Comments on: Bizarre Sony patent to detect viewer smiling and laughter http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/08/bizarre_sony_patent_to_detect_viewer_smiling_and_laughter/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: IBM develops “automatic blogging during media viewing” patent | The Blog Herald http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/08/bizarre_sony_patent_to_detect_viewer_smiling_and_laughter/#comment-1960 IBM develops “automatic blogging during media viewing” patent | The Blog Herald Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:12:04 +0000 http://www.forevergeek.com/?p=13818#comment-1960 [...] It’s not as exciting as the Asus Eee wireless keyboard, but then I suppose not everyone is going to want a full-sized keyboard on their lap. Could IBM partner with Sony, which has its own patented ideas for getting user feedback? [...] [...] It’s not as exciting as the Asus Eee wireless keyboard, but then I suppose not everyone is going to want a full-sized keyboard on their lap. Could IBM partner with Sony, which has its own patented ideas for getting user feedback? [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/08/bizarre_sony_patent_to_detect_viewer_smiling_and_laughter/#comment-1959 Jeff Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.forevergeek.com/?p=13818#comment-1959 I suppose such a system *could* be used to provide feedback to the viewer, although I would be suspicious of it being used to provide feedback either to the game developer or TV show producer. But I'm paranoid like that. I do like the drawing, it would be fun to have people try and guess what the drawing is trying to represent without any real context. I suppose such a system *could* be used to provide feedback to the viewer, although I would be suspicious of it being used to provide feedback either to the game developer or TV show producer. But I’m paranoid like that.

I do like the drawing, it would be fun to have people try and guess what the drawing is trying to represent without any real context.

]]> By: Andy Merrett http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/08/bizarre_sony_patent_to_detect_viewer_smiling_and_laughter/#comment-1958 Andy Merrett Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:11:26 +0000 http://www.forevergeek.com/?p=13818#comment-1958 No? What was it for? ;) No? What was it for? ;)

]]> By: JC http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/08/bizarre_sony_patent_to_detect_viewer_smiling_and_laughter/#comment-1957 JC Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:16:37 +0000 http://www.forevergeek.com/?p=13818#comment-1957 I seem to recall a machine similar to that in the movie Caligula, except instead of feet they were leather straps, and the unclothed woman using it was peddling while facing it... you can guess what it was for. I seem to recall a machine similar to that in the movie Caligula, except instead of feet they were leather straps, and the unclothed woman using it was peddling while facing it… you can guess what it was for.

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