Entertainment content ratings system based on physical expressions of a spectator to scenes of the content

Abstract

A method for generating a rating of entertainment content is provided. The method includes receiving data from a monitoring device associated with a spectator, the monitoring device communicatively coupled to the computing system, wherein the data obtained by the monitoring device includes a physical expression of the spectator viewing the entertainment content, analyzing the physical expression of the spectator to obtain (i) an eyesight direction of the spectator, and (ii) a facial expression of the spectator, during a scene of the entertainment content, determining an emotional reaction of the spectator to the scene of the entertainment content based on the analyzing of the physical expression of the spectator, calculating an emotional ranking of the scene of the entertainment content based on the emotional reaction of the spectator to the scene, and providing the overall ranking of the entertainment content in view of an aggregate of emotional reactions of the spectator.

1 . A method for generating an overall rating of entertainment content, the method comprising:
 retrieving, by a processor of a wearable monitoring device, metadata of the entertainment content to be viewed by the spectator, the metadata including synchronization information, so that a lateral camera and at least one sensor of the wearable monitoring device are synchronized with the entertainment content to be viewed by the spectator;   detecting, by the processor, a physical expression of a spectator viewing the entertainment content, the physical expression captured by a lateral camera of the wearable monitoring device, the lateral camera being positioned laterally to an eye of the spectator such that the lateral camera captures at leak half of an eye of the spectator, a portion of a nose of the spectator, and a portion of an eyebrow of the spectator, from a side of the spectator, wherein, as a function of the detecting the physical expression, an eyesight direction of the spectator, and a facial expression of the spectator, during a scene of the entertainment content, is obtained; and   sending, by the processor, data associated with the physical expression of the spectator to a computing system to: (i) determine an emotional reaction of the spectator the scene of the entertainment content, (ii) calculate an emotional ranking of the scene of the entertainment content based on the emotional reaction of the spectator to the scene, and (iii) providing the overall ranking of the entertainment content in view of an aggregate of emotional reactions of the spectator.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical expression of the spectator includes a movement of an eye, a movement of a nose, a movement of an eyebrow, a movement of a facial skin, a heartbeat, a movement of a pupil of the eye, a movement of an eyelid of the eye, and a movement of a lip. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device includes a network interface controller to download the metadata. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of a biometric sensor, a heartrate sensor, a facial recognition sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and perspiration detector. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the computing system determines the emotional reaction of the spectator by confirming that the spectator is interested in the scene of the movie based on the eyesight direction of the spectator, and examining the facial expression of the spectator to determine a micro-expression of the spectator that is associated with at least one emotion. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the eyesight direction confirms the interest of the spectator in the scene of the movie, and the eyesight direction is also used to determine which area of the scene commands the most attention of the spectator. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is a wearable pair of glasses, the wearable pair of glasses having an image recognition system. 
     
     
         8 . A wearable monitoring system, comprising:
 a processor;   a memory device coupled to the processor;   a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor,herein the storage device contains program code executable by the processor via the memory device to implement a method for generating an overall rating of entertainment content, the method comprising:
 retrieving, by the processor, metadata of the entertainment content to be viewed by the spectator, the metadata including synchronization information, so that a lateral camera and at least one sensor of the wearable monitoring device are synchronized with the entertainment content to be viewed by the spectator; 
 detecting, by the processor, a physical expression of a spectator viewing the entertainment content, the physical expression captured by a lateral camera of the wearable monitoring device, the lateral camera being positioned laterally to an eye of the spectator such that the lateral camera captures at least half of an eye of the spectator, a portion of a nose of the spectator, and a portion of an eyebrow of the spectator, from a side of the spectator, wherein, as a function of the detecting the physical expression, an eyesight direction of the spectator, and a facial expression of the spectator, during a scene of the entertainment content, is obtained; and 
 sending, by the processor, data associated with the physical expression of the spectator to a computing system to: (i) determine an emotional reaction of the spectator to the scene of the entertainment content, (ii) calculate an emotional ranking of the scene of the entertainment content based on the emotional reaction of the spectator to the scene, and (iii) providing the overall ranking of the entertainment content in view of an aggregate of emotional reactions of the spectator. 
   
     
     
         9 . The wearable monitoring system of  claim 8 , wherein the physical expression of the spectator includes a movement of an eye, a movement of a nose, a movement of an eyebrow, a movement of a facial skin, a heartbeat, a movement of a pupil of the eye, a movement of an eyelid of the eye, and a movement of a lip. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable monitoring system of  claim 8 , wherein the monitoring device includes a network interface controller to download the metadata. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable monitoring system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of: a biometric sensor, a heartrate sensor, a facial recognition sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and perspiration detector. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable monitoring system of  claim 8 , wherein the computing system determines the emotional reaction of the spectator by confirming that the spectator is interested in the scene of the movie based on the eyesight direction of the spectator, and examining the facial expression of the spectator to determine a micro-expression of the spectator that is associated with at least one emotion. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable monitoring system of  claim 12 , wherein the eyesight direction confirms the interest of the spectator in the scene of the movie, and the eyesight direction is also used to determine which area of the scene commands the most attention of the spectator. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable monitoring system of  claim 8 , wherein the monitoring device is a wearable pair of glasses, the wearable pair of glasses having an image recognition system. 
     
     
         15 . A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, the computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a wearable monitoring system implements a method for generating an overall rating of entertainment content, comprising:
 retrieving, by the processor, metadata of the entertainment content to be viewed by the spectator, the metadata including synchronization information, so that a lateral camera and at least one sensor of the wearable monitoring device are synchronized with the entertainment content to be viewed by the spectator;   detecting, by the processor, a physical expression of a spectator viewing the entertainment content, the physical expression captured by a lateral camera of the wearable monitoring device, the lateral camera being positioned laterally to an eye of the spectator such that the lateral camera captures at least half of an eye of the spectator, a portion of a nose of the spectator, and a portion of an eyebrow of the spectator, from a side of the spectator, wherein, as a function of the detecting the physical expression, an eyesight direction of the spectator, and a facial expression of the spectator, during a scene of the entertainment content, is obtained; and   sending, by the processor, data associated with the physical expression of the spectator to a computing system to: (i) determine an emotional reaction of the spectator the scene of the entertainment content, (ii) calculate an emotional ranking of the scene of the entertainment content based on the emotional reaction of the spectator to the scene, and (iii) providing the overall ranking of the entertainment content in view of an aggregate of emotional reactions of the spectator   
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the physical expression of the spectator includes a movement of an eye, a movement of a nose, a movement of an eyebrow, a movement of a facial skin, a heartbeat, a movement of a pupil of the eye, a movement of an eyelid of the eye, and a movement of a lip. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of: a biometric sensor, a heartrate sensor, a facial recognition sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and perspiration detector. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the computing system determines the emotional reaction of the spectator by confirming that the spectator is interested in the scene of the movie based on the eyesight direction of the spectator, and examining the facial expression of the spectator to determine a micro-expression of the spectator that is associated with at least one emotion. 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 18 , wherein the eyesight direction confirms the interest of the spectator in the scene of the movie, and the eyesight direction is also used to determine which area of the scene commands the most attention of the spectator. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the monitoring device is a wearable pair of glasses, the wearable pair of glasses having an image recognition system.