IP Library Granted Patent US 11,849,181
Granted Patent B2
US 11,849,181 · App. 18/085,708 · Granted Dec 19, 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 11,849,181
App. No.
18/085,708
Granted
Dec 19, 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 (26)

1. A method performed by a control circuitry of a computing device for applying behavioral-based parental controls for media assets, the method comprising:

identifying one or more character actions performed by a first character within a first 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;

determining, from a recording of a user, that a user behavior type and a user behavior characteristic value of a user action respectively matches the respective characteristic behavior type and the respective character behavior characteristic value of the one or more character actions of the first character from the first media asset, wherein the user action is made by the user during playback of the media asset;

in response to determining the match, applying a parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset and storing the parental control restriction in a memory; and

automatically applying the parental control restriction applied on the first media asset to a second media asset, wherein the application to the second media asset is based upon a determination that the second media asset includes an appearance of the first character.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, determining presence of the first character in the first media asset and in response to determining the presence, identifying the one or more character actions performed by the first character.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recording of the user is a video recording.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising, parsing the video recording into one or more video actions to determine the action performed by the user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset is applied to a scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising, excluding the scene in the first media asset based on an implementation of the parental control restriction.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising, applying the parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset to a scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected, wherein the application of the parental control to the scene includes dubbing a replacement audio for the scene.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising, applying the parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset to a scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected, wherein the application of the parental control to the scene includes inserting a replacement scene for the scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected.

9. 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:

identify one or more character actions performed by a first character within a first 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;

determine based on a recording of a user, that a user behavior type and a user behavior characteristic value of a user action respectively matches the respective characteristic behavior type and the respective character behavior characteristic value of the one or more character actions of the first character from the first media asset, wherein the user action is made by the user during playback of the media asset;

in response to determining the match, applying, by control circuitry, a parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset and storing the parental control restriction in a memory; and

automatically applying the parental control restriction applied on the first media asset to a second media asset, wherein the application to the second media asset is based upon a determination that the second media asset includes an appearance of the first character.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine presence of the first character in the first media asset and in response to determining the presence, identifying the one or more character actions performed by the first character.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the recording of the user is a video recording.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to parse the video recording into one or more video actions to determine the action performed by the user.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset is applied by the control circuitry to a scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to exclude the scene in the first media asset based on an implementation of the parental control restriction.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to apply the parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset to a scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected, wherein the application of the parental control to the scene includes dubbing a replacement audio for the scene.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to apply the parental control restriction for restricting consumption of the first media asset to a scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected, wherein the application of the parental control to the scene includes inserting a replacement scene for the scene of the first media asset in which the appearance of the first character is detected.

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 3, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063529/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: KUMAR, VIJAY; PICHAIMURTHY, RAJENDRAN; SRINIVASAN, MADHUSUDHAN
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 062168/0672 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17515927 · Nov 1, 2021
Continuation 16520282 · Jul 23, 2019
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