Watching TV is changing and becoming more personalized as we witness a spread use of
interactive television, Personal Video Recorders (PVR) and Set-Top-Boxes (STB)
enabling access to time-shifted content and a large range of interactive services.
However, this technological mediation does not guarantee by itself an effective
personalization of content, since it relies on the STB identification being not appropriated
for a multi-viewer scenario. So, knowledge about who is in front of TV set becomes of
paramount importance, especially for TV operators’ they can provide services perfectly
targeted to the viewers.
In this context, elderly (avid consumers of television) are a specific type of users that can
benefit from services based on a non-intrusive identification system. This work aims to
study this issue and identify a layer of customizable services which can improve the
viewing experience of elderly.FCTiNeighbour TVPTDC/CCICOM/100824/200
