Automatic Media Profile Management via User Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in navigating and finding desired media content within large lists of channels or content options, often requiring time and effort, and may encounter content not of interest due to shared access with household members.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that automatically identify individuals within a perceiving range of a media player, create or select profiles based on media usage information and content restriction rules, and control media availability without user input, using modules such as individual identifier, profile creation, profile selection, and media control modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If manual profile selection and media navigation is used, then users can access media content, but navigation time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically identifies users and selects profiles without manual input. The media player detects when a user approaches or enters the viewing area, automatically retrieves or creates a profile, and configures media selections based on that profile's preferences, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate through menus or input their preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures media selections and profile settings in advance based on user identification. By detecting user presence before media playback begins, the system has already prepared the appropriate profile and media options, so when the user wants to access content, everything is ready without requiring time-consuming navigation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If shared media access is provided for household members, then multiple users can access the system, but content relevance decreases for individual users
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the shared media access into individual user segments through separate profiles. Each user receives a unique profile with personalized media selections, preferences, and restrictions. The system segments the generic shared access into tailored individual experiences by automatically identifying which user is present and applying that user's specific profile settings.
Solution Approach 2:
Different media content and settings are provided to different users based on their individual profiles. Each user receives locally optimized content selections, restrictions, and preferences specific to their tastes and requirements, rather than a uniform shared configuration. The system applies different quality settings and content filters to different users simultaneously.
3Productivity
If automatic profile creation is implemented, then new user profiles are established quickly, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically creates profiles without requiring manual user input or complex configuration interfaces. When a new user is detected, the system autonomously generates a profile, may solicit minimal preferences through simple interactions, and configures media selections automatically, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining high productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
A profile management apparatus for controlling available media content includes an individual identifier module, a profile creation module, a profile selection module, and a media control module. The individual identifier module automatically identifies one or more individuals as currently within a perceiving range of an output device receiving input from a media player without user input. The profile creation module automatically creates a new profile without user input in response to determining that a profile associated with the one or more individuals does not exist. The profile selection module selects at least one profile associated with the one or more individuals. The media control module controls media that is available for selection on the media player based one or more of media usage information and content restriction rules of the at least one profile.