Apparatus and method for inducing emotions
First Claim
1. An apparatus that induces emotions based on detection of measurable physiological biosignals from a body of a user and on emotion induction protocols that selectively control visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile stimuli, comprising:
- an emotion induction device that selects from a plurality of emotion induction protocols stored in an electronic memory device an emotion induction protocol corresponding to a desired emotion selected by the user, extracts one or more electrical bioparameters from the physiological biosignals, and changes the emotion induction protocol depending on increase/decrease patterns of the respective extracted bioparameters so as to induce the emotion, wherein each emotion induction protocol corresponds to induce a different emotion and combines contents that induce cognitive action of the central nervous system and conditions that induce physiological action of the autonomic nervous system;
a biostimulation device that outputs physical signals that apply the stimuli to the user'"'"'s body based on the selected emotion induction protocol; and
a biosignal measurement device that detects one or more biosignals from the user'"'"'s body and outputs them to the emotion induction device before and after the output of the physical signals from the biostimulation device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for inducing emotions. A primary object of the present invention is to accurately induce an emotion desired by a user by feedbacking biosignals from the user and inducing a desired emotion in accordance with the feedback biosignals. The object of the invention can be achieved by allowing the user to select the desired emotion, outputting physical signals for stimulating the user'"'"'s body based on an emotion induction protocol capable of inducing the selected emotion, extracting bioparameters from the biosignals detected from the user'"'"'s body before and after the output of the physical signals for stimulating the user'"'"'s body, comparing increase/decrease patterns of the extracted respective bioparameters with increase/decrease patterns of bioparameter change models for the emotional state desired by the user, and controlling the emotion induction protocol based on comparative results.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus that induces emotions based on detection of measurable physiological biosignals from a body of a user and on emotion induction protocols that selectively control visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile stimuli, comprising:
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an emotion induction device that selects from a plurality of emotion induction protocols stored in an electronic memory device an emotion induction protocol corresponding to a desired emotion selected by the user, extracts one or more electrical bioparameters from the physiological biosignals, and changes the emotion induction protocol depending on increase/decrease patterns of the respective extracted bioparameters so as to induce the emotion, wherein each emotion induction protocol corresponds to induce a different emotion and combines contents that induce cognitive action of the central nervous system and conditions that induce physiological action of the autonomic nervous system; a biostimulation device that outputs physical signals that apply the stimuli to the user'"'"'s body based on the selected emotion induction protocol; and a biosignal measurement device that detects one or more biosignals from the user'"'"'s body and outputs them to the emotion induction device before and after the output of the physical signals from the biostimulation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29, 30, 31)
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15. A method for inducing emotions based on emotion induction protocols that selectively control visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile stimuli, comprising the steps of:
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selecting from a plurality of emotion induction protocols stored in an electronic memory device an emotion induction protocol corresponding to a desired emotion selected by a user, wherein each emotion induction protocol corresponds to a different emotion and combines contents that induce cognitive action of the central nervous system and conditions that induce physiological action of the autonomic nervous system; electronically converting one or more measurable physiological biosignals from the user'"'"'s body and extracting one or more electrical bioparameters from the biosignals; outputting physical signals that physically stimulate the user'"'"'s body based on the electronically selected emotion induction protocol configured corresponding to the selected emotion; after outputting the physical signals, electronically converting one or more physiological measurable biosignals from the user'"'"'s body and extracting one or more electrical bioparameters from the biosignals; and inducing the emotion by changing the emotion induction protocol based on increase/decrease patterns of the electrical bioparameters extracted from the biosignals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32)
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33. An apparatus that induces emotions based on receiving measurable physiological biosignals from a body of a user and on emotion induction protocols that selectively control visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile stimuli, comprising:
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an emotion induction device that receives a selection for a desired emotion by a user and selects from a plurality of emotion induction protocols stored in an electronic memory device an emotion induction protocol configured corresponding to the desired emotion, extracts one or more electrical bioparameters from respective physiological biosignal data of the biosignals, and changes the emotion induction protocol depending on increase/decrease patterns of the respective extracted bioparameters so as to induce the desired emotion, wherein each emotion induction protocol corresponds to a different emotion and combines contents that induce cognitive action of the central nervous system and conditions that induce physiological action of the autonomic nervous system; a biostimulation device that outputs physical signals to the user to physically stimulate the user'"'"'s body with the desired emotion based on the selected emotion induction protocol; and a biosignal measurement device that receives one or more biosignals from the user'"'"'s body and outputs them to the emotion induction device before and after the output of the physical signals from the biostimulation device.
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34. A method for inducing emotions based on emotion induction protocols that selectively control visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile stimuli, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selection for a desired emotion by a user and selecting from a plurality of emotion induction protocols stored in an electronic memory device an emotion induction protocol corresponding to the desired emotion, wherein each emotion induction protocol corresponds to induce a different emotion and combines contents that induce cognitive action of the central nervous system and conditions that induce physiological action of the autonomic nervous system; receiving one or more measurable physiological biosignals from the user'"'"'s body to obtain respective biosignal data, and extracting one or more electrical bioparameters from the respective biosignal data; outputting physical signals to the user to physically stimulate the user'"'"'s body based on the electronically selected emotion induction protocol corresponding to the selected emotion; after outputting the physical signals, receiving one or more measurable physiological biosignals from the user'"'"'s body to obtain respective biosignal data, and extracting one or more electrical bioparameters from the respective biosignal data; and inducing the emotion by changing the emotion induction protocol based on increase/decrease patterns of the electrical bioparameters extracted from the biosignal data, wherein physical signals are outputted to the user to physically stimulate the user'"'"'s body with the desired emotion based on the changed emotion induction protocol.
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