Content display controls based on environmental factors

Abstract

Approaches are described for controlling and filtering the display of content by computing devices. In particular, a mobile computing device can adjust the playing of media content (e.g., audio, video, images, games, ringtones) according to situational appropriateness and other environmental factors occurring around the device. For example, a mobile computing device such as a smart phone could use image and audio information captured by its sensors to determine that minors are present within the vicinity of the mobile phone, and filter certain portions of media content that would be deemed inappropriate for those minors. The environmental information can be determined based on data gathered by various sensors of the mobile device, including but not limited to cameras, microphones, global positioning system (GPS) devices, light sensors and others.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,   receiving image data;   receiving audio data;   determining that a first individual is represented in both the image data and the audio data, by using a combination of facial recognition processing on the image data, and voice recognition processing on the audio data; and   causing presentation of content, based at least on determining that the first individual is represented in both the image data and the audio data.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating authentication data corresponding to the first individual based on the facial recognition processing on the image data.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating authentication data corresponding to the first individual based on the voice recognition processing on the audio data.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining environment information associated with a location of a computing device that is presenting the content; and   determining the content based at least in part on the environment information.   
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving at least one content preference; and   associating the content preference with the first individual.   
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating authentication data for a user profile associated with the first individual based on at least one of the audio data or the image data.   
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the content includes at least one or more of video content, audio content, or image content. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an identity of a person in proximity of a computing device presenting the content based on one or more of the image data, the audio data, or a presence of a device associated with the person; and   determining a user profile associated with the identity of the person.   
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining at least a portion of the content is inappropriate based at least in part on a location of a computing device and a user profile; and   adjusting presentation of the at least the portion of the content.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the user profile includes one or more restrictions, the method further comprising:
 determining the content based at least in part on the one or more restrictions.   
     
     
         11 . A computing device, comprising:
 an image sensor capable of generating image data;   an audio sensor capable of generating audio data;   at least one processor; and   memory for storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
 receive the image data from the image sensor; 
 receive the audio data from the audio sensor; 
 determine that a first individual is represented in both the image data and the audio data, by using a combination of facial recognition processing on the image data, and voice recognition processing on the audio data; and 
 cause presentation of content, based at least on the determination that the first individual is represented in both the image data and the audio data. 
   
     
     
         12 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 generate authentication data corresponding to the first individual based on the facial recognition processing on the image data.   
     
     
         13 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 generate authentication data corresponding to the first individual based on the voice recognition processing on the audio data.   
     
     
         14 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 determine environment information associated with a location of the computing device; and   determine the content based at least in part on the environment information.   
     
     
         15 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 receive at least one content preference; and   associate the content preference with the first individual.   
     
     
         16 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 generate authentication data for a user profile associated with the first individual based on at least one of the audio data or the image data.   
     
     
         17 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the content includes at least one or more of video content, audio content, or image content. 
     
     
         18 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 determine an identity of a person in proximity of the computing device based on one or more of image data, audio data, or a presence of a device associated with the person; and   determine a user profile associated with the identity of the person.   
     
     
         19 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 determine at least a portion of the content is inappropriate based at least in part on a location of the computing device and a user profile; and   adjust presentation of the at least the portion of the content.   
     
     
         20 . The computing device of  claim 19 , wherein the user profile includes one or more restrictions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to:
 determine the content based at least in part on the one or more restrictions.