Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods for delivering and managing media whereby a first media element contains multiple media components and a combination of user activity and time are necessary to unlock a subset of the multiple media components. In one embodiment, the user activities include serving as a peer leader, purchasing a key that unlocks at least one of the multiple media components, and other activities having value to the system. The system may also update the media components individually, or in parallel. In addition, the requirements for unlocking one or more of the media components may vary dynamically, or the media components may vary based on: known individual characteristics of a user in a group of users, group characteristics of a subset of users within a group of users or other criteria.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims priority to and the benefit of: Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 13/773,464 filed Feb. 21, 2013, Provisional Patent Application No. 61/751,823 filed Jan. 12, 2013, and Provisional Patent Application No. 61/767,168 filed Feb. 20, 2013, the contents of which, including all appendices, are hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0002]    Embodiments relate generally to systems for controlling access to digital content, such as digital media and dynamically changing the digital content. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems for controlling access to digital content providing a solution that, in a controlled and determinable way, allows and denies access to content based on a plurality of factors. For example, access to the content may be controlled by a plurality of factors including user activity, media host instructions, and other variables including time and other factors which may be less predictable but more controllable. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    Media delivery systems may allow for viewing of media content in a manner inconsistent with and in derogation to the wishes of the artist. To remedy this, it may be desirable to control the manner in which media content is accessed. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0004]    One embodiment of the present invention provides a device which may include a visual display interface configured to support the emission of electromagnetic radiation. The emission range considered most important is between approximately 400 nm and 700 nm. In this embodiment the device also may include an auditory interface configured to support the emission of electromechanical waves of frequencies between approximately 20-20,000 Hz. Although the emission spectrum is approximate the lower end of the spectrum is specifically contemplated to be lower in certain embodiments. The embodiment may include an electromagnetic radiation transceiver configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation once received is converted to an electronic signal. The embodiment may further provide a user interface. This user interface may take the form of a tactile responsive component such as a capacitive or resistive touchscreen, a keypad, light pen or other technology. As a substitute, and or adjunct to the tactile responsive component, an electromechanical radiation responsive component may be used. This might include a microphone that picks up voice commands or an acoustically activated and controlled menu, or other electromechanical radiation responsive component. This embodiment may also include an electromagnetic radiation responsive component. This might be a camera configured to interpret hand gestures, facial expressions or other visually distinguishable characteristic. In addition the embodiment provides a processor; a memory component; a time measuring device; and an access control controller. 
         [0005]    In this embodiment, the user interface may be configured to receive a set of instructions via the user interface and transmit the set of instructions to the processor. This could be something as simple as ordering, displaying or pausing media content. In one embodiment, the electromagnetic radiation transceiver may be configured to receive partitioned media content and the transceiver may be configured to send the partitioned media content to the memory component for storage and subsequent release. 
         [0006]    In one embodiment, the memory component may be configured to store the partitioned media content and the access control controller regulates access to at least a portion of the partitioned media. Some content, teasers, trailers, and selected other content may not always be regulated. 
         [0007]    The access control controller may include a function limiter configured to disable at least a portion of the user interface during the occurrence of specified events. In this case the function blocked may be fast forward, but in another embodiment the volume control, rewind or other features may be disabled. In this embodiment, the access control controller may include a position determining component comprising at least one of the following a terrestrially based position determining component, this might be a Wifi Hotspot, a cell phone tower triangulation, a unique landmark that is visible to a camera. It is specifically contemplated that photograph of a unique mark may serve as a proxy for actual position determination. Thus a barcode found only in an air terminal may serve to confirm a user&#39;s location at the time the photograph was taken. In other embodiments a satellite based position determining component may be used, or a hybrid of terrestrially and satellite based position determining devices. 
         [0008]    In this embodiment the access control controller includes additionally may include an instruction creating component comprising at least one of the following: a user interface sensor configured to identify and record select predefined activity occurring at the user interface. The activity may be a cue that the user is interested, bored or otherwise engaged. It is contemplated that keystroke patterns and pauses may be used to identify a user without the need to sign in. Further, in this embodiment the predefined activity may be when the viewing of a downloaded episode of content is first viewed. 
         [0009]    In some embodiments, it may be desirable to change a rule regarding access, in this case a communication interface sensor may be configured to identify and record input from the communication interface and give preference to this instruction as opposed to locally generated instructions relating to content accessibility. In addition, the access control controller may look to a receiver configured to receive input from at least one of a time measurement component or position determining components. Additionally, the access control controller may not control access to all delivered partitioned media; however, the access control controller may have the ability to do so. Specifically, if content has been released, usually the access control controller will no longer control or restrict access to the element. 
         [0010]    One embodiment of the present invention provides a device which may include a visual display interface configured to support emitting electromagnetic radiation between approximately 400-700 nm; an auditory interface configured to support emitting electromechanical waves of frequencies between approximately 20-20,000 Hz; an electromagnetic radiation transceiver configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation; a user interface comprising at least one of: a tactile responsive component; an electromechanical radiation responsive component; and an electromagnetic radiation responsive component; a processor; an addressable memory component; a time measuring device; and an access control controller; where the user interface is configured to: receive a set of instructions via the user interface and transmit the received set of instructions to the processor; wherein the electromagnetic radiation transceiver is further configured to receive partitioned media content; and the electromagnetic radiation transceiver is configured to send the partitioned media content to the addressable memory component; wherein the addressable memory component is configured to store the partitioned media content; wherein the access control controller regulates access to at least a portion of the received partitioned media content and the access control controller comprises: a function limiter configured to disable at least a portion of the user interface during an occurrence of specified events; a position determining component comprising at least one of: a terrestrially based position determining component; a satellite based position determining component; and a hybrid of terrestrially and satellite based position determining devices; and an instruction creating component comprising at least one of: a user interface sensor configured to identify and record select predefined activity occurring at the user interface; a communication interface sensor configured to identify and record input from a communication interface; and a receiver configured to receive input from at least one of a time measurement component or position determining component; and wherein the access control controller controls access to at least a portion of all delivered partitioned media content using the function limiter, the position determining component, and the instruction creating component. 
         [0011]    In another embodiment of the device the processor may be further configured to store a set of instructions until at least one of the following events occurs: (a) the device identifies a wireless network; (b) the device is interfaced with an internet connection; and (c) the device comes in contact with another component capable of receiving and retransmitting signals from the device. Optionally, the user interface may be further configured to include a plurality of panels, where the plurality of panels comprise a plurality of states, and where the plurality of states correspond to at least one of: an availability of the partitioned media content; a location of the partitioned media content, a portion of the partitioned media content, and a description of the partitioned media content. In addition, at a point in time, the plurality of panels on the user interface may be substantially constant but the content of the panels may be changed by at least one of a content provider or the user interface. In one embodiment, the device further comprises a query component where the query component may be configured to capture a user input and record a response. In addition, a set of responses may extract information from the operation of the computing device and, via the interface, transmit the information to a remote data repository. In another embodiment a portion of the partitioned media content may be temporarily removed from the device based on input from a user, and where input from the user may add substantially identical content back to the device. Optionally, the function limiter may be further configured to disable the ability to accelerate the rate of media display on an initial displaying. Additionally, the position determining component may be a camera interfaced with the device and the device recognizes an image provided by the camera. Optionally, the image provided by the camera may be a man-made image selected from: a barcode; a quick response code; and a high contrast two dimensional image; and where the man-made image may be located at a known location. 
         [0012]    Embodiments of the apparatus for customizing content delivery may comprise: a visual display interface configured to support emitting electromagnetic radiation between approximately 400-700 nm; an auditory interface configured to support emitting electromechanical waves of frequencies between approximately 20-20,000 Hz; an electromagnetic radiation transceiver configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation; a user interface comprising at least one of: a tactile responsive component; an electromechanical radiation responsive component; and an electromagnetic radiation responsive component; a processor; an addressable memory component; a time measuring device; and a selector switch; where the user interface may be configured to: receive a set of instructions via the user interface and transmit the received set of instructions to the addressable memory component; wherein the electromagnetic radiation transceiver may further be configured to receive partitioned media content; and the electromagnetic radiation transceiver may be configured to send the partitioned media content to the addressable memory component; wherein the addressable memory component may be configured to store the partitioned media content. Optionally, the selector switch may be configured to receive input from the addressable memory component and the selector switch configured to utilize the input to switch between a default mode and at least one non-default mode and where the default and non-default modes prefer certain portions of partitioned media content that is in the addressable memory component; the certain portions of partitioned media content may be conveyed to the visual display interface and the auditory interface; and the selector switch may be configured to optionally discriminate between only: content conveyed to the auditory interface; content conveyed to visual display interface; a combination of both the auditory interface and the visual display interface. In one embodiment, the selector switch may discriminates in real time between the default and the at least one non-default mode in substantially real time. Optionally, the selector switch may rely on data in the addressable memory component. An exemplary embodiment includes tablet computer, e.g., an iPad, including a user interface connected, a selector switch configured to select between a default mode and at least one non-default mode; a first database configured to store media and including a plurality of storage regions; a second database configured to receive input from the iPad user interface; and where the selector may be configured to receive input from a second database and the selector may be configured to provide instructions to the first database. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0013]    Embodiments are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, and in which: 
           [0014]      FIG. 1  is an exemplary embodiment of a computing system that includes a computing device and a content provider; 
           [0015]      FIG. 2  is an exemplary embodiment of a system that includes a first computing device and a second computing device in a networked environment; 
           [0016]      FIG. 3  is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining media content; 
           [0017]      FIG. 4  is an exemplary embodiment of a computing system that depicts a set of computing devices connected through a communication medium; 
           [0018]      FIG. 5  is a functional block diagram depicting an exemplary process of a computing device for processing of media content; 
           [0019]      FIG. 6  is a functional block diagram depicting an exemplary process of a user content media reception; 
           [0020]      FIG. 7  is an exemplary top level functional block diagram of a computing device embodiment displaying media content; 
           [0021]      FIG. 8  is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining media content; 
           [0022]      FIG. 9  is an exemplary top level functional block diagram of a computing device embodiment; 
           [0023]      FIG. 10  depicts a scenario where the provided background image may vary dynamically based on the user&#39;s place in the story; 
           [0024]      FIG. 11  depicts an embodiment where a plurality of content components are displayed on a display screen; 
           [0025]      FIG. 12A  shows an embodiment where content may generally be downloaded in a multi-file chapter; 
           [0026]      FIG. 12B  shows the multi-file chapter separated into constituent parts; 
           [0027]      FIG. 13  depicts an embodiment that allows for archiving of media; 
           [0028]      FIG. 14  shows an exemplary storyline where the x-axis represents time and the y-axis represents content; and 
           [0029]      FIG. 15  depicts a system for ascertaining user preferences using an automated cue collector. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0030]    One embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in  FIG. 1 , provides a computing device  100  where the computing device  100  may comprise a visual display interface  110 , an auditory interface  120 , a communication interface  130 , a user interface  140 , an electromagnetic radiation responsive component  150 , and an access control controller  101 . In some embodiments the visual display interface  110  may be configured to support the emission of electromagnetic radiation. Although it is contemplated that the visual display interface  110  may emit throughout the entire visible spectrum of approximately 400 nm to 700 nm, other embodiments may include a monochrome visual display interface  110  displaying in a much narrower range and, optionally not emitting electromagnetic radiation but rather reflecting incident radiation. In the non-emitting embodiment, the visual display interface  110  may be either full color, monochromatic, or something less than full color but more than monochromatic. Specifically, the visual display interface  110  may be limited to black and white, black, gray, and white, black and green, or other limited colors. 
         [0031]    In some embodiments, the computing device  100  may include the auditory interface  120  that may be configured to support the emission of audio signals in the form of electromechanical radiation. Optionally, the auditory interface  120  may comprise an electromechanical radiation responsive component  125 . Although in this embodiment the range may be in the range usually audible to humans, that is frequencies between 20-20,000 Hz, wider range of frequencies may specifically be contemplated including lower frequencies and significantly higher frequencies. The frequencies outside the audible range of humans may be used in application to create certain moods and effects. 
         [0032]    In one embodiment, the communication interface  130  may be configured to transmit and receive electronic signals. This includes signals from a wire or wireless source.  FIG. 1  shows an embodiment with a wireless communication interface  135 . The exemplary embodiment may be configured to receive and transmit signals, including user provided data related to taste, preferences, activity level, degree of mobility, payment information, peer leadership position, physical and geographic information, and other information including certain behavioral characteristics. 
         [0033]    In some embodiments the user interface  140  may include a tactile responsive component  145 . In one embodiment this may be a standard keyboard, and/or pointer-mouse system and/or a touch screen  145 . However, the tactile responsive component need not respond to the pressure exerted by an object making physical contact but rather may respond to a disturbance of light or other electromagnetic phenomenon within the proximity of a predefined tactile responsive area and optionally may receive input manually via a proximity device, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or transponder. 
         [0034]    In one embodiment, the electromagnetic radiation responsive component  150  may be presented. The electromagnetic radiation responsive component  150  may be configured to receive electromagnetic radiation and convert the received electromagnetic radiation to an electronic signal which may be processed or stored, or stored and subsequently processed, or processed and stored, or some combination thereof. An electromagnetic radiation responsive component  150  may use a focal plane array, a bolometer, or other photon capturing component. While a solid state component responsive to incident photons is contemplated, other systems may also be used in some applications with equal success. In some instances it is contemplated that InSb, GaAs, and HgCdTe and other lower energy focal plane arrays may be captured. These may be used in conjunction with arrays that are responsive to electromagnetic radiation that is substantially within the visible region. Additionally, a charged coupling device, or charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor sensor may also be added, to serve in lieu of, or as a substitute for, the infrared sensors. 
         [0035]    In one embodiment, the computing device  100  may include a central processing unit (CPU), e.g., a processor  170 , where the processor  170  may be configured to undertake a plurality of operations, as discussed herein, including signal processing and execution of instructions derived from the signal processing. Additionally, embodiments may also include an addressable memory  180 , for example, read only memory (ROM) or random access memory (RAM), a data store  185 , a time measuring device  190 , and an input/output interface  175 . In one exemplary embodiment, the general handling of data, processing of data, and communication and display of data may be handled at the CPU level of the computing device by an operating system. 
         [0036]    In some embodiments the user interface  140  may be configured to receive a set of instructions via the user interface  140  and transmit  103  the set of instructions to the processor  170 . In other embodiments the communication interface  130  may be configured to receive media content  107  from a media content provider  105 . It is contemplated that the computing device  100  may be configured to send the media content to the addressable memory  180 . The display interface  110  is, in some embodiments, configured to display at least a portion of the media content. 
         [0037]    In one embodiment the access control controller  101  may include a component configured to disable at least a portion of the user interface  140 . In some embodiments the access control controller  101  may further include a terrestrially based position determining component  195 . The terrestrially based position determining component  195  may include a cellular network, antenna array, detected area network, or other evidence of location, such as a discernible landmark. Discernible landmarks may operate in conjunction with the electromagnetic radiation responsive component  150 . In another embodiment the position may be determined by a satellite based position determining component. In other embodiments a hybrid of terrestrially and satellite based position determining devices may be utilized, or even a hybrid of terrestrial systems or a hybrid of satellite based systems. Additionally, in some embodiments, a time measurement component  190  may be included. This may be locally maintained, non-locally maintained, or locally maintained and non-locally updated. An exemplary embodiment may specifically include a non-user accessible clock  190 . In another embodiment, a time measurement device (not shown) may be visible but may not be altered by the user. In another embodiment, the time measurement device may have adjustable permissions to allow alteration or limited alteration including changing of the clock speed. In some embodiments the access control controller  101  may be configured to control access to additional media content based on at least one of: an input from the user interface  140 ; an input from the communication interface  130 ; and a set of instructions from the addressable memory  180 . 
         [0038]    In another embodiment, the access control controller  101  may be configured to render at least a portion of the media content unavailable based on a set of instructions received from the processor  170 ; and the processor  170  may further be configured to store a set of instructions pending the occurrence of a triggering event. A triggering event may be a computing device identifying an accessible wireless network. This would have application where a command is stored in a queue pending linking to the Internet  105  or other distributed databases. This would have specific application where content was previously purchased, and unlocked, but the payment processing step was not completed either because of an interruption, or because of issues related to connectivity. In another embodiment, the computing device  100  may be interfaced with an Internet connection when the computing device  100  comes in contact with another component capable of receiving and retransmitting signals from the computing device. In this situation the computing device may rely on a node to capture and re-convey data to a distributed database such as the Internet. 
         [0039]    Some embodiments of the present invention involve streaming source content or media, such as video—both visual and audio, streaming visual data, streaming audio data, and streaming control data. Such streaming source content may be from pre-stored or live data stream, and/or from one sender to one or more clients or receivers. Streamed source content elements or data units are typically transmitted by a sender, e.g., a server/server application or sender entity, and received by a receiver, e.g., client/client application or receiver entity. The receiver or client may start presenting or playing back the source content as soon as the receiving client application has sufficient data units or content elements stored in its receiving buffer, alternatively, the receiver or client may store the entire content before providing a user the ability to select portions of the downloaded content for viewing. The playback or presentation typically continues until the end of the presentation of the source content. 
         [0040]      FIG. 2  depicts a client/server system  200  where the client and server are in communication with each other. In this embodiment, the first computing device  220 , e.g., a client  221 , and the second computing device  210 , e.g., a server  211 , are depicted as communicating with each other. Additionally, the first computing device  220  may comprise a user interface  231  to provide user input  232  to the first computing device  220 . In this exemplary embodiment, the client  221  initiates a request  224  to the server  211  requesting media content. The server  211  may then respond  214  by sending an entire media content, for example, an entire season of a show, to the client  221  or may respond  214  by sending a partial media content, including a plurality of distinct packets. The client  221  may also have the option of sending information regarding the purchase  225 , for example, payment information, along with other user information  226  to the server  211 . The server  211  may at any point send other subsets of media content  215  to the client, e.g., via pushing the data. In some embodiments, the client  221  may comprise an input component  230  that includes a user interface  231 . The user interface  231  may send information collected  232  as input by the user to the client  221  and client  221  may in return send media content  223  to be displayed to the user. 
         [0041]      FIG. 3  is a flowchart of an exemplary system environment  300 . The method depicted in the diagram includes the steps of: (a) receiving, by a user interface of a first computing device having a processor and addressable memory, a set of instructions via the user interface (step  310 ); (b) determining, by the first computing device, a subset of media content suitable for displaying, where the subset of media may be associated with a set of received media content based on user activity and time duration (step  320 ); (c) determining, by a second computing device, a set of properties associated with the user; (step  330 ); and (d) determining, by the first computing device, an unlocked portion of the media content based on the determined subset of media content and the determined set of properties (step  340 ). 
         [0042]      FIG. 4  illustrates an exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 1  in greater detail where the networked system  400  comprises a first computing device  410 , a second computing device  420 , and a third computing device  430 , where the computing devices  410 ,  420 ,  430  are networked via a communication medium  440 . As an exemplary client node, the first computing device  410  is illustrated as having a user interface  401 , an access control controller  402 , a display interface  403 , a memory component  404 , and a central processing unit (CPU)  405  having an operating system (OS) configured to host the remote access client  406 . In some embodiments, a data store  407  may be present to store the one or more media content files received by the computing device  410  via the communication interface  408 . As an exemplary server node, the second computing device  420  is illustrated as having an optional user interface  411 , a data store  412 , a communication interface  413 , and a CPU  404  having an OS configured to host a remote access server. As an optional exemplary server node, the third computing device  430  is illustrated as having a communication interface  421 , a CPU  422  having an OS configured to host a server and one or more indexing module(s)  423  configured to access a data store, e.g., a table  424 , for remote access to computing nodes responsive to one or more communications from the computing device  410 . In an exemplary embodiment, the first computing device  410 , e.g., a client, may request media content from the second computing device  420 , e.g., a server, where the media content being requested may optionally be stored at the third computing device  430 , e.g., another sever, where the third computing device  430  may be used for remote storing of the media content. 
         [0043]    A user interface  401 ,  411  of  FIG. 4  may have at least one user interface element. Examples of user interface elements comprise input devices including manual input such as buttons, dials, keyboards, touch pads, touch screens, mouse, and wheel related devices and voice and line-of-sight interpreters. Additional examples of user interface elements comprise output devices including displays, tactile feedback devices and auditory devices. A display may be large enough for a user to visualize a portion of the media content, and the display may be configured to support scrolling to display additional portions. 
         [0044]    By delivering media content, e.g., episodes, in non-linear fashion and rewarding the user for prompt viewing, e.g., by early unlocking of next content, the user may achieve a status among the user&#39;s peers by being the first to discover and view the content. Thus, as an example, a user may view a twenty (20) minute episode and the viewing will be noted on a digital scorecard which may be visible to a subset of other viewers, where the subset may include all or a fraction of other viewers. The subset may be self-selected, selected by the user, selected by the content provider based on common interests or geographical region or other factor or factors. 
         [0045]    In one embodiment, as soon as a viewer starts displaying content the activity may be posted to a virtual bulletin board, such as a social networking site. Others in the peer group may be able to see that new content is available and that a peer has accessed the content. In some embodiments, a score may be kept based on the member of the peer group who views the content first, and the score may be used as a status symbol and may also be used to accumulate perks from the provider such as additional content, recognition, and other rewards. In one embodiment the recognition may include real or virtual tokens that may be exchanged for merchandise that is only available at the provider&#39;s gift shop. 
         [0046]    In some embodiments, content may not only be delivered in a predictable way, content may also be delivered in unpredictable ways and in widely varying durations. For example, an episode may be thirty (30) seconds and may be little more than a beat, such as a definitive discovery, a decision, or an event. The episode may also be an additional episode appearing as a prologue to an already viewed episode, thus delivery need not always follow a linear or chronological pattern. As stated elsewhere, the content of episodes may be changed dynamically. Thus an episode may, upon subsequent displaying, include different, additional or less content. The changes may occur after a triggering event, for example, first viewing, if an episode has been available to a user for a period of time without being viewed, or for other reason. 
         [0047]    In one embodiment, the present invention provides a panel of display screens where the display screens may each correspond to a portion of content. The display screens may each possess characteristics that convey to a user at least one of the availability of the content, a portion of the content, whether the content has been previously viewed and attributes of the content. In one embodiment, the panel of display screens may be infinitely adjustable, thus the screens may be displayed in a chronological sequence based on when content became available, based on where content fits into the story line, even when content is supplied, or made available, out of chronological sequence, or where content provides a more or less inclusive description of previous or future content. 
         [0048]    By way of example, an episode, or first content component, may be released on day one, a second episode or content component may be released on day five. The first and second content components may appear to be sequential and are viewed in chronological order. However, a third content component may be interspersed between the first and second content component. In one embodiment, this third content component may need to be accessed prior to a fourth content component becoming available. In another embodiment the third content component may become available but need not be accessed prior to the fourth content component becoming accessible. In another embodiment, the third content component may be visibly present but not accessible until after another component, previously accessed, is accessed again. 
         [0049]    In one embodiment, access to content is controlled but has a consistent rule set. The rule set allows users who understand and master the rules to access content before their non-rule savvy counterparts. In creating the rule structure and the following of those who understand the system the embodiment is able to develop an invested following. In addition, by managing access and rewarding knowledge of distribution nuances viewers form a fraternity where they may collaborate to unlock content and receive recognition in a virtual venue. In one embodiment, the content may be unlocked by two or more users beginning a viewing session within a specified period of time after release and within a specified period of time of each other. In this embodiment if content is made available, for example at 3:30 AM, and three users all start watching within fifteen (15) seconds of 3:35 AM, they may earn a real reward, virtual recognition, or access to additional content. Such additional content may be made available to only a certain number of viewers. 
         [0050]    In another embodiment a prompt may ask users if they wish to disclose certain media access behaviors to others. In this context others may include a virtual group of followers such as might be on a social media site, or via notification using another system. The others may be a self-selected group, a user selected group, a group selected by the content provider or some combination or other criteria. 
         [0051]      FIG. 5  depicts a functional block diagram of an exemplary computing device  500 . In one embodiment, media content  501  may be received, e.g., downloaded  510  to the computing device  500 . Once the content is downloaded, the downloaded media content may be categorized where a portion of the media content may be extracted  520  and optionally, the extracted portion  525  may be sent to an archiving component  530  so that the data is stored for future use, for example, future access to the content. Additionally, content, for example, the extracted portion of the downloaded media content  525 , may be combined with other content. The computing device  500  may also receive as input, user data  590 , corresponding to a user, and more specifically to a user activity. In some embodiments, the user data  590  may be received via a user interface  550 , from a remote server, or previously stored on the computing device  500 . The user data  590  may also be used to determine if certain conditions have been met  560 , where the conditions may be any of the following: status of user, location of user, user associations, user tendencies, user payments, previous user inputs, likely future user inputs. An access control  540  may take as input a set of one or more of the following: downloaded media content  515  and user input data  555 . In some embodiments, user data  590  may also be used to modify  580  the received or downloaded media content  515 . Optionally, modified media content  585  may then be combined  575  with user data  590  and provided as input to determine what media content may be delivered  570  to a display device. In one embodiment, once access to media content has been determined  545 , the determined media content may be delivered  570  along with any modified content  580  that may have been determined based on the user data  590 . 
         [0052]    In one embodiment, additional content may be introduced after the content has already been accessed, and such additional content may be introduced surreptitiously. Notification of such surreptitious addition may, for example, be made to a limited number of users based on certain criteria such as status as peer leader, or venue where notification is made. Such venue may include a “members only” website, a portable electronic device associated with a specific user, an invitation to visit a location. In one embodiment the location may be a real physical location and in another embodiment the location may be a virtual location. 
         [0053]    In one embodiment, content is loaded onto a media player but is not discernible to the user until the content is paid for. That is, the content is loaded onto a player but is only accessible upon receipt of payment by a user, receipt of goods or services by a user, or a promise to make payment. It is specifically contemplated that the user will be able to make payment based on status as a peer leader, where peer leadership—in this context—may include services that have the effect of promoting certain media content. Optionally, in another embodiment, certain goods provided to a third party, such as canned goods to a relief organization, may serve to unlock content. 
         [0054]      FIG. 6  is an exemplary diagram of a system  600  wherein digital source content, such as audio and/or visual data, are transmitted or streamed according to some embodiments of the invention. In this exemplary embodiment, a local network  650  may comprise a number of consumer electronics, including a set-top box  634 , a digital television (DTV)  638 , a wireless computing device  642 , e.g., an iPad, a digital video player  636 , e.g., an iPad, a computer laptop  614 , a gateway/router  602 , connected via various network links or segments. These various consumer electronics may be configured to be networked with each other. The local network  650  comprises various networks—e.g., power line communication (PLC) networks, 802.11a wireless networks, 802.11g wireless networks, and 802.11b wireless networks. Future network specifications may also be incorporated in such networks, Ethernet networks, and various network segments, which may include wired and/or wireless network segments. The local network  650  may be operably coupled to one or more source content providers  692 ,  698 , for example, via satellite, cable, and/or terrestrial broadcast  690  or via an external wide area network, such as the Internet  694 . A source content provider  692 ,  698  may provide pre-encoded and stored source content and/or live real-time or substantially real-time encoded source content to be received by a receiver/client and accordingly be presented in a user interface. For example, a media content may be requested from a source provider  698  that provides on-demand pre-encoded and stored data. The encoded source content is then transmitted and streamed over network segments, which may include wide, local, and/or metropolitan area network segments. This source content is then received by a computing device, e.g., a set-top box  634 . In some embodiments, a source provider or an intermediate network node also has one or more proxy servers  696  that are operably connected to the source provider  698 . A proxy server  696  thus may be a node in the system, for example, where source content may directly or indirectly be requested. 
         [0055]      FIG. 7  depicts a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of the media management service  730  of the access control controller  700 . In this embodiment, media content  704  may be received by the computing device  702  where the computing device  702  optionally comprises a data store  710  and where the data store  710  may store the received media content  704  or alternatively, a subset of the media content. In some embodiments, the media content  704  may comprise a set of one or more media contents  714 . The set of one or more media contents  714  may then be sent to a media management service  730 , where the media management service  730  may be running on the computing device  702 . In one embodiment, the media management service  730  may also receive as input a set of user input  764  and other user data  746  received from a server  742 . Optionally, the server  742  may reside outside of the computing device  702 . In one embodiment, the media management service  730  may identify which set of the set of one or more media content  714  may be accessible based on the received set of one or more media content  714 , the user input  764 , and user data  746 . In one embodiment, a separate service  750  may determine what portion of the identified set of media content  734  may be sent to the display, for example, which chapter of a list of chapters on the right column of the screen. A display/image processing unit  760  may then receive the determined set of the media content  754  that are to be displayed. 
         [0056]      FIG. 8  is a flowchart of an exemplary process  800  in which the computing device comprises a processor and/or computing circuitry that may be configured to execute the steps as depicted. The present invention may also be embodied as a process. For example, embodiment of the present invention includes a machine-enabled method of content media distribution at a computing device via a user interface, the computing device comprising a processing unit and addressable memory and a display, and the method comprising steps, not necessarily in the following order, of: (a) receiving, by a user interface of a first computing device having a processor and addressable memory, a set of instructions via a user interface (step  810 ); (b) transmitting the received set of instructions to the processor and receiving by a communication interface media content (step  820 ); (c) storing, by the computing device, the received media content to the addressable memory (step  830 ); (d) displaying, by a display interface, at least a portion of the media content (step  840 ); (e) disabling, by an access control controller, at least a portion of the user interface, wherein the access control controller is configured to control access to additional media content (step  850 ); (f) rendering, by the access control controller, at least a portion of the media content unavailable based on a set of instructions received from the processor (step  860 ); and (g) storing, by the processing, a set of instructions until a predetermined event occurs (step  870 ). 
         [0057]      FIG. 9  illustrates an exemplary top level functional block diagram of a computing device embodiment  900 . The exemplary operating environment is shown as a computing device  920  comprising a processor  924 , such as a central processing unit (CPU), a storage, such as a lookup table  927 , e.g., an array, an external device interface  926 , e.g., an optional universal serial bus port and related processing, and/or an Ethernet port and related processing, an output device interface  923 , a receiver, e.g., antenna  930 , and an optional user interface  929 , e.g., an array of status lights and one or more toggle switches, and/or a display, and/or a keyboard and/or a pointer-mouse system and/or a touch screen. Optionally, the computing device may comprise an addressable memory where the addressable memory may, for example, be: flash memory, eprom, and/or a disk drive or other hard drive. These elements may be in communication with one another via a data bus  928 , via an operating system  925  such as a real-time operating system and/or an operating system, supporting a web browser and applications, the processor  924  may be configured to execute steps of a process, e.g., executing a rule set, according to the exemplary embodiments described above. 
         [0058]      FIG. 10  depicts a scenario where the provided background image  1010  may vary dynamically based on the user&#39;s place in the story. In one embodiment, the image may correspond to a significant event that recently occurred in the story, in another embodiment it may be an image captured substantially contemporaneously with the discontinuation of the playing of the content. The grid chapter tiles  1020  may optionally include images representing chapters. These chapter tiles  1020  are shown in a line at the right edge of the screen, however the placement need not be in this location. The images on the grid chapter tiles  1020  change states depending on the user&#39;s progress through the chapters. In one embodiment, progress may be measured using a proxy, usually including content display, where it may be assumed that if the content was displayed, that the user viewed the content and has thus progressed. In one embodiment, the device itself may use a camera  1050  or other device to identify the user and determine if the user is actually looking at the display. In this embodiment, the user&#39;s progress may be more closely aligned with demonstrated viewing. 
         [0059]    In one embodiment, the grid chapter tiles  1020  are black and white chapter thumbnails representing chapters the user has already watched or have been played. Images for these grid chapter tiles  1020  may include “spoiler” images that reference key parts of the chapter. In one embodiment, a full color grid chapter tile  1020  may be used to identify the next chapter that the user has not yet watched. In one embodiment, only grid chapter tile  1020  can be displayed as full-color. That is, a user must watch all previous chapters first in order to unlock the chapter. In another embodiment, the next unwatched grid chapter tile may include dynamic video. The dynamic video may be carefully selected for the purpose of enticing a viewer or may be selected automatically passed on position in the chapter, based on color scheme, based on recognizable content or other factor. In one embodiment, color tinted grid chapter tiles  1020  are not yet available. The tint color may be selected as part of the content theme, for example, red for horror. In one embodiment, these chapters may not be available because the user has not yet watched all previous chapters; the chapter has not been released yet; or for other reasons. 
         [0060]    In one embodiment, grid chapter tiles  1020  are visible on the grid until ten (10) days after the user has watched the last chapter. The number of grid chapter tiles visible may be customized based on the size of the screen that the user is using. In addition, newer chapters may be added and in doing so, replace older chapters. 
         [0061]    In one embodiment, an application navigation menu bar  1030  all screens, with the exception of the video player, belong to a dedicated section of the application. The current section is represented on the navigation menu as being “pressed in” or otherwise indicated as being active. In one embodiment, the “Grid” is the default screen of the application. It is on this screen where users can purchase, download, and launch chapters. In one embodiment, virtual marks, e.g., bookmarks, may be added to the streaming content. These “bookmarks” are user-created saved timestamps from chapters. In one embodiment, there is community feature on the navigation menu  1030 . This component may provide access to a plurality of social media sites and options, for example, Facebook®, Twitter®, YouTube®, Quora®, Tumblr®, and Pinterest® pages. One embodiment may also include a settings area where a user may manage media, including purchase, download, archive chapters, view help FAQ, and view about page. In addition, a global share component  1040  may open an iOS share menu. 
         [0062]    In one embodiment, fragment thumbnail  1060   a  and  1060   b  animate in behind the grid chapter tiles  1020  thumbnail images, shifting the grid chapter tiles  1020  grid down. Activating or selecting the fragment thumbnail  1060   a ,  1060   b  will open the associated fragment content. In one embodiment, the fragment may play media content. In one embodiment, the user may download chapters. In some embodiments, the download progress bar  1070  appears immediately after the user indicates, by an overt act, a desire to purchase. In another embodiment, a user may select “Buy” on a purchase alert or “Download” on a Chapter Lightbox. In one embodiment, the download button appears even though the content is already in a local memory, giving the illusion to the user that the system is actually downloading the content. 
         [0063]    In another embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 11 , a plurality of content components, in this case chapters  1100 , are displayed on a display screen  1110 . In one embodiment, selecting a chapter  1100  may “left-align” the chapter  1100  a predetermined distance from the left edge at the screen  1110  and open the chapter bookmarks menu  1120 . In one embodiment, the chapter number and title  1130  may be visible and allow the user to see both number and title. In some embodiments, only the title or chapter may be visible. The user added bookmarks are both relevant and important in discussing and sharing the media. As such user added bookmarks may be shared  1140  by selecting a share option. Optionally, this may be done using a tactile responsive component or other means. A bookmark row  1150  may display a key-frame image and time-stamp of the bookmark. If the selected chapter is downloaded, selecting the row may, in this embodiment may open the full-screen video player and jump to the saved time-marker in the chapter. From time to time the chapter may not be available, possibly because it has not been downloaded, or it has been archived. By selecting a row, the user may be queried if the chapter should be downloaded. In other embodiments the chapter may be downloaded automatically. In another embodiment a user may comment regarding content in real time while watching the content. The comments may be stored for display later on a peer or other system or shared in real time. 
         [0064]      FIG. 12A , shows an embodiment where content may generally be downloaded in a multi-file chapter  1200 . In this embodiment, downloading a chapter  1200  may include up to four files, namely the chapter  1210 , the Chapter Branch  1220 , an immediately following fragment  1230 , and a teaser for the next chapter  1240 . In one embodiment, the chapter  1200  may be separated into constituent parts, as illustrated in  FIG. 12B . It should be noted that not in every case will each chapter include four files; the aforementioned example is for the purposes of illustration only. In addition, in some embodiments the number of files in a chapter may change with time. That is, by way of non-limiting example, the initial chapter  1200  may have four files but at a subsequent time it may have five or more files. In addition, the contents of the files may change as a function of time, user behavior, demonstrated predilections, or stated preferences. Changes may be done by individual, self-selected group, membership in a peer group, geographic region, or other factor. 
         [0065]      FIG. 13  depicts an embodiment that allows for archiving of media. This may include one or more chapters. In practice a user may select to archive a chapter  1300   a  or fragment  1310 . When chapters or fragments are archived, the chapter, branch, and teaser for that chapter are removed from the user&#39;s device and sent to an archive  1320 . In this way memory space may be freed on the user&#39;s system  1330 . In one embodiment, the media is shown to be archived but in reality is deleted while the user&#39;s bookmarks and annotations are archived. At a future time a user may wish to re-download the media. The user may re-download a chapter or fragment that has been archived. In this instance, the chapter, branch, and teaser  1300   b  for that chapter are re-downloaded from the archive  1320 . 
         [0066]    Another embodiment of the present invention may include a device, comprising a visual display interface configured to support emitting electromagnetic radiation and an auditory interface configured to support emitting and receiving electromechanical waves of frequencies less than approximately 20,000 Hz. In another embodiment, the device may include a query component that is configured to capture a user input and record a response. This might be an invitation to share comments, to share activity, to purchase additional content, or to create content which then may be shared or kept. 
         [0067]    In another embodiment the device may be configured to use a set of responses to extract information from the operation of the computing device and, via the interface, transmit the information to a remote data repository and where the remote data repository may be access controlled. The remote data repository may be a social networking site, a financial site, a feedback site, or other repository not necessarily associated with the internet. 
         [0068]    In one embodiment, the auditory interface of the device may include a component that may be configured to emit electromechanical waves at frequencies between approximately 0.1 Hz and 5 Hz. Infrasound, or sound at less than 20 Hz is specifically contemplated. Specifically, infrasound below 5 Hz and more specifically below 1 Hz is contemplated in one embodiment. In an exemplary embodiment, frequencies of under 1 Hz are contemplated. These lower frequencies, while not generally audible to humans, may be nonetheless perceptible and may be used to create excitement or fear in some people. 
         [0069]    In another embodiment an electromagnetic radiation transceiver may be configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation. The device may include a user interface comprising at least one of a tactile responsive component, an electromechanical radiation responsive component, and an electromagnetic radiation responsive component. In addition, the device may include a processor, a memory component, a time measuring component, and an access control controller. It should be noted that some or all of the components may not be physically resident on the device but rather that the device may have the ability to utilize the components. The user interface may be configured to receive a set of instructions via the user interface and transmit the set of instructions to the processor. In one embodiment, the electromagnetic radiation transceiver may be configured to receive partitioned media content. In one embodiment, the transceiver may be configured to send the partitioned media content to the memory component and the memory component may be configured to store the partitioned media content. The access control controller regulates access to at least a portion of the partitioned media content and the access control controller may include a function limiter configured to disable at least a portion of the user interface during the occurrence of specified events. 
         [0070]    Another embodiment may further include a position determining component as described elsewhere herein. An embodiment may include an instruction creating component, including a user interface sensor, where the instruction creating component may be configured to identify and record select predefined activity occurring at the user interface. This may include sharing insights on content, sharing, authorizing purchase of content or other activity. A communication interface sensor may be provided and be configured to identify and record input from the communication interface. In one embodiment, receiver configured to receive input from at least one of a time measurement component or position determining components and the access control controller controls access to at least a portion of all delivered partitioned media. The access control controller may include a timer and may be configured to prevent access to portions of the partitioned media content until a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the content was displayed in its entirety. 
         [0071]    In another embodiment, the device processor may be further configured to store a set of instructions until a triggering event may occur. A triggering event may include the device identifying a wireless network, the device interfacing with an internet connection, the device coming in contact with another component capable of receiving and retransmitting signals from the device to a desired location. 
         [0072]    In another embodiment, the device may be configured to start displaying the partitioned media content as soon as sufficient partitioned media content is present on the device. In another embodiment, the user interface may be configured to allow a user to create content associated with the partitioned media content and the content may be stored in the memory component. Optionally, the memory component need not be resident on the device. By extension, the user created content associated with the partitioned media content need not be stored on the resident memory. A shortcut however may create the illusion that the content resides on the device. 
         [0073]    The user interface on the device may be configured to display predetermined changes to the access control controller. These changes may be made by the creator of the media, and the impetus to send the changes may generated based on activity level of a user as detected at the user interface. By activity level it is understood that inactivity is subsumed within the term. Thus, a period of inactivity may prompt a notice to be sent indicating that additional content is now available or has been unlocked. 
         [0074]    In another embodiment, the device is configured to store specific instructions and transmit the specific instructions when the electromagnetic transceiver establishes a link to a distributed database. This could be the case of a person ordering additional media content. Even though an internet connection is not established at the time the device may put the order into a queue and when the connection is re-established. Ordering instructions are not the exclusive content that could be queued, user created content and other data may be queued. 
         [0075]    Another embodiment of the invention may include a method comprising the steps of receiving, by a user interface of a first computing device having a processor and addressable memory, a set of instructions via a user interface. Transmitting the received set of instructions to the processor, receiving by a communication interface media content and storing, by the computing device, the received media content to the addressable memory. The method includes the step of displaying, by a display interface, at least a portion of the media content and disabling, by an access control controller, at least a portion of the user interface. The disabled portion may be the fast forward function. The access control controller is configured to control access to additional media content based input from the user interface, input from the communication interface, or a set of instructions from the addressable memory. The access control controller may render at least a portion of the media content unavailable based on a set of instructions received from the processor. Normally this would be a time period between episodes but many other criteria would also control. The method includes storing, by the processor, a set of instructions until at least a determinable event occurs. Examples of such events include the computing device identifying a wireless network, interfacing with an internet connection, or a computing device coming in contact with another component capable of receiving and retransmitting signals from the computing device. 
       Dynamic Story Elements (DSE) 
       [0076]    Dynamic Story Elements are content within a media presentation. Unlike normal media presentations the addition of dynamic Story Elements results in a viewing experience which may be unique based on random events or detected user behavior. By way of non-limiting example,  FIG. 14  provides a basic storyline  1400  where the x-axis represents time and the y-axis represents content. The line  1400  represents the storyline. Perturbations  1402 A and  1402 B,  1404 , and  1406  are latent in the basic storyline  1400 . An unrecognized user viewing the story for the first time may see only the basic storyline  1400 . In one embodiment, with time, the system depicted in  FIG. 15  will ascertain user preferences using an automated cue collector  204 . The automatic cue collector  204  relies on a plurality of inputs  204 A-H including user behavior as captured by explicit user input, by way of non-limiting example a user may opt to limit certain language, for instance racial slurs, profanity, or sexual innuendo. Similarly, the user may opt to limit or exclude graphic violence, nudity, sexual behavior, or certain type of sexual behavior. This could be done using a menu choice where drop-down choices allow for specific explicit instructions or a bank of user taste preferences gleaned from a test where a user can provide as much or as little information about themselves as they desire. In one embodiment, the test results and preferences are stored only on the user&#39;s system. Thus, privacy choices would be respected, while simultaneously allowing a user to customize the viewing experience. In another embodiment, an image capture device on the user system may be used to capture involuntary user responses such as widening of the eyes, closing of the eyes, opening the mouth. A microphone similarly could capture voice, or screams. In another embodiment, the media content dialog may be extracted or filtered out. In that embodiment, users may be rewarded for sharing preferences in content. In another embodiment data may be collected centrally but would be combined with input from other users so as to make the data substantively anonymous. Accordingly, the input from ten users would be combined and provided to a central database. The user privacy rights are respected but the user still may shape content with a high degree of granularity. Of course, the number of users could be significantly higher or lower. Two or more users may be required in order to create some level of anonymity; the greater the number of users in the sample, the less granularity and consequently the customized viewing experience may thereby be reduced. 
         [0077]    The Automatic Cue Collector may collect input including: user location, viewing time, such as morning, evening, night, late night, after midnight but before dawn. The dynamic story elements may be resident on the system or drawn from a distributed database, such as a cloud-based database. The user location may be augmented with knowledge of the nature of the location to make additional inferences about the user. Knowing the nature of a business located at a geographical location may provide insight on income level, occupation or occupation type, and many other factors. 
         [0078]    User preference recognizes a viewer&#39;s desires to control certain characteristics of content within a larger presentation. In this sense, some viewers may opt for more graphic content while other may opt for less graphic content. That is, a baseline story may include scenes that deviate from the up (more graphic) or down (less graphic). Similarly, with respect to language, choice of weapons, sources of fear (an oncoming truck versus an unseen object with lights). 
         [0079]    In one embodiment, the user may have indicated, either through behavior or explicit instructions, a lower tolerance for graphic violence, and a higher tolerance for explicit dialog. Referring again to  FIG. 14 , the user would follow the normal storyline, at position  1401  the storyline may include an element with graphic violence. The user preference may now control shifting the storyline toward storyline path  1402 A which may include, in one embodiment, a post production “silhouette” that may serve as the less graphic version. Alternatively, it may be a second take which is less graphic. Conversely, if the user indicated a preference for graphic violence, the scene may be made more graphic as by showing blood, adding audio content, or otherwise altering the content to make it more graphic. In these embodiments the parallel story line is not a deletion but rather a parallel story line with content that preserves the storyline  1400  timeline but alters the content. It is know that audio content can materially change the user perceptions of content, thus it may specifically be contemplated that in some cases the audio may be the sole component altering the storyline  1400 . This may be by changing dialog based on preferences or changing mood sounds to make a scene or portion of a scene more or less terrifying, or altering the dialog to alter linguistic content (optionally driven by input from the automatic cue collector  200 ). It may also be specifically contemplated that linguistic content coupled with visual content may preserve a theme throughout the media presentation. By way of non-limiting example, a first version of the storyline  1400  may revolve around a murder. The more graphic version of the storyline  102 B may make it, for example, a gruesome beheading while the normal storyline  1400  has it simply as a non-graphic homicide. In the non-graphic version of the story  102 A it may be a bloody shirt, or even a dead dog, or other seemingly non-parallel story component. In the latter case storyline  1400  may be careful to avoid reference to the victim being a human. Thus two viewers could watch the same program, but because of expressed taste preferences and dynamic story elements enjoy a program which will closely approximate user preferences. This system allows users to customize content to a degree of granularity never before possible. Thus, through the automatic cue collector  200 , it is possible for a user to customize media content to a very high level. In some embodiments the automatic cue collector  200  may rely on viewing history tied to the users viewing habits as recorded by Internet browsing history, and recording viewing preferences. In some cases, non-explicit choices and explicit choices may be waited according to significance scores, and the scores may be weighted in favor of implicit behavior as opposed to explicit statements. In another embodiment, a user may be confronted with the apparent dichotomy and asked to clarify their position. 
       Dynamic Story Schedule (DSS) 
       [0080]    A Dynamic Story Schedule, at the core, is the schedule that allows for the story to be viewed on a schedule. The schedule may be altered dynamically based on user behavior. That is, a user who is observed to only watch for twenty (20) minutes at a time may have the duration of his episodes limited to twenty (20) minutes. 
         [0081]    The duration of content, just like the content itself may be customized to user preferences. Some users may tolerate a 40 minute presentation while other users may only consistently view a fraction of that period. The automatic cue capture 200 component will record the preferred view duration and customize content delivery to closely capture the view duration. The duration may be customized to the length of a commute, that is, the automatic cue collector discovers, based on GPS data that the user views content for approximately 40 minutes while traveling on a railway track. The system would thus create content components of a length suitable for the commute. Likewise content duration may be altered based on days, that is, weekend evenings may have longer episodes than weekday commutes. In other embodiments the content may be made available in time for an anticipated viewing schedule. That is, content may be unlocked in anticipation of an evening commute. In addition, content may be made available based on a disclosed schedule that includes a waiting component. That is, every Friday a user needs an oil change. In light of this disclosed activity (getting an oil change) and the sensed presence at a service station (based on a GPS/terrestrial sensed position), content may be released, but on a Friday where the position sensor shows the user at home a different duration media portion may be made available or it may be that no content is made available unless the user leaves home. 
         [0082]    Both the DSE and DSS can be pushed from a central database to a node or the entire protocol may be resident on a node itself. In the latter case the entire learning process may be limited to the user&#39;s unique conduct being learned on the node itself and the content may be delivered to the user using the DSE and DSS features which are fully self-contained on the node. 
         [0083]    Together, the DSS and DSE rely on a plurality of tools to recognize and capture user behavior. Some exemplary tools include: the keyboard interface, explicit instructions, and inferred preferences. Explicit instructions may take the form of self-reporting of preferences, user stated available times, and other characteristics identified by the user, and optionally validated by observation. Inferred preferences may be deduced from actual practice, and input from cameras, microphones and physiological sensors such as cameras, respiration meters, heart-rate measurements, blood pressure, and changes in pupil size not ascribable to changes in ambient light or screen illumination. A baseline may be established when predictable footage is displayed, as to normal variations based on changes in illumination intensity emanating from the media source or other location and gaze aversion. 
         [0084]    It is contemplated that various combinations and/or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the above embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments may be combined with or substituted for one another in order to form varying modes of the disclosed invention. Further it is intended that the scope of the present invention is herein disclosed by way of examples and should not be limited by the particular disclosed embodiments described above. 
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