, the biometric information of the user to the content while the content satisfies the content criteria the control circuitry is further configured to:

acquire the biometric information of the user at a first progression point of the content;

monitor additional metadata of the content corresponding to a second progression point later than the first progression point;

compare the additional metadata to the content criteria of the device enablement rule;

determine, based on the comparing, whether the content at the second progression point satisfies the content criteria of the device enablement rule; and

in response to the determination that the content at the second progression point does not satisfy the content criteria of the device enablement rule, cease acquisition of the biometric information of the user at the second progression point.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein to acquire the biometric information of the user at a first progression point of the content the control circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve an average biometric response of a plurality of users to the content being accessed at the first progression point;

determine whether the biometric information of the user corresponds to the average biometric response;

in response to the determination that the biometric information of the user corresponds to the average biometric response, select as the content recommendation, a media asset indicated in a profile associated with at least one user of the plurality of users.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

in response to the determination that the biometric information of the user does not correspond to the average biometric response, identify a potential disorder related to an atypical biometric response to content that matches the content criteria; and

alert another user associated with the user about the potential disorder of the user.