Network-controllable physical resources for sensory service

Abstract

Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for adjusting a network-controllable physical resource of a sensory service in response to biometric data for a group of users are disclosed. In one example, a processing system including at least one processor may gather biometric data of each user of a group of users of a sensory service. The sensory service may comprise at least one network-controllable physical resource. The processing system may then aggregate the biometric data for the group of users and tailor the sensory service for the group of users based upon the biometric data for the group of users that is aggregated. In one example, the tailoring of the sensory service may include adjusting the at least one network-controllable physical resource in response to the biometric data that is aggregated for the group of users.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 prompting, by a processor, each user of a group of users of a sensory service to engage in at least one physical activity, wherein the sensory service comprises at least one network-controllable physical resource and a plurality of service levels;   gathering, by the processor, biometric data of each user of the group of users, wherein the biometric data for each user of the group of users is gathered during an execution of the at least one physical activity;   aggregating, by the processor, the biometric data for the group of users;   offering, by the processor, a service level of the plurality of service levels for the sensory service to the group of users based upon the biometric data that is aggregated; and   tailoring, by the processor, the sensory service for the group of users based upon the service level, wherein the tailoring of the sensory service comprises adjusting the at least one network-controllable physical resource in response to the biometric data that is aggregated for the group of users.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an acceptance of the service level from the group of users, wherein the sensory service is tailored for the group of users based upon the acceptance of the service level that is offered.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a declination of the service level from the group of users; and   presenting to the group of users a suggested change to the group in response to the receiving of the declination.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 receiving an acceptance of the suggested change from the group of users, wherein the sensory service is tailored for the group of users based upon the acceptance of the suggested change.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the tailoring the sensory service for the group of users comprises providing a more intense level for the sensory service. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a match between the biometric data that is aggregated and an acceptable range of biometric data for a different sensory service, wherein the sensory service is tailored based upon the acceptable range of biometric data for the different sensory service.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the match is determined between the biometric data that is aggregated and the acceptable range of biometric data for the different sensory service when a threshold level of similarity is detected. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the sensory service is further tailored for the group of users by setting an acceptable range of biometric data for the sensory service in accordance with the acceptable range of biometric data for the different sensory service. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 updating the acceptable range of biometric data for the sensory service in accordance with the biometric data that is aggregated; and   tailoring the sensory service for a subsequent group of users in accordance with the acceptable range of biometric data for the sensory service that is updated.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the sensory service is further tailored for the subsequent group of users based upon biometric data collected for each user of the subsequent group of users. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one network-controllable physical resource comprises at least one of:
 a visual source;   an audio source;   a tactile source; or   an olfactory source.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the biometric data of each user of the group of users is continually gathered during a presentation of the sensory service, wherein the tailoring the sensory service for the group of users comprises at least one of:
 providing a more intense level of the sensory service when for each user of the group, the biometric data for each user is within a predetermined permissible range; or   providing a less intense level of the sensory service when for at least one user in the group of users, the biometric data for the at least one user exceeds the predetermined permissible range.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the more intense level of the sensory service comprises an addition to the sensory service of the at least one network-controllable physical resource, wherein the at least one network-controllable physical resource is associated with a stress increase as indicated by the biometric data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the more intense level of the sensory service comprises an increase to an output intensity of the at least one network-controllable physical resource. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the less intense level of the sensory service comprises a removal or an omission of the at least one network-controllable physical resource, wherein the at least one network-controllable physical resource is associated with a stress decrease as indicated by the biometric data. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensory service comprises a virtual simulation with tactile inputs. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 prompting each user of a group of users of a sensory service to engage in at least one physical activity, wherein the sensory service comprises at least one network-controllable physical resource and a plurality of service levels;   gathering biometric data of each user of the group of users, wherein the biometric data for each user of the group of users is gathered during an execution of the at least one physical activity;   aggregating the biometric data for the group of users;   offering a service level of the plurality of service levels for the sensory service to the group of users based upon the biometric data that is aggregated; and   tailoring the sensory service for the group of users based upon the service level, wherein the tailoring of the sensory service comprises adjusting the at least one network-controllable physical resource in response to the biometric data that is aggregated for the group of users.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 17  wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving an acceptance of the service level from the group of users, wherein the sensory service is tailored for the group of users based upon the acceptance of the service level that is offered. 
 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a declination of the service level from the group of users; and   presenting to the group of users a suggested change to the group in response to the receiving of the declination.   
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processing system including at least one processor; and   a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 prompting each user of a group of users of a sensory service to engage in at least one physical activity, wherein the sensory service comprises at least one network-controllable physical resource and a plurality of service levels; 
 gathering biometric data of each user of the group of users, wherein the biometric data for each user of the group of users is gathered during an execution of the at least one physical activity; 
 aggregating the biometric data for the group of users; 
 offering a service level of the plurality of service levels for the sensory service to the group of users based upon the biometric data that is aggregated; and 
 tailoring the sensory service for the group of users based upon the service level, wherein the tailoring of the sensory service comprises adjusting the at least one network-controllable physical resource in response to the biometric data that is aggregated for the group of users.