(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A patent filed by Microsoft indicates that Kinect could count the number of viewers watching (or playing) content and allow the content supplier to charge a fee per person.


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“The users consuming the content on a display device are monitored so that if the number of user-views licensed is exceeded, remedial action may be taken.”


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This is further clarified in the detailed description;


“[0042] At 412, a license validation is performed by comparing the user count and any view or performance limitation against that allowed by the license. If the license is satisfied, the content presentation begins at 420. If not, then at 414, the user is presented with an option to adjust the license terms. If the license is updated at 416, then the content presentation begins at 420. If not, the presentation is halted at 418.”


Of course just because there is a patent for the tech it does not mean it will ever be used, but now the ‘always on’ Kinect and the massive focus on TV, sports and movies Microsoft aimed at during the XBox One reveal, it does appear rather ominous.


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OFF-TOPIC: 50k vBux if someone can guess what movie this is from.

Of course they can get away with it, it will probably be in the xbox live terms and you will have to agree just like how Microsoft can listen to Skype calls. I'm not accepting of it, I'm not getting it lol.

LOL; Batman forever... No vbux though.. I just looked at the url for the image.



True! And this is what is wrong with the majority of people ( not you ). They are afraid to take a stand, if enough people voiced their concern to political figures such feature would be question by the government and FCC. I mean it would be their service, but I think it is pretty low of a company (if they did) to try and scan a room and charge a fee if say someone had a friend over playing the game also.

lmfao.

I'm not a Microsoft hater or anything, but what the hell? Really? This is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard of even if it just a patent application.

The only way I could think of what this might be used for is if there was a way to be able to watch movie theater movies on your XBO while they were still out in theaters and that's why they would charge per person, but even that still sounds dumb using the Kinect as a sensor.

lol, go microsoft, go shoot yourself in the foot

One wonders what do their executive do in their spare time?