Method and apparatus for controlling presentation of media content

摘要

A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a viewing orientation of a first viewer in a viewing area from a plurality of images captured from the viewing area during a presentation of media content, determining whether an attentiveness level of the first viewer during the presentation of the media content is below a threshold by correlating the viewing orientation with the presentation of the media content, and performing an operation associated with the presentation of the media content at a display, where the operation is selected from a first viewer profile associated with the first viewer according to the viewing orientation responsive to determining that the attentiveness level is below the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A device, comprising:
a memory to store computer instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising:
capturing a first set of viewing orientations, viewer actions, and requested device operations associated with a first viewer;determining a first set of correlations within the first set of viewing orientations, viewer actions, and requested device operations to generate a first viewer profile for the first viewer;capturing a second set of viewing orientations, viewer actions, and requested device operations for a second viewer;determining a second set of correlations within the second set of viewing orientations, viewer actions, and requested device operations to generate a second viewer profile for the second viewer; presenting media content at a display that is visible to a viewing area;capturing a plurality of images from the viewing area during the presenting of the media content;identifying the first viewer in the viewing area from the plurality of images;accessing the first viewer profile responsive to identifying the first viewer;determining a body location of the first viewer from the plurality of images;determining a body position of the first viewer with respect to furniture in the viewing area from the plurality of images;determining a body posture of the first viewer from the plurality of images;determining an attentiveness level for the first viewer according to the body location, the body position with respect to the furniture, and the body posture;determining from the first viewer profile a first viewer action according to the attentiveness level of the first viewer;determining from the first viewer profile a first requested device operation according to the first viewer action; andperforming the first requested device operation to alter the presenting of the media content at the display.