Graphical user interface using color spectrum to map sentiments

• US 10,606,462 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2017
• Issued: 03/31/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SPKDRM LLC
• Original Assignee: SPKDRM LLC
• Inventors: Burns, Joel Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Tank, Andrew L
• Application Number:
  US15/848,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20180129405A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

Systems and methods of operating a human-machine interface (HMI) with a graphical user interface (GUI). A color spectrum is displayed along with a topic. A selection of a point on the color spectrum is received, and associated in a memory with the displayed topic. A data record is stored indicating a sentiment associated with the topic. The sentiment includes an intensity level and an emotion level. The intensity level is one of multiple intensity levels that change along a first dimension of the color spectrum, and the emotion level is one of multiple emotion levels that change along a second dimension of the color spectrum.

Claims

1. A method of operating a human-machine interface (HMI) with a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:

producing, using one or more computers, a distorted color spectrum from an undistorted color spectrum, defined by at least two Cartesian axes having a spectrum of colors ranging from violet to red, or vice versa, and forming an RGB color space, wherein the undistorted color spectrum is distorted by converting the at least two Cartesian axes to a polar coordinate system to produce the distorted color spectrum, the distorted color spectrum forming a generally U-shape defined by an upper boundary, an opposing lower boundary, a first edge, and a second opposing edge, the producing being carried out by transforming, using at least one of the one or more computers, the RGB color space into a second color space, such that (i) a wavelength of the distorted color spectrum changes from the first edge toward the second opposing edge to define a plurality of emotion levels, and (ii) a color intensity or a color brightness or a color lightness of the distorted color spectrum changes from the upper boundary toward the lower boundary to define a plurality of intensity levels, wherein a sentiment is indicated by a combination of one of the plurality of emotion levels together with one of the plurality of intensity levels;

displaying digital content on an electronic video display;

subsequent to displaying the digital content, causing the distorted color spectrum and a first topic to be displayed on a portion of the electronic video display;

receiving, via an electronic input interface device, a first selection of a point or area on the distorted color spectrum;

determining, using at least one of the one or more computers, a first sentiment associated with the first selection based on a color corresponding to the selected point or area on the distorted color spectrum; and

associating the first sentiment with the first topic in the electronic memory device or another electronic memory device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising causing the first topic to no longer be displayed on the portion of the electronic display device responsive to receiving the first selection.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising causing the distorted color spectrum to no longer be displayed on the portion of the electronic display device responsive to receiving the first selection.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

causing a second topic to be displayed on the portion of the electronic display device with the distorted color spectrum;

receiving, via the electronic input interface device, a second selection of a point or area on the distorted color spectrum;

determining, using at least one of the one or more computers, a second sentiment associated with the first selection based on a color corresponding to the selected point or area on the distorted color spectrum; and

associating the second sentiment with the second topic in the electronic memory device or another electronic memory device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising causing the second topic and the distorted color spectrum to no longer be displayed on the electronic display device responsive to receiving the second selection.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first sentiment is different than the second sentiment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the causing the distorted color spectrum and the first topic to be displayed on the portion of the electronic video display includes overlaying the first topic on the distorted color spectrum.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the first sentiment and the first topic with a date of the first selection in the electronic memory device or another electronic memory device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the first selection includes:

detecting a human-machine interaction via the electronic input interface device; and

while the detecting continues to detect the human-machine interaction, displaying on the electronic video device a lens feature that enlarges an area of the distorted color spectrum corresponding to the detecting.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interaction includes a touch or a gesture relative to the electronic input interface device, and wherein the electronic input interface device includes a touch-sensitive surface.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first selection is receiving by detecting a release or a loss of the touch or the gesture relative to the electronic input interface device.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising causing the first topic to no longer be displayed on the electronic video display responsive to detecting the human-machine interaction.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming a digital fingerprint associated with an electronic user account that includes at least one characteristic associated with a human user based on first sentiment and the associated first topic.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital content includes a movie, a photograph, a news article, a podcast, or a website.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first topic is a textual word or phrase, a graphical image, or a video.