Patent ID: 6604091
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
A method for adjusting behavior of a device based on the device's experience, said device comprising: (i) a sensing unit for sensing signals; (ii) an interest-generating unit programmed to generate interest-parameters; (iii) an emotion-generating unit programmed to generate emotion-parameters; and (iv) an actuating unit for actuating the device, the interest-generating unit and the emotion-generating unit are different units, and the interest-parameters and the emotion-parameters are different sets of parameters,said method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting an object of interest based on interest-parameters programmed into the device, said interest-parameters being generated by the interest-generating unit, said device having emotion-parameters (Ei) generated by the emotion-generating unit; (b) upon sensing the object, extracting information, if any, on variations of emotions (&Dgr;Eiâˆ’1) associated with the object from a memory installed separately from the interest-generating unit and the emotion-generating unit, said memory storing under an index of the object, information on variations of emotions (&Dgr;Eiâˆ’1) previously generated by the device through past interaction with the object; (c) modifying the initial emotions (Ei) of the device with the variations of emotions (&Dgr;Eiâˆ’1); (d) actuating the device based on the modified emotions (Ei+&Dgr;Eiâˆ’1); and (e) inputting in the memory, under the index of the object, variations of emotions (&Dgr;Ei) generated by the device during interaction with the object, thereby updating the memory.