SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER MONITORING AND INTENT DETERMINATION

摘要

Sensing interfaces associated with a home entertainment system are used to automate a system response to events which occur in a viewing area associated with the home entertainment system. Data derived from such sensing interfaces may also be used to enhance the response readiness of one or more system components. Still further, user presence data derived from such sensing interfaces may be used to capture and report user viewing habits and/or preferences.

主权项

1. A method for controlling at least one component device in a home entertainment system comprised of a plurality of component devices, comprising:
receiving first event data via at least one of an image sensing interface and a sound sensing interface; determining if the received first event data is indicative of a preparatory event; and when the received first event data is determined to be indicative of a preparatory event causing an anticipatory action to be executed by at least one of the plurality of component devices in the home entertainment system to transition the at least one of the plurality of component devices in the home entertainment system from a first state to a second state in which the at least one of the plurality of component devices in the home entertainment system is readied to respond to an anticipated event wherein the anticipated event for which the at least one of the plurality of component devices in the home entertainment system is readied is an anticipated change in a number of viewers in a viewing area associated with the home entertainment system.