التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
CONVERSATION OUTCOME ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS |
| Document Number: |
20080167878 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
July 10, 2008 |
| Appl. No: |
11/620965 |
| Application Filed: |
January 08, 2007 |
| مستخلص: |
A system [100] is provided that includes a first set of sensors [140] to sense a set of conditions of at least one participant in a conversation and generate raw data corresponding to the sensed set of conditions. A first aggregation engine [160] aggregates the raw data and outputs a file corresponding to the raw data. A heuristic engine [175] receives the file and compares the raw data with predetermined state data and outputs a state based on a comparison of the raw data and the predetermined state data. A feedback device [180] determines a corrective action to enhance an outcome of the conversation based on the state. |
| Inventors: |
Hause, Leonard C. (Austin, TX, US); Aftelak, Andrew J. (Palatine, IL, US); Maracas, George N. (Phoenix, AZ, US); Zhou, James Kefeng (Beijing, CN); Zurek, Robert A. (Antioch, IL, US) |
| Assignees: |
MOTOROLA, INC. (Schaumburg, IL, US) |
| Claim: |
1. A system, comprising: a first set of sensors to sense a set of conditions of at least one participant in a conversation and generate raw data corresponding to the set of conditions; a first aggregation engine to aggregate the raw data and output a file corresponding to the raw data; a heuristic engine to receive the file and compare the raw data with predetermined state data and output a state based on a comparison of the raw data and the predetermined state data; and a feedback device to determine a corrective action to enhance an outcome of the conversation based on the state. |
| Claim: |
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensors comprise at least one of: a carbon dioxide (CO2) detector, a temperature detector, a stress level detector, a spectral analyzer, a speech detector, and a speech analyzer. |
| Claim: |
3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second set of sensors to sense a second set of conditions of at least a second participant in the conversation and generate second raw data corresponding to the sensed second set of conditions, and a second aggregation engine to aggregate the second raw data corresponding to at least the second participant and output a second file corresponding to the second raw data. |
| Claim: |
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least the second participant and the second set of sensors are located physically remote from the first set of sensors. |
| Claim: |
5. The system of claim 1, wherein a representation of at least one of the state and the corrective action is indicated to at least one of the at least one participant and a moderator of the conversation. |
| Claim: |
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the representation of at least one of the state and the corrective action is indicated via an avatar displayed on a visual display. |
| Claim: |
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the corrective action comprises at least one of: changing a subject of the conversation, changing a volume level of the conversation, and changing lighting conditions in an area in which at least one of the at least one participant is located. |
| Claim: |
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the heuristic engine is adapted to identify a level of consensus for at least a topic of discussion based on the set of conditions sensed by the first set of sensors. |
| Claim: |
9. A method, comprising: sensing a set of conditions of at least one participant in a conversation; generating raw data corresponding to the set of conditions; aggregating the raw data; comparing the raw data with predetermined state data; outputting a state based on a comparison of the raw data and the predetermined state data; and determining a corrective action to enhance an outcome of the conversation based on the state. |
| Claim: |
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the sensing of the set of conditions comprises sensing at least one of a carbon dioxide (CO2) level of the at least one participant, a temperature in an area in which at least one of the at least one participant is located, a stress level of the at least one participant, a detection of a side conversation, and a spectral analysis of speech detected during the conversation. |
| Claim: |
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising identifying a side conversation based on the spectral analysis of the speech detected during the conversation. |
| Claim: |
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising sensing a second set of conditions of at least a second participant in the conversation, generating second raw data corresponding to the second set of conditions, aggregating the second raw data corresponding to at least the second participant, and outputting a second file corresponding to the second raw data. |
| Claim: |
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least the second participant and the second set of sensors are located physically remote from the first set of sensors. |
| Claim: |
14. The method of claim 9, further comprising indicating a representation of the corrective action to at least one of: the at least one participant and a moderator of the conversation. |
| Claim: |
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the indicating the representation of the corrective action is indicated via an avatar displayed on a visual display. |
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16. The method of claim 9, further comprising identifying a participation level of a particular participant of the at least one participant based on monitoring of a particular sensed set of conditions for the particular participant over a time interval. |
| Claim: |
17. A system, comprising: a heuristic engine, comprising: a reception element to receive a file comprising raw data corresponding to a sensed set of conditions for at least one participant in a conversation; a processing element to compare the raw data with predetermined state data; and an output element to output a state based on a comparison of the raw data and the predetermined state data; and a feedback device to determine a corrective action to enhance an outcome of the conversation based on the state. |
| Claim: |
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the set of conditions comprises at least one of: a carbon dioxide (CO2) level of the at least one participant, a temperature in an area in which at least one of the at least one participant is located, a stress level of the at least one participant, a detection of a side conversation, and a spectral analysis of speech detected during the conversation. |
| Claim: |
19. The system of claim 17, wherein a representation of the corrective action is indicated to at least one of: the at least one participant and a moderator of the conversation. |
| Claim: |
20. The system of claim 17, wherein the representation of the corrective action is indicated via an avatar displayed on a visual display. |
| Current U.S. Class: |
704/270 |
| Current International Class: |
10 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edspap.20080167878 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
USPTO Patent Applications |