Personalization according to mood

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10187254-B2
Application number	US-201213647430-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2012
Priority date	Oct 9, 2012
Publication date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products predict emotional moods. Predicted moods may then be used to configure devices and machinery. A communications device may be configured to a mood of a user. A car may adjust to the mood of an operator. Even assembly lines may be configured, based on the mood of operators. Machinery and equipment may thus adopt performance and safety precautions that account for varying moods.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communications device, comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving electronic inputs to a keypad;
predicting a mood M P associated with a user of the communications device, the mood M P based on the electronic inputs to the keypad;
determining the user is distressed based on the mood M P ;
applying contrary mood matching in response to the user being distressed;
determining a contrary mood M Con to the mood M P , the contrary mood M Con based on a threshold mood M Th with M Th −M P =M Dif and adding M Th +M Dif =M Con ;
querying an electronic database for the contrary mood M Con , the electronic database electronically associating social friends and moods including the contrary mood M Con ;
identifying the social friends in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the contrary mood M Con ;
determining frequencies of contacts between the user of the communications device and the social friends that are electronically associated with the contrary mood M Con ;
pairing the user determined to be distressed with a social friend of the social friends based on a ranking of the frequencies of contacts;
retrieving a contact address associated with the social friend that is electronically associated with the contrary mood M Con ; and
automatically sending a short messaging service text message to the contact address, the short messaging service text message initiating a contact with the social friend in response to the user being distressed.

2. The communications device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a numerical spectrum of moods.

3. The communications device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise selecting the social friend having a highest rank.

4. The communications device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise assigning a predetermined textual phrase to a key in the keypad, the predetermined textual phrase based on the mood M P .

5. A method, comprising:
logging, by a server, electronic inputs associated with a keypad of a mobile device;
determining, by the server, a mood M P associated with a user of the mobile device, the mood M P determined from the electronic inputs associated with the keypad of the mobile device;
determining, by the server, that the user is distressed based on the mood M P being less than a threshold mood M Th ;
determining, by the server, contrary mood matching in response to the user being distressed;
obtaining, by the server, a mirror rule in response to the determining of the contrary mood matching, the mirror rule defining a contrary mood M Con to the mood M P , the contrary mood M Con based on M Th −M P =M Dif and adding M Th +M Dif =M Con ;
querying, by the server, an electronic database for the contrary mood M Con , the electronic database electronically associating social friends and moods including the contrary mood M Con ;
identifying, by the server, the social friends in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the contrary mood M Con ;
determining, by the server, frequencies of contacts between the user of the mobile device and the social friends that are electronically associated with the contrary mood M Con ;
pairing, by the server, the user determined to be distressed with a social friend of the social friends based on a ranking of the frequencies of contacts;
determining, by the server, a network address associated with the social friend paired based on the ranking of the frequencies of contacts; and
initiating, by the server, a short messaging service text message to the network address associated with the social friend paired based on the ranking of the frequencies of contacts, the short messaging service text message initiating a contact with the social friend having the contrary mood M Con ;
wherein the user determined to be distressed is communicatively paired via the short messaging service text message with the social friend having the contrary mood M Con .

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising ranking the frequencies of messages exchanged between the mobile device and devices associated with the social friends having the contrary mood M Con .

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising;
querying a contact list for the mood M P associated with the user determined to be distressed, the contact list electronically associating contact addresses and the moods including the mood M P associated with the user determined to be distressed;
identifying a contact address of the contact addresses in the contact list that is electronically associated with the mood M P associated with the user determined to be distressed; and
sending the short messaging service text message to the contact address;
wherein the short messaging service text message notifies the contact address of the user determined to be distressed.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
receiving a mood message sent via a communications network from the mobile device, the mood message specifying the mood M P ; and
reducing network bandwidth allocated to the mobile device in response to the mood M P ;
wherein the communications network reduces the network bandwidth allocated to any user determined to be distressed based on the mood M P .

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
receiving a mood message sent via a communications network from the mobile device, the mood message specifying the mood M P ; and
increasing network bandwidth allocated to the mobile device in response to the mood M P ;
wherein the communications network increases the network bandwidth allocated to any user determined to be happy based on the mood M P .

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising increasing cloud-based memory allocated to photos sent from the mobile device in response to the mood M P .

11. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
querying a database of words for the mood M P , the database of words electronically associating words to the moods;
retrieving emotional words from the database of words, the emotional words electronically associated with the mood M P ; and
performing mood-based auto-correction to the electronic inputs associated with the electronic keypad, the mood-based auto-correction automatically spell-checking using the emotional words that are electronically associated with the mood M P .

12. The method of claim 5 , further comprising assigning a predetermined textual phrase to an electronic key in the keypad, the predetermined textual phrase based on the mood M P .

13. A memory device storing processor executable instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
logging inputs to an electronic keypad, the electronic keypad associated with a mobile device;
determining a mood M P associated with a user of the mobile device, the mood M P determined from the inputs to the electronic keypad;
determining that the user is distressed based on the mood M P being less than a threshold mood M Th ;
determining contrary mood matching in response to the determining that the user is distressed;
obtaining a mirror rule in response to the determining of the contrary mood matching, the mirror rule defining a contrary mood M Con to the mood M P , the contrary mood M Con forward projecting from the mood M P by adding M Th +M Dif to determine the contrary mood M Con , where M Th −M P =M Dif ;
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Assignees

• Li Kevin A
• Meuninck Troy C
• Miller Ii Robert Raymond
• Pratt James H
• Schroeter Horst J
• Shahraray Behzad
• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Li Kevin A
• Meuninck Troy C
• Miller Ii Robert Raymond
• Pratt James H
• Schroeter Horst J
• Shahraray Behzad

Classifications

• H04L41/0813 Primary

  characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings · CPC title

• G06Q30/02 Primary

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title