Object popularity detection

• US 10,074,009 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2014
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dakshinamurthy, Karthikeyan, Ekambaram, Vijay, Sree Prakash, Ashok Pon Kumar, Tamilselvam, Srikanth G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vincent, David Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/579,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20160180225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,359 Days
• Field of Search: 706 15, 706 45, 706 12
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/95 structured as a network, e.g. client-server architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/174 Facial expression recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16

Abstract

A method for object popularity detection includes receiving expression data for a user viewing a first object. The expression data for the user viewing the first object includes a viewing duration, a variation in heart rate of the user, one or more facial expressions of the user, and a variation in eye movement of the user. The expression data for the user viewing the first object is aggregated into one or more models and a response is determined for sending to an electronic device associated with the user, based on the one or more models from which the expression data was aggregated. The response based on the one or more models from which the expression data was aggregated is transmitted to the electronic device associated with the user for viewing.

Claims

1. A computer program product for object popularity detection, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable tangible storage media and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, wherein the computer readable tangible storage media is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to determine a particular viewing direction of a user, wherein a first object is located in the particular viewing direction;

program instructions to receive expression data for the user viewing the first object, wherein the expression data includes;

a viewing duration, a variation in heart rate of the user, one or more facial expressions of the user, and a variation in eye movement of the user;

program instructions to aggregate the expression data into one or more models;

program instructions to, responsive to determining the one or more models for the aggregated expression data includes positive reaction data, determine a response to send to a first electronic device associated with the user, based on the one or more models;

program instructions to query a storage device for additional information for the first object based on the positive reaction data, wherein the additional information includes specification information pertaining to the first object; and

program instructions to, responsive to receiving the additional information on the first object from the storage device, send the response to the first electronic device associated with the user, wherein the response includes the received additional information for the first object.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein sending the response to the electronic device associated with the user comprises program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

send the response in the form of an infrared signal to the first electronic device associated with the user.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

send the response to a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is associated with the first object; and

instruct the second electronic device to display the response.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

identify the first object for which the expression data is received; and

receive metadata, wherein the metadata includes an identification number for the first electronic device.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

identify the first object for which the expression data is received; and

receive social network identification metadata, wherein the social network identification metadata includes at least a username and a method of contact.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein determining a response to send to a first electronic device associated with the user, based on the one or more models, comprises program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

determine the received expression data includes negative facial expression data;

determine the response to send to the first electronic device based on the negative facial expression data, wherein the response includes one or more feedback questions.

7. A computer system for content management across multiple server computers, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to determine a particular viewing direction of a user, wherein a first object is located in the particular viewing direction;

program instructions to receive expression data for the user viewing the first object, wherein the expression data includes;

a viewing duration, a variation in heart rate of the user, one or more facial expressions of the user, and a variation in eye movement of the user;

program instructions to aggregate the expression data into one or more models;

program instructions to, responsive to determining the one or more models for the aggregated expression data includes positive reaction data, determine a response to send to a first electronic device associated with the user, based on the one or more models;

program instructions to query a storage device for additional information for the first object based on the positive reaction data, wherein the additional information includes specification information pertaining to the first object; and

program instructions to, responsive to receiving the additional information on the first object from the storage device, send the response to the first electronic device associated with the user, wherein the response includes the received additional information for the first object.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein sending the response to the electronic device associated with the user comprises program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

send the response in the form of an infrared signal to the first electronic device associated with the user.

9. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

send the response to a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is associated with the first object; and

instruct the second electronic device to display the response.

10. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

identify the first object for which the expression data is received; and

receive metadata, wherein the metadata includes an identification number for the first electronic device.

11. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

identify the first object for which the expression data is received; and

receive social network identification metadata, wherein the social network identification metadata includes at least a username and a method of contact.

12. The computer system of claim 7, wherein determining a response to send to a first electronic device associated with the user, based on the one or more models, comprises program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

determine the received expression data includes negative facial expression data;

determine the response to send to the first electronic device based on the negative facial expression data, wherein the response includes one or more feedback questions.