Acquisition and particular association of inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of an authoring user and source identity data

• US 20090292928A1
• Filed: 08/29/2008
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,615,664 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of an authoring user in connection with at least a particular item of an electronic message, acquiring source identity data providing one or more identities of one or more sources that is or are basis, at least in part, for the inference data indicative of the inferred mental state of the authoring user, associating the inference data indicative of the inferred mental state of the authoring user with the particular item; and associating the source identity data providing one or more identities of the one or more sources with the particular item. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1-276. -276. (canceled)

277. A system, comprising:

an inference data acquisition module configured to acquire inference data that indicate an inferred mental state of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message, the inference data derived based, at least in part, on at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user;

a source identity acquisition module configured to acquire source identity data providing at least one identity of one or more sources that provide a basis, at least in part, for the inference data;

an inference data association module configured to associate the inference data with the particular item; and

a source identity association module configured to associate the source identity data with the particular item.

296. The system of claim 277, wherein said inference data acquisition module configured to acquire inference data that indicate an inferred mental state of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message, the inference data derived based, at least in part, on at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

an inference data acquisition module configured to acquire with the inference data a time stamp associated with observing of the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

297. The system of claim 296, wherein said inference data acquisition module configured to acquire with the inference data a time stamp associated with observing of the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

an inference data acquisition module configured to acquire with the inference data a time stamp associated with the observing of the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user, the time stamp corresponding with a time stamp associated with an action performed by the authoring user with respect to the particular item.

302. The system of claim 277, wherein said inference data acquisition module configured to acquire inference data that indicate an inferred mental state of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message, the inference data derived based, at least in part, on at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a mental state inference module configured to infer a mental state of the authoring user based, at least in part, on the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user sensed by one or more sensors.

305. The system of claim 277, wherein said source identity acquisition module configured to acquire source identity data providing at least one identity of one or more sources that provide a basis, at least in part, for the inference data comprises:

a source identity acquisition module configured to acquire at least one identity of the one or more sources from the one or more sources.

306. The system of claim 277, wherein said source identity acquisition module configured to acquire source identity data providing at least one identity of one or more sources that provide a basis, at least in part, for the inference data comprises:

a source identity acquisition module configured to acquire at least one identity of the one or more sources from a memory.

307. The system of claim 277, wherein said source identity acquisition module configured to acquire source identity data providing at least one identity of one or more sources that provide a basis, at least in part, for the inference data comprises:

an authoring user identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire the authoring user'"'"'s identity.

308. The system of claim 277, wherein said source identity acquisition module configured to acquire source identity data providing at least one identity of one or more sources that provide a basis, at least in part, for the inference data comprises:

an inference technique or model identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of an inference technique or model used to derive the inference data.

309. The system of claim 277, wherein said source identity acquisition module configured to acquire source identity data providing at least one identity of one or more sources that provide a basis, at least in part, for the inference data comprises:

a database or library identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of a database or library used to derive the inference data.

310. The system of claim 277, wherein said source identity acquisition module configured to acquire source identity data providing at least one identity of one or more sources that provide a basis, at least in part, for the inference data comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

311. The system of claim 310, wherein said sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of a functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI) device used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

312. The system of claim 310, wherein said sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of a functional near infrared (fNIR) device used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

313. The system of claim 310, wherein said sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of a magnetoencephalography (MEG) device used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

314. The system of claim 310, wherein said sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of an electroencephalography (EEG) device that was used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

316. The system of claim 310, wherein said sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of a facial expression sensor device or a skin characteristic sensor device used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

317. The system of claim 310, wherein said sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of a voice response device used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

318. The system of claim 310, wherein said sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire one or more identities of the one or more sensors used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user comprises:

a sensor identity (ID) acquisition module configured to acquire an identity of a gaze tracking device or an iris response device used to sense the at least one physical characteristic of the authoring user.

319. The system of claim 277, wherein said inference data association module configured to associate the inference data with the particular item comprises:

an inference data inclusion module configured to include the inference data into the electronic message.

320. The system of claim 319, wherein said inference data inclusion module configured to include the inference data into the electronic message comprises:

an inference data inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message a time stamp associated with the inference data, the time stamp corresponding to a time samp associated with an action performed by the authoring user in connection with the particular item.

334. The system of claim 277, wherein said source identity association module configured to associate the source identity data with the particular item comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message the source identity data acquired by the source identity acquisition module.

335. The system of claim 334, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message the source identity data acquired by the source identity acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message the authoring user'"'"'s identity.

336. The system of claim 334, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message the source identity data acquired by the source identity acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity of an inference technique or model used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

337. The system of claim 334, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message the source identity data acquired by the source identity acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity of a database or library used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

338. The system of claim 334, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message the source identity data acquired by the source identity acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

339. The system of claim 338, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity for at least a functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI) device used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

340. The system of claim 338, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity for at least a functional near infrared (fNIR) device used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

341. The system of claim 338, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity for at least a magnetoencephalography (MEG) device used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

342. The system of claim 338, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity for at least an electroencephalography (EEG) device used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

344. The system of claim 338, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity for at least one of a facial expression sensor device or a skin characteristic sensor device used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

345. The system of claim 338, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity for a voice response device used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

346. The system of claim 338, wherein said source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message one or more identities of one or more sensors used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module comprises:

a source identity inclusion module configured to include into the electronic message an identity for at least one of a gaze tracking device or an iris response device used to derive the inference data acquired by the inference data acquisition module.

278. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

one or more sensors configured to sense at least one cerebral characteristic associated with the authoring user.

279. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

one or more sensors configured to sense at least one cardiopulmonary characteristic associated with the authoring user.

280. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

one or more sensors configured to sense at least one systemic physiological characteristic associated with the authoring user.

281. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) device.

282. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

a functional near infrared (fNIR) device.

283. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

an electroencephalography (EEG) device.

284. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

a magnetoencephalography (MEG) device.

285. (canceled)

286. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

at least one of a facial expression sensor device or a skin characteristic sensor device.

287. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

a voice response device.

288. The system of claim 359, wherein said one or more sensors configured to sense at least one physical characteristic of an authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message comprises:

at least one of a gaze tracking device or an iris response device.

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