Predictive user modeling in user interface design

• US 20060190822A1
• Filed: 02/22/2005
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Basson, Sara H., Kanevsky, Dimitri, Oblinger, Daniel A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,165,280 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Dynamic modification of user interfaces is disclosed, based upon identification of the current state of the user and the sensing of a particular situation in which the user is involved and/or environment in which the user is situated. In particular, emotional and mental states of a user are identified and these states are taken into consideration when creating and/or adapting an interface to be used by the user. The interface is modified/created automatically based on identified user biometrics, that is, measured physical properties of the user.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating machine interaction with a user, comprising the steps of:

identifying a current user state of a user;

recognizing a situation involving said user;

predicting desired user states for said user based on said current user state and said situation; and

creating a new user interface based on said desired user states and said situation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

presenting said created new user interface to said user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said presentation of said created new user interface to said user causes said current state of said user to change to a new current user state.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said step of predicting desired user states is performed using a modeling algorithm.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said machine comprises a vehicle equipped with a telematics system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said creation of said new user interface is performed dynamically.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said step of recognizing a situation involving said user includes:

measuring physical properties of said user;

measuring environmental conditions affecting said user; and

recognizing the situation involving said user based on said measured physical properties and said measured environmental conditions.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said physical properties include properties affecting a mental and/or emotional state of said user.

9. A system of facilitating machine interaction with a user, comprising:

means for identifying a current user state of a user;

means for recognizing a situation involving said user;

means for predicting desired user states for said user based on said current user state and said situation; and

means for creating a new user interface based on said desired user states and said situation.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

means for presenting said created new user interface to said user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said presentation of said created new user interface to said user causes said current state of said user to change to a new current user state.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said means for predicting desired user states comprises a modeling algorithm.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said machine comprises a vehicle equipped with a telematics system.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said creation of said new user interface is performed dynamically.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said means for recognizing a situation involving said user includes:

means for measuring physical properties of said user;

means for measuring environmental conditions affecting said user; and

means for recognizing the situation involving said user based on said measured physical properties and said measured environmental conditions.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said physical properties include properties affecting a mental and/or emotional state of said user.

17. A computer program product for facilitating machine interaction with a user, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:

computer-readable program code that identifies a current user state of a user;

computer-readable program code that recognizes a situation involving said user;

computer-readable program code that predicts desired user states for said user based on said current user state and said situation; and

computer-readable program code that creates a new user interface based on said desired user states and said situation.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising:

computer-readable program code that presents said created new user interface to said user.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein said presentation of said created new user interface to said user causes said current state of said user to change to a new current user state.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein said computer-readable program code that predicts desired user states comprises a modeling algorithm.