Object growth control system and method

• US 6,816,802 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2002
• Issued: 11/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jay-woo, Lee, Hyoung-ki, Bang, Seok-won, Lee, Mi-hee, Kim, Kyung-hwan, Kong, Dong-geon
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Bryan
• Application Number:
  US10/287,679
• Publication Number:
  US 20030088367A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 702/19, 702/81, 702/84, 702/179, 702/182, 702/183, 700/245, 700/257, 700/258, 700/260, 700/246, 128/904, 128/905, 128/925, 600/301, 600/545
• US Class Current: 702/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/004 Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life

Abstract

An object growth control system and method are provided. The object growth control system includes a weighting unit, a growth state analyzer, and an object operation controller. The weighting unit detects external environments and a user'"'"'s state, loads weights on predetermined user emotional states, predetermined object growth tendencies, and predetermined object emotional states according to the result of detection and the user'"'"'s tendency, and outputs the results of loading of the weights as state data. The growth state analyzer applies a predetermined statistical model to the state data input for a predetermined period to analyze the user'"'"'s tendency and outputs a degree of education on the object with respect to the user'"'"'s tendency based on the state data to which the predetermined statistical model has been applied. The object operation controller applies a predetermined rule-based or statistical model to the state data and the degree of education to generate a control signal for controlling the operation of the object.

Claims

1. An object growth control system for growing an object, comprising:

a weighting unit for detecting external environments and a user'"'"'s state, loading weights on predetermined user emotional states, predetermined object growth tendencies, and predetermined object emotional states according to the result of detection and the user'"'"'s tendency, and outputting the results of loading of the weights as state data;

a growth state analyzer for applying a predetermined statistical model to the state data input for a predetermined period to analyze the user'"'"'s tendency and outputting a degree of education on the object with respect to the user'"'"'s tendency based on the state data to which the predetermined statistical model has been applied; and

an object operation controller for applying a predetermined rule-based or statistical model to the state data and the degree of education to generate a control signal for controlling the operation of the object.

2. The object growth control system of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s tendency is determined as at least one selected from among the predetermined object growth tendencies.

3. The object growth control system of claim 1, wherein the weighting unit receives the outputs of the growth state analyzer and the object operation controller through feedback and reflects them on weighting the predetermined user emotional states, the predetermined object growth tendencies, and the predetermined object emotional states.

4. The object growth control system of claim 1, wherein the weighting unit comprises:

a pre-processor for sensing the user'"'"'s state and a state of an ambient environment and converting the result of sensing into information indicating a state or emotion of the user or the object;

an educational intention analyzer for loading weights on the predetermined object growth tendencies according to the information indicating the user'"'"'s state or emotion and outputting weighted object growth tendencies;

a user emotion analyzer for loading weights on the predetermined user emotional states according to the information indicating the user'"'"'s state or emotion and outputting weighted user emotional states; and

an object emotion analyzer for loading weights on the predetermined object emotional states according to the information indicating the object'"'"'s state or emotion, and outputting weighted object emotional states.

5. The object growth control system of claim 4, wherein the educational intention analyzer receives the output of the user emotion analyzer and reflects it on weighting the predetermined object growth tendencies.

6. The object growth control system of claim 4, wherein the educational intention analyzer receives the outputs of the growth state analyzer and the object operation controller and reflects them on weighting the predetermined object growth tendencies.

7. The object growth control system of claim 4, wherein the user emotion analyzer receives the output of the education intension analyzer and reflects it on weighting the predetermined user emotional states.

8. An object growth control method for growing an object, comprising the steps of:

detecting external environments and a user'"'"'s state, loading weights on predetermined user emotional states, predetermined object growth tendencies, and predetermined object emotional states according to the result of detection and the user'"'"'s tendency, and outputting the results of loading of the weights as state data;

applying a predetermined statistical model to the state data input for a predetermined period to analyze the user'"'"'s tendency and outputting a degree of education on the object with respect to the user'"'"'s tendency based on the state data to which the predetermined statistical model has been applied; and

applying a predetermined rule-based or statistical model to the state data and the degree of education to generate control signals for controlling the operation of the object.

9. A computer readable recording medium encoded with processing instructions for performing an object growth control method for growing an object in a computer, the method comprising:

detecting external environments and a user'"'"'s state, loading weights on predetermined user emotional states, predetermined object arowth tendencies, and predetermined object emotional states according to the result of detection and the user'"'"'s tendency, and outputting the results of loading of the weights as state data;

applying a predetermined statistical model to the state data input for a predetermined period to analyze the user'"'"'s tendency and outputting a degree of education on the object with respect to the user'"'"'s tendency based on the state data to which the predetermined statistical model has been applied; and

applying a predetermined rule-based or statistical model to the state data and the degree of education to generate control signals for controlling the operation of the object.

10. An object growth control system for growing an object, comprising:

a tendency selector for setting a plurality of growth tendencies, which the object can be educated or controlled to have, as object growth tendencies and providing at least one object growth tendency selected by a user;

a weighting unit for detecting external environments and a user'"'"'s state, loading weights on predetermined user emotional states, predetermined object growth tendencies, and predetermined object emotional states according to the result of detection and the selected object growth tendency, and outputting the results of loading of the weights as state data;

a growth state analyzer for applying a predetermined statistical model to the state data and outputting a degree of education on the object with respect to the selected object growth tendency based on the result of application; and

an object operation controller for applying a predetermined rule-based or statistical model to the state data and the degree of education to generate a control signal for controlling the operation of the object.

11. The object growth control system of claim 10, wherein when calculating the degree of education using the predetermined statistical model, the growth state analyzer loads weights on the one or more selected object growth tendencies and the other unselected object growth tendencies such that the sum of the weights loaded on the one or more selected object growth tendencies exceeds the sum of the weights loaded on the unselected object growth tendencies.

12. The object growth control system of claim 10, wherein when generating the control signal using the predetermined statistical model, the object operation controller loads weights on the one or more selected object growth tendencies and the other unselected object growth tendencies such that the sum of the weights loaded on the one or more selected object growth tendencies exceeds the sum of the weights loaded on the unselected object growth tendencies.

13. The object growth control system of claim 10, wherein the weighting unit receives the outputs of the growth state analyzer and the object operation controller through feedback and reflects them on weighting the predetermined user emotional states, the predetermined object growth tendencies, and the predetermined object emotional states.

14. The object growth control system of claim 10, wherein the weighting unit comprises:

a pre-processor for sensing the user'"'"'s state and a state of an ambient environment and converting the result of sensing into information indicating a state or emotion of the user or the object;

an educational intention analyzer for loading weights on the predetermined object growth tendencies according to the information indicating the user'"'"'s state or emotion and the one or more selected object growth tendencies and outputting weighted object growth tendencies;

a user emotion analyzer for loading weights on the predetermined user emotional states according to the information indicating the user'"'"'s state or emotion and the one or more selected object growth tendencies and outputting weighted user emotional states; and

an object emotion analyzer for loading weights on the predetermined object emotional states according to the information indicating the object'"'"'s state or emotion and the one or more selected object growth tendencies and outputting weighted object emotional states.

15. The object growth control system of claim 14, wherein the educational intention analyzer receives the output of the user emotion analyzer and reflects it on weighting the predetermined object growth tendencies.

16. The object growth control system of claim 14, wherein the educational intention analyzer receives the outputs of the growth state analyzer and the object operation controller and reflects them on weighting the predetermined object growth tendencies.

17. The object growth control system of claim 14, wherein the user emotion analyzer receives the output of the education intension analyzer and reflects it on weighting the predetermined user emotional states.

18. An object growth control method for growing an object, comprising the steps of:

setting a plurality of growth tendencies, which the object can be educated or controlled to have, as object growth tendencies;

requesting a user to select at least one object growth tendency among the set object growth tendencies;

detecting external environments and a user'"'"'s state and loading weights on predetermined user emotional states, predetermined object growth tendencies, and predetermined object emotional states according to the result of detection and the selected object growth tendency to generate weighted state data;

applying a predetermined statistical model to the state data and calculating a degree of education on the object with respect to the selected object growth tendency based on the result of application; and

applying a predetermined rule-based or statistical model to the state data and the degree of education to generate a control signal for controlling the operation of the object.

19. A computer readable recording medium encoded with processing instructions for performing an object growth control method for growing an object in a computer, the method comprising:

setting a plurality of growth tendencies, which the object can be educated or controlled to have, as object growth tendencies;

requesting a user to select at least one object growth tendency among the set object growth tendencies;

detecting external environments and a user'"'"'s state and loading weights on predetermined user emotional states, predetermined object growth tendencies, and predetermined object emotional states according to the result of detection and the selected object growth tendency to generate weighted state data;

applying a predetermined statistical model to the state data and calculating a degree of education on the object with respect to the selected object growth tendency based on the result of application; and

applying a predetermined rule-based or statistical model to the state data and the degree of education to generate a control signal for controlling the operation of the object.