Microsoft vil måske benytte Kinect til at vurdere hvor gammel du er. Det antyder en ny patentansøgning. Patentet siger, at Kinect automatisk ville kunne stoppe indhold, som pågældende personer ikke er gamle nok til at se. Hvis Kinect ser voksne, kan den vise indhold til voksne, og hvis den ser børn, kan den vise indhold til børn, og stoppe indhold som børnene ikke er gamle nok til.
Ifølge patentet skulle det fungere således:
"The metrics can relate to, e.g., a relative size of a head of the body, a ratio of arm length to body height, a ratio of body height to head height, and/or a ratio of head width to shoulder width,"
"The metrics are particularly indicative of age group. Based on the age group, a profile of the user is automatically updated with various parental control settings which control access to the electronic media device. Also, currently output content can be replaced by substitute content when a person in a lower age group enters the field of view."
Men hvad sker der så, hvis der både er børn og voksne i samme lokale?
Note that when multiple people are in a room, they may be associated with different age groups. Generally, a policy can be implemented that the lowest age group prevails so that the youngest person is not exposed to inappropriate content. However, it is also possible for an older age group to prevail, based on a policy that it is acceptable for the younger person to view the content when an older person is present.
Patentet venter stadig på at blive godkendt, og det er ikke sikkert at Microsoft vil benytte Kinect præcis som beskrevet.