IP Library Granted Patent US 11,564,010
Granted Patent B2
US 11,564,010 · App. 17/515,927 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Systems and methods for applying behavioral-based parental controls for media assets

Inventors: Vijay Kumar (Karnataka, IN); Rajendran Pichaimurthy (Karnataka, IN); Madhusudhan Srinivasan (Karnataka, IN)
Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
H04N21/454G10L15/1822H04N21/42203H04N21/44218H04N21/44222G10L2015/088
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Patent No.
US 11,564,010
App. No.
17/515,927
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for applying behavioral-based parental controls for media assets. The disclosed techniques herein discuss determining a media asset viewed by a user and character actions of a character within the media asset. Behavioral user data is received which includes a user action. A determination is made whether the user action matches one of the character actions. If a match is found, a parental control restriction setting for the media asset is applied and this parental control restriction is stored in memory.

Claims (64)

1. A method for applying behavioral-based parental controls for media assets, the method comprising:

determining, by control circuitry, one or more character actions of a character within a media asset, wherein each character action of the one or more character actions comprises a respective character behavior type and a respective character behavior characteristic value;

identifying, by the control circuitry and from a video recording of a user, a user action during playback of the media asset by the user, wherein the user action comprises a user behavior type and a user behavior characteristic value;

determining, by the control circuitry, whether the user behavior type matches a respective character behavior type of a first character action and the user behavior characteristic value matches the respective character behavior characteristic value of the first character action; and

in response to determining, by the control circuitry, that the user behavior type matches a respective character behavior type of a first character action and the user behavior characteristic value matches the respective character behavior characteristic value of the first character action, storing in memory, by the control circuitry, a parental control restriction setting for the media asset.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the video recording of the user, wherein the recording is made using an electronic device;

determining, based on the video recording, a plurality of baseline user actions; and

generating a user baseline behavior dataset based on the plurality of baseline user actions.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining whether one action of the plurality of baseline user actions matches an abnormal behavior model; and

in response to the determination that one action of the plurality of baseline user actions matches the abnormal behavior model, excluding the one action from the plurality of baseline user actions.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein behavioral data of the user comprises data captured by an electronic device generated during observation of the user for a period of time.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the electronic device comprises a wearable device of the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user action comprises data from a social media post of the user.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the control circuitry, whether the user action matches one of the one or more character actions by:

receiving a voice input of the user;

parsing the voice input into one or more keywords; and

determining whether the one or more keywords matches one or more keywords associated with the character within the media asset.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

parsing the voice input into one or more non-lexical utterances; and

determining whether the one or more non-lexical utterances matches one or more non-lexical utterances associated with the character within the media asset.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the control circuitry, whether the user action matches one of the one or more character actions by:

receiving a portion of the video recording of the user;

parsing the portion into one or more user actions; and

determining whether the one or more user actions matches one or more actions associated with the character via the media asset.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining whether the character appears in one or more additional media assets other than the media asset; and

in response to the determination that the character appears in one or more additional media assets other than the media asset:

applying an additional parental control restriction setting for the one or more additional media assets; and

storing in memory the additional parental control restriction.

11. A system for applying behavioral-based parental controls for media assets, the system comprising:

at least one processor configured to store parent control restrictions as applied to media assets; and

control circuitry communicably coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

determine, one or more character actions of a character within a media asset, wherein each character action of the one or more character actions comprises a respective character behavior type and a respective character behavior characteristic value;

identify, from a video recording of a user, a user action during playback of the media asset by the user, wherein the user action comprises a user behavior type and a user behavior characteristic value;

determine whether the user behavior type matches a respective character behavior type of a first character action and the user behavior characteristic value matches the respective character behavior characteristic value of the first character action; and

in response to determining that the user behavior type matches a respective character behavior type of a first character action and the user behavior characteristic value matches the respective character behavior characteristic value of the first character action, store in memory a parental control restriction setting for the media asset.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

receive the video recording of the user, wherein the recording is made using an electronic device;

determine, based on the video recording, a plurality of baseline user actions; and

generate a user baseline behavior dataset based on the plurality of baseline user actions.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine whether one action of the plurality of baseline user actions matches an abnormal behavior model; and

in response to the determination that one action of the plurality of baseline user actions matches the abnormal behavior model, exclude the one action from the plurality of baseline user actions.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein behavioral data of the user comprises data captured by an electronic device generated during observation of the user for a period of time.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the electronic device comprises a wearable device of the user.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user action comprises data from a social media post of the user.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine whether the user action matches one of the one or more character actions, by:

receiving a voice input of the user;

parsing the voice input into one or more keywords; and

determining whether the one or more keywords matches one or more keywords associated with the character within the media asset.

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

parse the voice input into one or more non-lexical utterances; and

determine whether the one or more non-lexical utterances matches one or more non-lexical utterances associated with the character within the media asset.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine whether the user action matches one of the one or more character actions, by:

receiving a portion of the video recording of the user;

parsing the portion into one or more user actions; and

determining whether the one or more user actions matches one or more actions associated with the character via the media asset.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is figured configured to:

determine whether the character appears in one or more additional media assets other than the media asset; and

in response to the determination that the character appears in one or more additional media assets other than the media asset:

apply an additional parental control restriction setting for the one or more additional media assets; and

store in memory the additional parental control restriction.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069106/0207 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063707/0884 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: KUMAR, VIJAY; PICHAIMURTHY, RAJENDRAN; SRINIVASAN, MADHUSUDHAN
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 057982/0603 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16520282 · Jul 23, 2019
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