Application US20180356887

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIALLY SEIZURE-INDUCING VIRTUAL REALITY CONTENT
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US20180356887

1. An apparatus comprising: (7) (3)

a neurological data collector to access first neurological response data collected from a user during exposure of the user to first media;

a predictor to generate a prediction on a likelihood that a portion of second media will trigger an adverse neurological medical event in the user based the portion of the second media and the first neurological response data; and

a content modifier to modify the portion of the second media to create modified media in response to the prediction and output the modified media for presentation to the user.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein a vector characterizes a visual parameter or an audio parameter of the portion. (0)

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the adverse neurological medical event is a seizure. (0)

4. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the portion of the second media includes a video frame and the content modifier is to modify at least one of a saturation value, a hue value, or a luminance of the video frame. (0)

5. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the portion of the second media includes an audio stream and the content modifier is to modify the portion by reducing a decibel level of the audio stream. (0)

6. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the user is a first user and the predictor is to further generate the prediction by performing a comparison of the first neurological response data to second neurological response data collected from a second user exposed to the first media or the second media. (0)

7. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the portion is a first portion of the second media and the predictor is to generate a prediction that a second portion of the second media will trigger the adverse neurological medical event in the user based on the prediction generated for the first portion, the second portion presented after the presentation of the first portion. (0)

8. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the neurological data collector is to access second neurological response data collected from the user during exposure of the user to the modified media and the predictor is to generate a prediction on a likelihood that the modified media will trigger the adverse neurological medical event based on the modified media and the second neurological response data. (0)

9. An apparatus to analyze virtual reality content, the apparatus comprising: (4) (3)

means for presenting the virtual reality content for exposure to a user;

means for collecting first neurological response data collected from a user during exposure of the user to the virtual reality content;

means for modifying the virtual reality content, the means for modifying to: generate a prediction on a likelihood that a portion of the virtual reality content will trigger an adverse neurological medical event based on a parameter of the portion and the first neurological response data;

modify the portion of the virtual reality content into modified virtual reality content in response to the prediction; and

transmit the modified virtual reality content to the means for presenting the virtual reality content.

10. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the means for collecting the first neurological data includes an electroencephalogram sensor. (0)

11. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the means for presenting includes a virtual reality head-mounted device. (1) (0)

13. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the parameter includes one or more of a video parameter or an audio parameter. (0)

14. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the portion of the virtual reality content includes a plurality of video frames and the means for modifying the portion is to adjust at least one of a saturation value, a hue value, or a luminance of at least one of the video frames. (0)

15. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to: (5) (4)

access first neurological response data collected from a user during exposure of the user to first media;

generate a prediction on a likelihood that a portion of second media will trigger a neurological event based the portion of the second media and the first neurological response data;

modify the portion of the second media into modified media in response to the prediction; and

output the modified media for presentation to the user.

16. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15, wherein a vector characterizes a visual parameter or an audio parameter of the portion. (0)

17. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15, wherein the portion of the second media includes a video frame and the instructions further cause the machine to modify at least one of a saturation value, a hue value, or a luminance of the video frame. (0)

18. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15, wherein the portion of the second media includes an audio stream and the instructions further cause the machine to modify the portion by reducing a decibel level of the audio stream. (0)

19. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15, wherein the portion is a first portion of the second media and the instructions further cause the machine to generate a prediction that a second portion of the second media will trigger the adverse neurological medical event in the user based on the prediction generated for the first portion, the second portion presented after the presentation of the first portion. (0)

20. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15, wherein instructions further cause the machine to access second neurological response data collected from the user during exposure of the user to the modified media and generate a prediction on a likelihood that the modified media will trigger the adverse neurological medical event based the modified media and the second neurological response data. (0)

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Application US20180356887

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIALLY SEIZURE-INDUCING VIRTUAL REALITY CONTENT

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