Google patents camera system that switches TV content based on who is watching
This filing describes a method where a camera on a media device uses facial recognition to identify a specific viewer. Once the system recognizes the user's face, it automatically loads and displays content associated with that person's profile. The system also monitors the area and stops playing the content if it detects that the user has left.
In the filing’s own words
Arrangements for transitioning content are presented herein. A first signal, associated with a media playback device, can be received that includes first user identification information. A first user can be identified based on the first signal. Media content can be caused to be presented on the media playback device based on the identification of the first user. A second signal can be received that associated with the media playback device. A determination can be made that the first user has transitioned away from the media playback device based on the second signal. The media content may then no longer be presented by the media playback device in response to determining that the first user has transitioned away from the media playback device.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method for providing personalized content, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, a signal from a camera, wherein the signal comprises an image of a first user within an area; identifying a face of the first user within the area using a facial recognition module; retrieving a user identifier associated with the identified face of the first user; accessing content associated with the retrieved user identifier; and automatically displaying the content to the first user on a display device.
Facts
- Company
- Google (Google LLC)
- Official title
- Transitioning Of Content
- Publication number
- US20260292298A1
- Application number
- 19685384
- Filed
- May 22, 2026
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04N 21/44218 Electricity & electronicsG06V 40/16 Physics & computingG06V 40/168 Physics & computingG06V 40/172 Physics & computingH04H 60/33 Electricity & electronicsH04H 60/40 Electricity & electronicsMore from Google in AI & software
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