Patent ID: 9628208
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G10L,H04H,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for customizing presentation of television programming content to a viewer, said method comprising: a processor authenticating an identity of a viewer within a viewing area of an interactive television system, wherein said interactive television system comprises an Internet Protocol based television system; the processor recording television viewing habits of said viewer of said interactive television system; the processor selecting a customized television programming content based on said identity being authenticated and said television viewing habits recorded for said viewer; the processor automatically tailoring and delivering said customized television programming content selected to said viewer without said viewer's input; the processor obtaining an Internet Protocol address of said set-top box provided for said Internet Protocol based television system viewed by said viewer; the processor establishing a physical location of said Internet Protocol based television system based on said Internet Protocol address of said set-top box; the processor automatically tailoring and delivering said customized television programming content to said viewer based on the physical location of said Internet Protocol based television system; the processor establishing a presence of one or more additional viewers within said viewing area of said interactive television system; the processor attempting authentication of an identity of said one or more additional viewers; in response to an authentication of the identity of an additional viewer from said one or more additional viewers being unsuccessful, the processor switching from delivering said customized television programming content to delivering a general television content to said Internet Protocol based television system; the processor detecting multiple voices at the physical location of said Internet Protocol based television system; and in response to detecting multiple voices at the physical location of said Internet Protocol based television s stem the processor switching from delivering said customized television programming content to delivering the general television content to said Internet Protocol based television system.