Media Device Viewer State Display Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need in the television service provider space to offer enhanced viewing features tailored to individual viewer needs, as viewers expect robust and personalized experiences with increasing value, use, and demand for video content distribution.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that process viewer state data to adjust display characteristics, such as size, based on captured viewer states, using sensors and rules to enhance the viewing experience, including adjusting electronic programming guide, programming content, and advertising content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If display characteristics are adjusted based on viewer state, then readability and engagement are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects viewer state through sensors and adjusts display characteristics without requiring manual input from the viewer. The media device processes sensor data, determines appropriate adjustments, and applies them autonomously, allowing the system to serve itself in optimizing the viewing experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment mechanisms with automated sensor-based detection and electronic control systems. Sensors detect viewer state (such as distance, posture, or attention level), and electronic processors automatically adjust display parameters, substituting physical manual controls with intelligent automated systems.
2Illumination intensity
If display size is increased for better visibility, then content visibility is improved, but information density decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts display characteristics based on real-time viewer state detection. When a viewer is detected at a greater distance or with reduced attention, the system increases content size. When the viewer is closer or more engaged, the system reduces size to maximize information density. This dynamic adaptation allows the display to optimize between visibility and information density based on current viewing conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes display parameters (such as content size, resolution, or scaling) based on detected viewer state. The system modifies these parameters in real-time to balance visibility requirements against information density needs, adjusting the display output to match the viewer's current position and engagement level.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for facilitating enhanced display characteristics based on viewer state are provided. A media device may process an indication of a first state of a first viewer of a display device that is coupled to the media device. The indication of the first state of the first viewer may be captured at a time corresponding to the display device displaying first content with a first set of one or more size characteristics. The media device may determine a display adjustment based at least in part on the indication of the first state of the first viewer. The media device may cause the display device to display second content in accordance with the display adjustment so that the display device displays at least a portion of the second content with a second set of one or more size characteristics that is different from the first set of one or more size characteristics.