Information Processing Terminal and Communication System

• US 20080167861A1
• Filed: 08/13/2004
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Makino, Kenichi, Takai, Motoyuki, Inoue, Makoto, Inoue, Akiko, Sako, Yoichiro, Terauchi, Toshiro, Miyajima, Yasushi, Shirai, Katsuya
• Granted Patent: US 7,783,487 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/206
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection

Abstract

There is provided a mobile phone that detects bio-information on the user and makes information communications reflecting the detected bio-information. The mobile phone (1) includes sensors (18) that detect bio-information data. The bio-information data detected by the sensors (18) are sent to a sensor data analyzer (19) in which psychology corresponding to the detected bio-information data is analyzed based on bio-information data stored in a psychology memory (20) and psychology of the user. The sensor data analyzer (19) extracts characteristic signal patterns from the bio-information data detected by the sensors (18) and analyzes psychology corresponding to the extracted signal patterns. The psychology includes, for example, “pleased and delightful”, “discouraged”, “excited”, etc. and these states of mind are stored in association with bio-information data in the psychology memory (20). When the bio-information data are detected by the sensors (18), psychology most matching the bio-information data is selectively read out of the psychology memory (20).

Claims

1. An information processing terminal, comprising:

bio-information detecting means for detecting bio-information on a user;

psychology analyzing means for analyzing the user'"'"'s psychology corresponding to the detected bio-information;

information generating means for generating information matching the result of psychology analysis; and

output means for providing the generated information as an output.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the bio-information is at least one or a combination of selected ones, selected from among sweating, heartbeat, pulsebeat, aspiration, blinking, eye movement, gaze time, pupil diameter, blood pressure, brain wave, body movement, body posture, skin temperature, skin electric resistance, MV (microvibration), myogenic potential and SPO₂ (saturation of oxygen in the blood).

3. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, further comprising raw data storing means having raw data stored therein,

the information generating means being adapted to generate information corresponding to the user'"'"'s psychology from raw data selectively read out of the raw data storing means.

4. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting/receiving means for sending the result of psychology analysis to an external device and receiving raw data selected by the external device on the basis of the received result of psychology analysis,

the information generating means being adapted to generate information matching the result of psychology analysis from the raw data received from the external device.

5. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information generated by the information generating means is a word or sentence.

6. The information processing terminal according to claim 5, further comprising:

word extracting means for extracting characteristic ones of words used in a sentence created by the user; and

word storing means for storing the extracted words,

the information generating means being adapted to generate a sentence from the extracted words.

7. The information processing terminal according to claim 5, wherein the output means is displaying means for displaying a word or sentence generated by the information generating means.

8. The information processing terminal according to claim 5, wherein the output means includes audio output means for converting the word or sentence generated by the information generating means into an audio output.

9. A communications system including an information providing device and information processing terminals, wherein:

the information processing terminal includes bio-information detecting means for detecting bio-information on a user, psychology analyzing means for analyzing the user'"'"'s psychology corresponding to the detected bio-information, transmitting/receiving means for sending the result of psychology analysis to the information providing device and receiving information generated by the information providing device on the basis of the result of psychology analysis and matching the result of psychology analysis, and output means for providing the received information as an output.

10. The communications system according to claim 9, wherein the information providing device includes a raw data storing means having raw data stored therein,

the information generating means being adapted to generate information corresponding to the user'"'"'s psychology from raw data selectively read out of the raw data storing means.

11. The communications system according to claim 9, wherein the information generated by the information generating means is a word or sentence.

12. The communications system according to claim 11, wherein the information providing device includes:

word extracting means for extracting characteristic ones of words used in a sentence created by the user; and

word storing means for storing the extracted words,

the information generating means being adapted to generate a word or sentence from the extracted words.

13. The communications system according to claim 11, wherein the transmitting means in the information providing device sends the word or sentence as an e-nail to the information processing terminal.

14. The communications system according to claim 11, wherein the information providing device further includes audio output means for converting a word or sentence generated by the information generating means into an audio output,

the audio output from the audio output means being sent to the information processing terminal.

15. The communications system according to claim 11, wherein the information processing terminal further includes audio output means for converting a word or sentence received by the transmitting/receiving means into an audio output,

the audio output from the audio output means being provided from the output means.

16. The communications system according to claim 9, wherein the bio-information is at least one or a combination of selected ones, selected from among sweating, heartbeat, pulsebeat, aspiration, blinking, eye movement, gaze time, pupil diameter, blood pressure, brain wave, body movement, body posture, skin temperature, skin electric resistance, MV (microvibration), myogenic potential and SPO₂ (saturation of oxygen in the blood).

17. A communications system including an information providing device and information processing terminal, wherein:

the information processing includes bio-information detecting means for detecting bio-information on a user, transmitting/receiving means for sending the detected bio-information to the information providing device and receiving information generated by the information providing device on the basis of the bio-information, and output means for providing the received information as an output; and

the information providing device includes psychology analyzing means for analyzing the user'"'"'s psychology corresponding to the received bio-information, information generating means for generating information matching the result of psychology analysis and transmitting means for sending the generated information to the information processing terminal.

18. The communications system according to claim 17, wherein the information providing device includes raw data storing means having raw data stored therein,

the information generating means being adapted to generate information corresponding to the user'"'"'s psychology from raw data selectively read out of the raw data storing means.

19. The communications system according to claim 17, wherein the information generated by the information generating means is a word or sentence.

20. The communications system according to claim 19, wherein the information providing device includes:

word extracting means for extracting characteristic ones of words used in a sentence created by the user; and

word storing means for storing the extracted words,

the information generating means being adapted to generate a word or sentence from the extracted words.

21. The communications system according to claim 19, wherein the transmitting means in the information providing device sends the word or sentence as an e-mail to the information processing terminal.

22. The communications system according to claim 19, wherein the information providing device further includes audio output means for converting a word or sentence generated by the information generating means into an audio output,

the audio output from the audio output means being sent to the information processing terminal.

23. The communications system according to claim 19, wherein the information processing terminal further includes audio output means for converting a word or sentence received by the transmitting/receiving means into an audio output,

the audio output from the audio output means being provided from the output means.

24. The communications system according to claim 17, wherein the bio-information is at least one or a combination of selected ones, selected from among sweating, heartbeat, pulse-beat, aspiration, blinking, eye movement, gaze time, pupil diameter, blood pressure, brain wave, body movement, body posture, skin temperature, skin electric resistance, MV (microvibration), myogenic potential and SPO₂ (saturation of oxygen in the blood).

25. A communications system capable of information communications between communication devices via an information providing device, the system comprising:

a first communications device including;

bio-information detecting means for detecting bio-information on the user;

psychology analyzing means for analyzing psychology corresponding to the detected bio-information; and

transmitting means for sending the result of psychology analysis to the information providing device;

information generating means for generating information matching the received result of psychology analysis; and

transmitting means for sending information matching the result of psychology analysis to a second communications device.

26. The communications system according to claim 25, wherein the information providing device includes raw data storing means having raw data stored therein,

the information generating means being adapted to generate information corresponding to the user'"'"'s psychology from raw data selectively read out of the raw data storing means.

27. The communications system according to claim 25, wherein the information generated by the information generating means is a word or sentence.

28. The communications system according to claim 27, wherein the information providing device includes:

word extracting means for extracting characteristic ones of words used in a sentence created by the user; and

word storing means for storing the extracted words,

the information generating means being adapted to generate a word or sentence from the extracted words.

29. The communications system according to claim 27, wherein the transmitting means in the information providing device sends the word or sentence as an e-nail.

30. The communications system according to claim 29, wherein the second communications device includes output means for providing the received word or sentence as an output,

the output means being displaying means for displaying the received word or sentence.

31. The communications system according to claim 27, wherein the information providing device further includes audio output means for converting a word or sentence generated by the information generating means into an audio output,

the audio output from the audio output means being sent to the second communications device.

32. The communications system according to claim 31, wherein the second communications device includes audio output means for providing a word or sentence received as an audio output to outside.

33. The communications system according to claim 25, wherein the bio-information is at least one or a combination of selected ones, selected from among sweating, heartbeat, pulsebeat, aspiration, blinking, eye movement, gaze time, pupil diameter, blood pressure, brain wave, body movement, body posture, skin temperature, skin electric resistance, MV (microvibration), myogenic potential and SPO₂ (saturation of oxygen in the blood).

34. A communications system capable of information communications between communication devices via an information providing device, the system comprising:

a first communications device including;

bio-information detecting means for detecting bio-information on the user; and

transmitting means for sending the detected bio-information to the information providing device;

psychology analyzing means for analyzing psychology corresponding to the received bio-information;

information generating means for generating information matching the received result of psychology analysis; and

an information providing device including transmitting means for sending the information matching the result of psychology analysis to a second communications device.

35. The communications system according to claim 34, wherein the information providing device includes raw data storing means having raw data stored therein,

the information generating means being adapted to generate information matching the result of psychology analysis from raw data selectively read out of the raw data storing means.

36. The communications system according to claim 34, wherein the information generated by the information generating means is a word or sentence.

37. The communications system according to claim 36, wherein the information providing device includes:

word extracting means for extracting characteristic ones of words used in a sentence created by the user; and

word storing means for storing the extracted words,

the information generating means being adapted to generate a word or sentence from the extracted words.

38. The communications system according to claim 36, wherein the transmitting means in the information providing device sends the word or sentence as an e-nail.

39. The communications system according to claim 36, wherein the second communications device includes output means for providing the received word or sentence as an output,

the output means being displaying means for displaying the received word or sentence.

40. The communications system according to claim 36, wherein the information providing device further includes audio output means for converting a word or sentence generated by the information generating means into an audio output,

the audio output from the audio output means being sent to the information processing terminal.

41. The communications system according to claim 40, wherein the second communications device includes audio output means for providing a word or sentence received as an audio output to outside.

42. The communications system according to claim 34, wherein the bio-information is at least one or a combination of selected ones, selected from among sweating, heartbeat, pulse-beat, aspiration, blinking, eye movement, gaze time, pupil diameter, blood pressure, brain wave, body movement, body posture, skin temperature, skin electric resistance, MV (microvibration), myogenic potential and SPO₂ (saturation of oxygen in the blood).