Mood Sensor

• US 20120130196A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: JAIN, Jawahar, Adler, B. Thomas, REINHARDT, Albert H. M., BALAKRISHNAN, Rajalakshmi
• Application Number:
  US12/954,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20120130196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/04 Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same type
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/06 Arrangements of multiple sensors of different types
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• 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 5/45 For evaluating or diagnosing the musculoskeletal system or teeth A61B5/1036, A61B5/1074, A61B7/006 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4824 Touch or pain perception evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4836 Diagnosis combined with treatment in closed-loop systems or methods A61B5/0036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method includes receiving and recording inputs identifying a mood of a person, a mood intensity level of the mood, an activity of the person coinciding with the mood, and time of the mood.

Claims

1. A method comprising, by one or more computing devices:

receiving a first input identifying a mood of a person;

receiving a second input identifying a mood intensity level of the mood;

receiving a third input identifying an activity of the person coinciding with the mood; and

recording the first, second, and third inputs along with a time indication for the first, second, and third inputs.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a recommendation for the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the time indication; and

communicating the recommendation to the person.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the recommendation for the person recommends an action for the person to take to change the mood of the person.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the recommendation for the person is therapeutic feedback.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

making a physiological or psychological diagnosis of the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the timestamp; and

communicating the physiological or psychological diagnosis to the person.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the time indication as a fourth input.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the time indication indicates a duration of the mood of the person.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the time indication is a timestamp;

and the method further comprising generating the timestamp based on when the first, second, and third inputs are received.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a display for presentation to the person, the display comprising:

a first widget presenting to the person a mood scale comprising a plurality of moods, the first widget being configured to receive the first input as a selection of one of the moods by the person;

a second widget presenting to the person an intensity scale comprising a plurality of mood intensity levels, the second widget being configured to receive the second input as a selection of one of the mood intensity levels by the person; and

a third widget presenting to the person a list of a plurality of activities, the third widget being configured to receive the third input as a selection of one of the activities coinciding with the selected one of the moods by the person.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the display is presented and the first, second, and third inputs are received by a smartphone of the person.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising, subsequent to receiving and recording the first, second, and third inputs:

prompting the person to provide fourth input updating the first input, fifth input updating the second input, sixth input updating the third input;

receiving the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs; and

recording the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs along with a timestamp for the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of moods consist of alert, angry, depressed, excited, happy, quiet, relaxed, stressed, and unsure.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the first widget comprises a 3-by-3 grid of mood icons that each correspond to one of the moods, a selection of one of the mood icons comprising a selection of the mood that corresponds to the selected on of the mood icons.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the mood icons has a color that is indicative of the mood corresponding to the mood icon.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the mood icon for alert is substantially orange in color

the mood icon for angry is substantially red in color;

the mood icon for depressed is substantially Maya blue in color;

the mood icon for excited is substantially pink in color;

the mood icon for happy is substantially green in color;

the mood icon for quiet is substantially mauve in color;

the mood icon for relaxed is substantially light cornflower blue in color;

the mood icon for stressed is substantially yellow in color; and

the mood icon for unsure is substantially grey in color.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the second widget comprises a series of mood intensity level icons arranged in a row or a column having a first end and a second end, the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a lowest level of the intensity scale being located at the first end and the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a highest level of the intensity scale being located at the second end, a selection of one of the mood intensity level icons comprising a selection of the mood intensity level that corresponds to the selected on of the mood intensity level icons.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein the third widget comprises a drop-down menu of activities.

18. A method comprising, by one or more computing devices:

receiving one or more data streams from a first sensor, wherein the one or more data streams are generated by the method of claim 1, each of the data streams comprising mood data, mood intensity data, and activity data of the person; and

generating a baseline mood model of the person based on the data streams, the baseline mood model comprising baseline mood data, baseline mood intensity data, and baseline activity data.

19. A method comprising, by one or more computing devices:

receiving one or more data streams from a first sensor, wherein the one or more data streams are generated by the method of claim 1, each of the data streams comprising mood data, mood intensity data, and activity data of a person;

receiving one or more data streams from a one or more other sensors, wherein the data steams comprise physiological data, psychological data, behavioral data, or environmental data of the person;

receiving an input selecting a first mood of a person; and

displaying one or more of the data, psychological data, behavioral data, or environmental data of the person that correlate to the first mood of the person.

20. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that are operable when executed to:

receive a first input identifying a mood of a person;

receive second input identifying a mood intensity level of the mood;

receive a third input identifying an activity of the person coinciding with the mood; and

record the first, second, and third inputs along with a time indication for the first, second, and third inputs.

21. The media of claim 20, the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to:

determine a recommendation for the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the time indication; and

communicate the recommendation to the person.

22. The media of claim 21, wherein the recommendation for the person recommends an action for the person to take to change the mood of the person.

23. The media of claim 21, wherein the recommendation for the person is therapeutic feedback.

24. The media of claim 20, the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to:

make a physiological or psychological diagnosis of the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the timestamp; and

communicate the physiological or psychological diagnosis to the person.

25. The media of claim 20, the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to receive the time indication as a fourth input.

26. The media of claim 25, wherein the time indication indicates a duration of the mood of the person.

27. The media of claim 20, wherein the time indication is a timestamp;

and the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to generate the timestamp based on when the first, second, and third inputs are received.

28. The media of claim 20, the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to generate a display for presentation to the person, the display comprising:

a first widget presenting to the person a mood scale comprising a plurality of moods, the first widget being configured to receive the first input as a selection of one of the moods by the person;

a second widget presenting to the person an intensity scale comprising a plurality of mood intensity levels, the second widget being configured to receive the second input as a selection of one of the mood intensity levels by the person; and

a third widget presenting to the person a list of a plurality of activities, the third widget being configured to receive the third input as a selection of one of the activities coinciding with the selected one of the moods by the person.

29. The media of claim 28, wherein the display is presented and the first, second, and third inputs are received by a smartphone of the person.

30. The media of claim 28, the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to, subsequent to receiving and recording the first, second, and third inputs:

prompt the person to provide fourth input updating the first input, fifth input updating the second input, sixth input updating the third input;

receive the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs; and

record the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs along with a timestamp for the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs.

31. The media of claim 28, wherein the plurality of moods consist of alert, angry, depressed, excited, happy, quiet, relaxed, stressed, and unsure.

32. The media of claim 28, wherein the first widget comprises a 3-by-3 grid of mood icons that each correspond to one of the moods, a selection of one of the mood icons comprising a selection of the mood that corresponds to the selected on of the mood icons.

33. The media of claim 32, wherein each of the mood icons has a color that is indicative of the mood corresponding to the mood icon.

34. The media of claim 32, wherein:

the mood icon for alert is substantially orange in color

the mood icon for angry is substantially red in color;

the mood icon for depressed is substantially Maya blue in color;

the mood icon for excited is substantially pink in color;

the mood icon for happy is substantially green in color;

the mood icon for quiet is substantially mauve in color;

the mood icon for relaxed is substantially light cornflower blue in color;

the mood icon for stressed is substantially yellow in color; and

the mood icon for unsure is substantially grey in color.

35. The media of claim 28, wherein the second widget comprises a series of mood intensity level icons arranged in a row or a column having a first end and a second end, the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a lowest level of the intensity scale being located at the first end and the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a highest level of the intensity scale being located at the second end, a selection of one of the mood intensity level icons comprising a selection of the mood intensity level that corresponds to the selected on of the mood intensity level icons.

36. The media of claim 28, wherein the third widget comprises a drop-down menu of activities.

37. An apparatus comprising:

a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

receive a first input identifying a mood of a person;

receive second input identifying a mood intensity level of the mood;

receive a third input identifying an activity of the person coinciding with the mood; and

record the first, second, and third inputs along with a time indication for the first, second, and third inputs.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to:

determine a recommendation for the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the time indication; and

communicate the recommendation to the person.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the recommendation for the person recommends an action for the person to take to change the mood of the person.

40. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the recommendation for the person is therapeutic feedback.

41. The apparatus of claim 37, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to:

make a physiological or psychological diagnosis of the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the timestamp; and

communicate the physiological or psychological diagnosis to the person.

42. The apparatus of claim 37, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to receive the time indication as a fourth input.

43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the time indication indicates a duration of the mood of the person.

44. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the time indication is a timestamp;

and the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to generate the timestamp based on when the first, second, and third inputs are received.

45. The apparatus of claim 37, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to generate a display for presentation to the person, the display comprising:

a first widget presenting to the person a mood scale comprising a plurality of moods, the first widget being configured to receive the first input as a selection of one of the moods by the person;

a second widget presenting to the person an intensity scale comprising a plurality of mood intensity levels, the second widget being configured to receive the second input as a selection of one of the mood intensity levels by the person; and

a third widget presenting to the person a list of a plurality of activities, the third widget being configured to receive the third input as a selection of one of the activities coinciding with the selected one of the moods by the person.

46. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the display is presented and the first, second, and third inputs are received by a smartphone of the person.

47. The apparatus of claim 45, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to, subsequent to receiving and recording the first, second, and third inputs:

prompt the person to provide fourth input updating the first input, fifth input updating the second input, sixth input updating the third input;

receive the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs; and

record the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs along with a timestamp for the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs.

48. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the plurality of moods consist of alert, angry, depressed, excited, happy, quiet, relaxed, stressed, and unsure.

49. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the first widget comprises a 3-by-3 grid of mood icons that each correspond to one of the moods, a selection of one of the mood icons comprising a selection of the mood that corresponds to the selected on of the mood icons.

50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein each of the mood icons has a color that is indicative of the mood corresponding to the mood icon.

51. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein:

the mood icon for alert is substantially orange in color

the mood icon for angry is substantially red in color;

the mood icon for depressed is substantially Maya blue in color;

the mood icon for excited is substantially pink in color;

the mood icon for happy is substantially green in color;

the mood icon for quiet is substantially mauve in color;

the mood icon for relaxed is substantially light cornflower blue in color;

the mood icon for stressed is substantially yellow in color; and

the mood icon for unsure is substantially grey in color.

52. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the second widget comprises a series of mood intensity level icons arranged in a row or a column having a first end and a second end, the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a lowest level of the intensity scale being located at the first end and the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a highest level of the intensity scale being located at the second end, a selection of one of the mood intensity level icons comprising a selection of the mood intensity level that corresponds to the selected on of the mood intensity level icons.

53. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the third widget comprises a drop-down menu of activities.

54. A system comprising:

means for receiving a first input identifying a mood of a person;

means for receiving a second input identifying a mood intensity level of the mood;

means for receiving a third input identifying an activity of the person coinciding with the mood; and

means for recording the first, second, and third inputs along with a time indication for the first, second, and third inputs.

55. The system of claim 54, further comprising:

means for determining a recommendation for the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the time indication; and

means for communicating the recommendation to the person.

56. The system of claim 55, wherein the recommendation for the person recommends an action for the person to take to change the mood of the person.

57. The system of claim 55, wherein the recommendation for the person is therapeutic feedback.

58. The system of claim 54, further comprising:

means for making a physiological or psychological diagnosis of the person based at least in part on the first, second, and third inputs and the timestamp; and

means for communicating the physiological or psychological diagnosis to the person.

59. The system of claim 54, further comprising means for receiving the time indication as a fourth input.

60. The system of claim 59, wherein the time indication indicates a duration of the mood of the person.

61. The system of claim 54, wherein the time indication is a timestamp;

and the system further comprising means for generating the timestamp based on when the first, second, and third inputs are received.

62. The system of claim 54, further comprising means for generating a display for presentation to the person, the display comprising:

a first widget presenting to the person a mood scale comprising a plurality of moods, the first widget being configured to receive the first input as a selection of one of the moods by the person;

a second widget presenting to the person an intensity scale comprising a plurality of mood intensity levels, the second widget being configured to receive the second input as a selection of one of the mood intensity levels by the person; and

a third widget presenting to the person a list of a plurality of activities, the third widget being configured to receive the third input as a selection of one of the activities coinciding with the selected one of the moods by the person.

63. The system of claim 62, wherein the display is presented and the first, second, and third inputs are received by a smartphone of the person.

64. The system of claim 62, further comprising, subsequent to receiving and recording the first, second, and third inputs:

means for prompting the person to provide fourth input updating the first input, fifth input updating the second input, sixth input updating the third input;

means for receiving the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs; and

means for recording the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs along with a timestamp for the fourth, fifth, and sixth inputs.

65. The system of claim 62, wherein the plurality of moods consist of alert, angry, depressed, excited, happy, quiet, relaxed, stressed, and unsure.

66. The system of claim 62, wherein the first widget comprises a 3-by-3 grid of mood icons that each correspond to one of the moods, a selection of one of the mood icons comprising a selection of the mood that corresponds to the selected on of the mood icons.

67. The system of claim 66, wherein each of the mood icons has a color that is indicative of the mood corresponding to the mood icon.

68. The system of claim 66, wherein:

the mood icon for alert is substantially orange in color

the mood icon for angry is substantially red in color;

the mood icon for depressed is substantially Maya blue in color;

the mood icon for excited is substantially pink in color;

the mood icon for happy is substantially green in color;

the mood icon for quiet is substantially mauve in color;

the mood icon for relaxed is substantially light cornflower blue in color;

the mood icon for stressed is substantially yellow in color; and

the mood icon for unsure is substantially grey in color.

69. The system of claim 62, wherein the second widget comprises a series of mood intensity level icons arranged in a row or a column having a first end and a second end, the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a lowest level of the intensity scale being located at the first end and the mood intensity level icon corresponding to a highest level of the intensity scale being located at the second end, a selection of one of the mood intensity level icons comprising a selection of the mood intensity level that corresponds to the selected on of the mood intensity level icons.

70. The system of claim 62, wherein the third widget comprises a drop-down menu of activities.