Patent Publication Number: US-11049147-B2

Title: System and method for providing recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS/INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
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     FIELD 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to detection of emotional states of a user. More specifically, various embodiments of the disclosure relate to system and method for providing recommendation on an electronic device based on an emotional state detection of a user. 
     BACKGROUND 
     It is known that emotions play an important role in human life, and may result in certain physiological and behavioral manifestations, such as a change in heartbeat or facial expressions. Although attempts have been made to identify user&#39;s emotions, existing systems may still lack the ability to connect with a user emotionally or empathetically. Existing systems that focus on recommending relevant content to users may hardly take into account changes in human emotional states suited to practical use by end consumers. Thus, an advanced system may be required, where such changes in human emotional states may be employed in an intelligent manner to provide emotion-based recommendations with enhanced practical usability. 
     Further limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of described systems with some aspects of the present disclosure, as set forth in the remainder of the present application and with reference to the drawings. 
     SUMMARY 
     A system and a method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on an emotional state detection of a user, are provided, substantially as shown in, and/or described in connection with, at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. 
     These and other features and advantages of the present disclosure may be appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the present disclosure, along with the accompanying figures, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram that illustrates a network environment to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary electronic device to provide recommendation based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a block diagram of another exemplary electronic device to provide recommendation based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B , collectively, illustrate a first exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed system and method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B , collectively, illustrate a second exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed system and method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a first flow chart to depict an exemplary method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B , collectively, illustrate a second flow chart to depict another exemplary method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following described implementations may be found in the disclosed system and method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user. Exemplary aspects of the disclosure may include an electronic device, which may detect a transition in an emotional state of a user associated with the electronic device from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. A tagged content item associated with the second emotional state of the user may be retrieved from a network device based on identity information of the user and the detected transition. An application may be launched on the electronic device to recommend a product or a service related to the retrieved tagged content item. The application may be launched in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user and a current location of the electronic device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first emotional state and the second emotional state may correspond to neutral, happy, sad, anger, contempt, fear, surprise, confused, and tender. The network device may correspond to a server, another electronic device connected to the electronic device in a wireless home network, and/or a cloud based service. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, sensor data may be received from a wearable device associated with the user and/or an in-built camera of the electronic device. The sensor data may also correspond to a text-based input on the electronic device and/or a voice-based input on the electronic device, for the detection of the transition in the emotional state of the user. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the product or the service may be searched based on the retrieved tagged content item on the electronic device. A home screen interface of the electronic device may be dynamically customized based on the detected transition in the emotional state of the user. The home screen interface of the electronic device may be dynamically customized further based on a last tagged content item associated with the second emotional state in the network device. 
     In accordance with an exemplary aspect of the disclosure, a transition in an emotional state may be detected for a user viewing a content item on the electronic device from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. A portion of the content item viewed during the detected transition may be associated with the second emotional state of the user. A cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state may be identified in the portion of the content item associated with the second emotional state. A recommendation may be generated for a product or service based on the identified cause. The recommendation may be generated in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user and a current location of the electronic device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the identified cause in the portion of the content item may correspond to an image frame, an object in the image frame, a context of the portion of the content item. A level of the second emotional state of the user may be determined during viewing of the content item on the electronic device. The portion of the content item may be associated with the second emotional state when the determined level is greater than a threshold. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the identified cause in the portion of the content item may be tagged with the second emotional state, identity information of the user, a timestamp of the detected transition, and/or the determined level of the second emotional state. The product or the service related to the tagged cause associated with the second emotional state may be searched in real-time or near real-time by use of a pre-specified search engine for the recommendation. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the tagged cause in the portion of the content item may be communicated to a server or a network device communicatively coupled to the electronic device. Display of the generated recommendation for the product or the service may be controlled on the electronic device or another electronic device communicatively coupled to the electronic device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, a notification may be communicated to another electronic device to unlock a home screen interface of the other electronic device to display the generated recommendation. In accordance with an embodiment, the generated recommendation may be updated based on a machine learning associated with a usage pattern of the generated recommendation. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram that illustrates a network environment to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. With reference to  FIG. 1 , there is shown an exemplary network environment  100 . The exemplary network environment  100  may include one or more electronic devices, such as a first electronic device  102  and a second electronic device  104 , a server,  106 , one or more wearable devices  108 , a communication network  110 , and one or more users, such as a user  112 . There is further shown a plurality of emotional states  114  associated with the user  112 . 
     The first electronic device  102  may include an image-capturing unit  102   a , a display screen  102   b , and an application interface  102   c  rendered on the display screen  102   b . Similarly, the second electronic device  104  may include an image-capturing unit  104   a , a display screen  104   b , and an application interface  104   c . The first electronic device  102 , the second electronic device  104 , and the server  106  may be network devices that may be communicatively coupled with each other via the communication network  110 . The one or more wearable devices  108  may be communicatively coupled to one of the one or more electronic devices, such as the first electronic device  102  or the second electronic device  104 , via a separate short-range communication channel, or via the communication network  110 . The user  112  may be associated with the one or more wearable devices  108 , the first electronic device  102 , and/or the second electronic device  104 . 
     The one or more electronic devices, such as the first electronic device  102  and the second electronic device  104 , may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. Examples of the first electronic device  102  and the second electronic device  104  may include, but are not limited to, a smart television (TV), a smartphone, a display device, a laptop, a tablet computer, a camera, an action cam, a camcorder, a digital signage, a projector, and/or a video-processing device. 
     The image-capturing units  102   a  and  104   a  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to capture one or more images or a video of the user  112 . In accordance with an embodiment, the image-capturing units  102   a  and  104   a  may refer to an in-built camera or an image sensor of respective electronic device. 
     The display screens  102   b  and  104   b  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to render respective application interfaces  102   c  and  104   c , as shown. The display screens  102   b  and  104   b  may be realized through several known technologies, such as Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Light Emitting Diode (LED) based display, Organic LED display technology, Retina display technology, and/or the like. 
     The application interfaces  102   c  and  104   c  may correspond to applications pre-stored at respective electronic devices, such as the first electronic device  102  and the second electronic device  104 . The application interface  102   c  may be configured to render one or more content items, such as a video or TV programs, on the display screen  102   b  of the first electronic device  102 . The application interface  104   c  may be rendered on the display screen  104   b  of the second electronic device  104 . The application interface  104   c  may facilitate interaction of the user  112  with the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone. In accordance with an embodiment, the application interface  104   c  may correspond to a home screen displayed on the display screen  104   b  of the second electronic device  104 . 
     The server  106  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to receive and store tagged content items, or a portion of a content item, such as a sequence of image frames, tagged with a particular emotional state of a user, such as the user  112 , from the first electronic device  102 . The transitions in the emotional states of the user  112  may be monitored and continuously tracked by use of the various electronic devices, such as the first electronic device  102 , the second electronic device  104 , and the one or more wearable devices  108 . The server  106  may be further configured to receive information related to detected transitions in emotional states with timestamps from various electronic devices, such as the first electronic device  102 , the second electronic device  104 , and the one or more wearable devices  108 . The server  106  may be a cloud based server, a web server, a database server, a file server, an application server, or a combination thereof. The server  106  may be implemented by use of several technologies that are well known to those skilled in the art. 
     The one or more wearable devices  108  may be refer to wearable electronics and/or electronic implants. The one or more wearable devices  108  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to communicate sensor data to a connected device, such as the first electronic device  102  or the second electronic device  104 . The one or more wearable devices  108  may be worn by the user  112 . For example, a smart glass, a smart band, or a smart watch worn by the user  112  may be used to measure calorie intake, calories burned, sleep patterns, and/or physiological parameters, such as perspiration or heart rate, or physical activity of the user  112 . Examples of the one or more wearable devices  108  may include, but are not limited to, a wearable cardiac-event recorder, a biocompatible sensor (that may be attached, worn, or implanted into a human body to predict ovulation cycle, monitor physiological parameters, such as heart rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, and/or blood pressure), an implantable radio frequency device, such as the, “Obamacare microchip RFID implant”, and/or other such wearable or implantable device that may provide sensor data related to monitoring of physiological parameters of the user  112  for tracking of emotional states of the user  112 . 
     The communication network  110  may include a medium through which the first electronic device  102 , the second electronic device  104 , the one or more wearable devices  108 , and the server  106 , may communicate with each other. The communication network  110  may be a wireless communication network. Examples of the communication network  110  may include, but are not limited to, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), such as a wireless home network, a cloud network, “All-joyn” or Internet-of-Things (IoT) communication framework, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, a plain old telephone service (POTS), a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and/or the Internet. Various devices in the exemplary network environment  100  may be configured to connect to the communication network  110 , in accordance with various wireless communication protocols. Examples of such wireless communication protocols may include, but are not limited to, Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), ZigBee, EDGE, infrared (IR), IEEE 802.11, 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Light Fidelity (Li-Fi), and/or other cellular communication protocols or Bluetooth (BT) communication protocols. 
     The plurality of emotional states  114  refers to emotional states of the one or more users, such as the user  112 , detected by the first electronic device  102  and/or the second electronic device  104 . The plurality of emotional states  114 , such as “EM 1 , EM 2 , EM 3 , . . . , EMn”, may include neutral, happy, sad, anger, contempt, fear, surprise, confused, and/or tender emotions. The plurality of emotional states  114  may be detected based on one or more images or a video of the user  112  captured by the image-capturing units  102   a  or  104   a . In accordance with an embodiment, each of the one or more users, such as the user  112 , may be associated with one or more wearable devices  108  which may be communicatively coupled with the first electronic device  102  and/or the second electronic device  104 . The sensor data received from the one or more wearable devices  108  may be further utilized to monitor or track a transition in an emotional state of the user  112 . 
     In operation, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to receive one or more content items. The one or more content items may be received from the server  106 , other server of a network service provider (not shown), or a network device, via the communication network  110 . The one or more content items may be a video, such as a TV show of a TV channel, a movie, a TV advertisement received from the subscribed network service provider. The one or more content items may also be videos, images, or other files pre-stored at the first electronic device  102  or a network device connected in a wireless network, such as the communication network  110 . The one or more content items may further correspond to web content accessible from the Internet by the first electronic device  102 . The first electronic device  102  may be configured to render at least a content item, such as a video, from the received content items via the application interface  102   c.    
     In accordance with an embodiment, the one or more users, such as the user  112 , may be viewing the rendered content item, such as the video, on the display screen  102   b . The first electronic device  102  may capture one or more images or a video of the user  112  who may be viewing the content item on the first electronic device  102 , by use of the image-capturing unit  102   a . Further, the sensor data received from the one or more wearable devices  108  may be further utilized to monitor or track physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the user  112  to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112 , viewing the first content item on the first electronic device  102 , from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. For example, a transition from a neutral emotional state to an excited emotional state of the user  112 . The first emotional state and the second emotional state may correspond to the plurality of the emotional states  114 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, a voice-based input or a text based input may be provided on another electronic device, such as the second electronic device  104 , while viewing the first content item on the first electronic device  102 . The second electronic device  104  may also monitor emotional states of the user  112  based on the received voice-based input and/or the text-based input. When a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  is detected at the second electronic device  104 , such information may be communicated to a connected network device, such as the first electronic device  102  or the server  106 . The communication may occur continuously or periodically and the last detected transition in an emotional state of the user  112 , may be reported and updated accordingly. Thus, the transitions in the emotional states of the user  112  may be monitored and continuously tracked by use of the various electronic devices, such as the first electronic device  102 , the second electronic device  104 , and the one or more wearable devices  108 . When a primary device, such as the first electronic device  102  is in switched off state, secondary devices, such as the one or more wearable devices  108 , the second electronic device  104 , or other devices, may take control of emotion tracking and act accordingly based on previous usage pattern data. The server  106  may be further configured to receive information related to detected transitions in emotional states with timestamps from various electronic devices, such as the first electronic device  102 , the second electronic device  104 , and the one or more wearable devices  108 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to determine a level of the second emotional state of the user  112  during viewing of the first content item on the first electronic device  102 . The determined level may correspond to a scale of a particular emotional state, such as from happy (scale of 5.1) to very happy (scale of 5.5) to excited or jubilated state (scale of 5.9) while the user  112  is viewing the first content item. Similarly, other detected emotional states, the level of the emotional state may be detected. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to associate a portion of the first content item viewed during the detected transition, with the second emotional state of the user  112 . The portion of the first content item may be associated with the second emotional state when the determined level is greater than a threshold. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to identify a cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state in the portion of the first content item associated with the second emotional state. The identified cause in the portion of the first content item may correspond to an image frame, an object in the image frame, a context, or theme of the portion of the first content item. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to tag the identified cause in the portion of the first content item with one or more parameters. The one or more parameters may be the second emotional state, identity information of the user  112 , a timestamp of the detected transition, and/or the determined level of the second emotional state. The first electronic device  102  may be configured to communicate the tagged cause in the portion from the first content item to the server  106  or a network device communicatively coupled to the first electronic device  102 . An exemplary scenario is illustrated and described in  FIG. 4A  to further explain these features in details. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to search a product or a service related to the tagged cause associated with the second emotional state in real-time or near real-time. The search may be performed by use of a pre-specified search engine based on the tagged cause. The search related to the tagged cause may be a global search via the Internet search engine or a local search as per pre-defined settings. The first electronic device  102  may be configured to generate a recommendation for a product or service based on the identified cause in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and a current location of the first electronic device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to communicate a notification to the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone, to unlock a home screen interface of the second electronic device  104  to display the generated recommendation. Such notification may be communicated when the user  112  may move away from the first electronic device  102  or when the user  112  may not be in a direct line-of-sight of the first electronic device  102 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the detected transition to the second emotional state at the first electronic device  102  may be carried to the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone. Even before the home screen interface of the second electronic device  104  is unlocked, the second electronic device  104  may decide what content, applications, wallpaper, derivative data retrieved from the pre-installed applications, may be appropriate for the user  112  to maintain the second emotional state, detected previously at the first electronic device  102 , at the second electronic device  104 . Such seamless maintenance or carrying of emotional states among multiple electronic devices may occur when the last detected emotional state, such as the second emotional state, may be a positive emotion, such as happy instead of a negative emotion, such as sad. 
     For example, the user  112  may be viewing a cricket match on the first electronic device  102 . In certain scenarios, the user  112  may need to move to another location (such as may drive a vehicle) away from the first electronic device  102 . In such scenarios, the second electronic device  104  may be configured to provide recommendations or perform certain actions, such as “Run cricket commentary” on the second electronic device  104  while the user  112  is driving the vehicle”, provide “cricket score alerts”, via the application interface  104   c . Thus, the detected transition to the second emotional state at the first electronic device  102  may be carried to the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, in certain scenarios, a negative emotion, such as boring, anger, sad, confused, or irritated, may be the last detected emotional state at the first electronic device  102 . In such scenarios, the second electronic device  104  may decide what recommendations, content, applications, wallpaper, derivative data retrieved from the pre-installed applications, may be appropriate for the user  112  to change or influence the negative emotional state of the user  112  previously detected at the first electronic device  102 . Such recommendations, content, applications, wallpaper, derivative data retrieved from the pre-installed applications may be useful to change the negative emotional state of the user  112  to a positive emotion state, such as a happy emotional state, at the second electronic device  104 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone, may be configured to further detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  associated with the second electronic device  104  from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. For the detection of the transition in the emotional state of the user  112 , the second electronic device  104  may utilize data received from the one or more wearable devices  108  (such as sensor data) associated with the user  112  and/or an in-built camera, such as the image-capturing unit  104   a , of the second electronic device  104 . In accordance with an embodiment, the second electronic device  104  may also utilize a text-based input and/or a voice-based input on the second electronic device  104 , for the detection of the transition in the emotional state of the user  112 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the second electronic device  104  may be configured to identify the user  112  based on the sensor data received from the one or more wearable devices  108 , by use of the in-built camera, such as the image-capturing unit  104   a , and/or the received text-based input and/or the voice-based input. In accordance with an embodiment, the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone, may be configured to retrieve a tagged content item associated with the detected second emotional state of the user  112  from a network device based on identity information of the user  112  and the detected transition. The network device may correspond to the server  106 , another electronic device, such as the first electronic device  102 , connected to the second electronic device  104  in a wireless home network, such as the communication network  110 , and/or other subscribed cloud based service. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the second electronic device  104  may be configured to search one or more products or services based on the retrieved tagged content item in the second electronic device  104 . In accordance with an embodiment, the second electronic device  104  may be configured to launch an application on the second electronic device  104  to recommend at least a product or a service related to the retrieved tagged content item. The application may be launched in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and a current location of the second electronic device  104 . An exemplary scenario is illustrated and described in  FIG. 4B  to further explain the feature in details. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary electronic device to provide recommendation based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 2  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIG. 1 . With reference to  FIG. 2 , there is shown the first electronic device  102 . The first electronic device  102  may comprise one or more processors, such as a processor  202 , a memory  204 , one or more input/output (I/O) devices, such as an I/O device  206 , an emotion handler circuitry  208 , and a network interface  210 . The memory may include an emotions learning engine  212  and a recommendations learning engine  214 . There is further shown the image-capturing unit  102   a , the display screen  102   b , and the application interface  102   c  in the I/O device  206 . 
     The processor  202  may be communicatively coupled to the memory  204 , the I/O device  206 , the emotion handler circuitry  208 , and the network interface  210 . The network interface  210  may communicate with the server  106 , via the communication network  110 , under the control of the processor  202 . 
     The processor  202  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in the memory  204 . The processor  202  may be implemented based on a number of processor technologies known in the art. Examples of the processor  202  may be an X86-based processor, X86-64-based processor, a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, a central processing unit (CPU), an Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) processor, a Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) processor, and/or other processors or control circuits. 
     The memory  204  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or interfaces that may be configured to store a machine code and/or a set of instructions executable by the processor  202 . The memory  204  may be further configured to store captured images or video of the user  112  and sensor data received from the one or more wearable devices  108 . The memory  204  may be further configured to store the application interface  102   c , and various data, functions, and training dataset associated with the emotions learning engine  212  and the recommendations learning engine  214 . The memory  204  may be further configured to store operating systems and associated applications. Examples of implementation of the memory  204  may include, but are not limited to, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a Solid-State Drive (SSD), a CPU cache, and/or a Secure Digital (SD) card. 
     The I/O device  206  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to receive an input from the one or more users, such as the user  112 . The I/O device  206  may be further configured to provide an output to the one or more users. The I/O device  206  may comprise various input and output devices that may be operable to communicate with the processor  202 . Examples of the input devices may include, but are not limited to, the image-capturing unit  102   a , a touch screen, a keyboard, an infrared sensor, a mouse, a joystick, a microphone, a motion sensor, a light sensor, one or more sensors, such as a geospatial location detection sensor, and/or a docking station. Examples of the output devices may include, but are not limited to, the display screen  102   b , a projector screen, and/or a speaker. 
     The emotion handler circuitry  208  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or interfaces that may be configured to process the one or more images or video captured by the image-capturing unit  102   a . The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be further configured to process the sensor data received from the one or more wearable devices  108  associated with the user  112  to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112 . The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to continuously detect transitions in emotional states of the user  112  based on the processing of the captured one or more images, video and/or the sensor data. The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be further configured to identify a cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state in a certain portion of a content item, such as certain image frames, associated with the second emotional state. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be a part of the processor  202 . Alternatively, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be implemented as a separate processor or circuitry in the first electronic device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  and the processor  202  may be implemented as an integrated processor or a cluster of processors that perform the functions of the emotion handler circuitry  208  and the processor  202 . In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be implemented as a set of instructions stored in the memory  204 , which on execution by the processor  202  may perform the functions of the first electronic device  102 . 
     The network interface  210  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to communicate with the second electronic device  104 , the one or more wearable devices  108 , and the server  106 , via the communication network  110  (as shown in  FIG. 1 ). The network interface  210  may implement known technologies to support wired or wireless communication of the first electronic device  102  with the communication network  110 . The network interface  210  may include, but is not limited to, an antenna, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a coder-decoder (CODEC) chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, and/or a local buffer. The network interface  210  may communicate via wired or wireless communication with the communication network  110 . The wireless communication may use one or more of the communication standards, protocols and technologies, such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (such as IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE 802.11n), Light-Fidelity (Li-Fi), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for email, instant messaging, and/or Short Message Service (SMS). 
     The emotions learning engine  212  may be machine learning model that may be configured to categorize different emotions of a human subject, such as the user  112 , in one of the plurality of emotional states  114 . In accordance with an embodiment, the emotions learning engine  212  may be a classifier trained based on historical data. Examples of one or more techniques that may be utilized to train the classifier or the emotions learning engine  212  include, but are not limited to, a Support Vector Machine (SVM), a Logistic Regression, a Bayesian Classifier, a Decision Tree Classifier, a Copula-based Classifier, a K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) Classifier, or a Random Forest (RF) Classifier. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, in the training stage, the plurality of emotional states  114  may be assigned a numeric value, by use of the emotions learning engine  212 . For example, the emotions may be classified into one of the plurality of emotional states  114 , such as “0=neutral, 1=anger, 2=contempt, 3=disgust, 4=fear, 5=happy, 6=sadness, 7=surprise. Each of the plurality of emotional states  114  may be further sub-classified into various levels, such as 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, . . . , 5.9 may represent an level (or a scale) of happiness, where 5.1 may denote happy and 5.9 may denote highest level of happiness, such as excited, in that order. Similarly, 1.9 may denote very angry. To detect various emotions, such as happy emotions, sad emotions, or angry emotions, the emotions learning engine  212  may be previously trained. 
     The recommendations learning engine  214  may be another machine learning model that may be configured to update generated recommendation based on a machine learning associated with a usage pattern of the generated recommendation by the user  112 , in the first electronic device  102 . Examples of one or more techniques that may be utilized to train the recommendations learning engine  214  may include, but are not limited to, a linear regression based method, a neural network, a Bayesian network, a support vector machine (SVM), a decision tree-based method, and/or a nearest neighbors based method. 
     In operation, the processor  202  may be configured to capture one or more images or a video of the user  112  who may be viewing a content item on the first electronic device  102 , by use of the image-capturing unit  102   a . The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to continuously monitor physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the user  112  while the user  112  is viewing the content item. In accordance with an embodiment, the physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the user  112  may correspond to facial expressions, a movement of hands or face, a user sitting position, a body posture, and/or a voice pattern. Such physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the user  112  taken either alone or in combination may provide an increased precision in detection of the current emotional state of the user  112 . The physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the user  112  may be monitored based on an analysis of the captured one or more images or the video of the user  112 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  may be configured to receive the sensor data from the one or more wearable devices  108  to monitor or track physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the user  112 . The senor data may correspond to measurement values of various human physiological parameters, such as blood pressure, perspiration, heart rate, body temperature, and the like. For instance, a sad or anxiety emotional state detected based on the analysis of the one or more factors by use of the image processing techniques coupled with a high perspiration rate may confirm a high anxiety level. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  from a first emotional state, such as neutral, to a second emotional state, such as happy, angry, or excited. The first emotional state and the second emotional state may correspond to the plurality of the emotional states  114 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to detect different transitions in the emotional states of the user  112  from the neutral to other peak emotions, such as sad, anger, contempt, fear, surprise, confused, tender, during viewing of the content item on the first electronic device  102 . For example, a first transition in the emotional state of the user  112  from a neutral emotional state to a happy emotional state may be detected at a first time instance. Similarly, a second transition in the emotional state of the user  112  from a neutral emotional state to an angry emotional state may be detected at a second time instance during viewing of the content item. In accordance with an embodiment, a plurality of users may be simultaneously viewing the content item on the first electronic device  102 . In such an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to simultaneously monitor emotions and detect transitions in the emotional states of the plurality of users viewing the content item on the first electronic device  102 . For example, the plurality of users may have a group discussion. The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to simultaneously monitor emotions and detect transitions in the emotional states based on a recorded audio of the group discussion and/or based on physiological parameters captured from the one or more wearable devices  108  associated with the each user in the group. Thereafter, recommendation may be generated in accordance to the detected transitions and may displayed in a common media screen, such as a TV or a display device, or may be communicated to individual devices, such as a smart-watch or a smart-phone associated with each user in the group. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to determine a level of the second emotional state of the user  112  during viewing of the content item on the first electronic device  102 . The determined level may correspond to a scale of a particular emotional state, such as from happy to very happy to excited or jubilated state while the user  112  is viewing the content item  102 . The determined level may correspond to a scale (such as “n.1 to n.9”, where n=a numeric identifier for a particular detected emotional state), of a particular emotional state, such as from happy (scale of 5.1) to very happy (scale of 5.5) to excited or jubilated state (scale of 5.9) while the user  112  is viewing the first content item. Similarly, other detected emotional states, the level of the emotional state may be detected. For instance, different levels for sad emotion may be scaled as 6.1 (that represents a bored state), 6.2 to 6.3 (a sad state), a 6.4 to 6.6 (a very sad state), and 6.7 to 6.9 (extreme grief and sorrow). 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to associate a portion of the content item viewed during the detected transition, with the second emotional state of the user  112 . The portion of the content item may be associated with the second emotional state when the determined level is greater than a threshold. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to identify a cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state in the portion of the content item associated with the second emotional state. The identified cause in the portion of the first content item may correspond to an image frame, an object in the image frame, a context, or theme of the portion of the content item. In other words, what is the real or exact cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state, such as excited emotional state, in the viewed content, may be identified. The watched content may be analysed based on image processing to identify one or more objects in an image frame from the portion which triggered the emotional state transition. For example, one person watching a “James Bond” movie may be excited to see an object, such as “a smartphone or Omega watch”, whereas another person watching the same “James Bond” movie may become excited to see a product of certain manufacturer brand, such as “globe-trotter” bags or a camera. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  may be configured to tag the identified cause in the portion of the content item with one or more parameters. The one or more parameters may be the second emotional state, identity information, such as a user ID, of the user  112 , a timestamp of the detected transition, and/or the determined level of the second emotional state. The processor  202  may be configured to communicate the tagged cause (or tagged content related to the second emotional state) in the portion from the content item to the server  106  or a network device communicatively coupled to the first electronic device  102 , via the network interface  210 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  may be configured to search a product or a service related to the tagged cause associated with the second emotional state in real-time or near real-time. The search may be performed by use of a pre-specified search engine based on the tagged cause. The search related to the tagged cause may be a global search via an Internet search engine or a local search as per pre-defined settings. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  may be configured to generate a recommendation for a product or service based on the identified cause in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and a current location of the first electronic device  102 . The processor  202  may be configured to control display of the generated recommendation for the product or the service on the first electronic device  102  or another electronic device, such as the second electronic device  104 , communicatively coupled to the first electronic device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  may be configured to update the generated recommendation by use of the recommendations learning engine  214 , based on a machine learning associated with a usage pattern of the generated recommendation. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the detected transition to the second emotional state at the first electronic device  102  may be carried to the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone. Even before the home screen interface of the second electronic device  104  is unlocked, the second electronic device  104  may decide what content, applications, wallpaper, derivative data retrieved from the pre-installed applications, may be appropriate for the user  112  to maintain the second emotional state, detected previously at the first electronic device  102 , at the second electronic device  104 . Such seamless maintenance or carrying of emotional states among multiple electronic devices may occur when the last detected emotional state, such as the second emotional state, may be a positive emotion, such as happy instead of a negative emotion, such as sad. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  may be configured to dynamically change display of a content item currently displayed on the first electronic device  102  based on the detection of a transition of an emotional state of the user  112 . For example, the user  112  may be viewing a movie on the first electronic device  102 , such as a TV. The first electronic device  102  may detect that the user  112  transitions from a neutral emotional state to a sad emotional state, such as the user  112  may become bored watching the movie. In such a scenario, the first electronic device  102  may automatically play another movie suitable to overcome the sad emotional state. Similarly, when the user  112  is identified as feeling sleepy, the first electronic device  102  may automatically turn-off itself. Alternatively, when the user  112  is detected in excited emotional state, an excited moment may be shared on a social network profile of the user  112 . This may be referred to as a “Kando” experience that is the emotional connect with the user  112  as provided by the first electronic device  102 . 
     In another example, the user  112  may be viewing the movie on the first electronic device  102 , such as the TV. The first electronic device  102  may detect that the user  112  transitions from a neutral or sad emotional state to a positive emotional state, such as the happy emotional state. In such a scenario, the first electronic device  102  may automatically change home screen of multiple other devices, such as the second electronic device  104 , associated with the user  112 . For instance, the home screen change action may be simultaneously applied to currently operated devices or active devices, such as a smart-watch, a smartphone, or any other active and in-use devices associated with the user  112 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the generation and display of the recommendations for a product or service based on the identified cause in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112 , may be controlled based on a selected mode. A user, such as the user  112 , may select a particular mode from a plurality of modes on an electronic device, such as the first electronic device  102 , by use of the application interface  102   c  rendered on the display screen  102   b . The plurality of modes may include a fun mode, a health mode, a peace mode, or a normal mode. The fun mode may refer to a configuration setting related to generation of fun related recommendations as desired by the user  112 . For example, a joke application icon linked to a jokes application may be rendered on the display screen  102   b , which may be suitable for the sad emotional state. The health mode may refer to generation of recommendations that aids in maintenance of good health or promotes good health. For example, the processor  202  may be configured to generate a recommendation to solve certain puzzle games to promote active state of mind of the user  112 . This may occur in an event a bored emotional state is detected. In another example, different motivational quotes may be displayed on the home screen of the first electronic device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, the categories of quotes displayed may also change dynamically based on the determined level of a particular emotional state, such as sad emotional state. A different category of quotes may be displayed for a different level, such as scale of 6.1 (bored state) to 6.9 (extreme grief state). The peace mode may refer to generation of recommendations that attempts to calm an angry person and provides a relaxing experience. For example, the processor  202  may be configured to generate a recommendation to play soft music (such as melody songs) and display certain options of the soft music to be played on the first electronic device  102 . This may occur in an event an angry emotional state is detected, so as to calm down the user  112  to a peaceful state. The normal mode is a default mode to generate recommendation of all types independent of a user-specified controlled mode, such as the fun mode, the peace mode, and the normal mode. Various other examples of generation of recommendations in different emotional states are further described in details in  FIGS. 5A and 5B . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the functionalities or operations performed by the first electronic device  102 , as described in  FIG. 1  may performed by the processor  202  and/or the emotion handler circuitry  208 . Other operations performed by the processor  202  and/or the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be understood from the description in the  FIGS. 4A, 7A, and 7B . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a block diagram of another exemplary electronic device to provide recommendation based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 3  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1 and 2 . With reference to  FIG. 3 , there is shown the second electronic device  104 . The components of the second electronic device  104  may be similar to that of the first electronic device  102 . The second electronic device  104  may comprise one or more processors, such as a processor  302 , a memory  304 , one or more input/output (I/O) devices, such as an I/O device  306 , an emotion handler circuitry  308 , sensing devices  310 , and a network interface  312 . The memory  304  may include an emotions learning engine  314  and a recommendations learning engine  316 . There is further shown the image-capturing unit  104   a , the display screen  104   b , and the application interface  104   c  in the I/O device  206 . 
     The processor  302  may be communicatively coupled to the memory  304 , the I/O device  306 , the emotion handler circuitry  308 , the sensing devices  310 , and the network interface  312 . The network interface  312  may communicate with a network device, such as the first electronic device  102 , via the communication network  110 , under the control of the processor  202 . 
     The processor  302  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in the memory  304 . Implementation examples of the processor  302  may be similar to that of the processor  202 . The memory  304  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or interfaces that may be configured to store a machine code and/or a set of instructions executable by the processor  302 . The memory  304  may be further configured to store the application interface  104   c  associated with a pre-installed application and the emotions learning engine  314 . The memory  304  may be further configured to store operating systems and associated applications. Implementation examples of the memory  304  may be similar to that of the memory  204 . 
     The I/O device  306  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to receive an input from the one or more users, such as the user  112 . The I/O device  306  may be further configured to provide an output to the one or more users. Examples of the input devices may include, but are not limited to, the image-capturing unit  104   a , a touch screen, a keyboard, an infrared sensor, a mouse, a microphone, a motion sensor, a light sensor, and/or a docking station. Examples of the output devices may include, but are not limited to, the display screen  104   b , a projector screen, and/or a speaker. 
     The emotion handler circuitry  308  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or interfaces that may be configured to process the one or more images or video captured by the image-capturing unit  104   a . The emotion handler circuitry  308  may be implemented similar to that of the emotion handler circuitry  208 . 
     The sensing devices  310  may comprise one or more sensors that include a suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code to detect physical or quantitative attributes and provide corresponding output as sensor data. The physical or quantitative attributes may include, but are not limited to, an orientation, motion, contact, proximity, geo-magnetic field, indoor positioning, and/or ambient lighting. The one or more sensors in the sensing devices  310  may be configured to detect a geo-location of the second electronic device  104 . Examples of the one or more sensors may include, but are not limited to, an accelerometer, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, an indoor positioning system, a compass or magnometer, an ambient light sensor, a tricorder, a gyroscope, a proximity sensor, an image sensor, a lux meter, a touch sensor, and/or an infrared sensor. 
     The network interface  312  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to communicate with the first electronic device  102 , the one or more wearable devices  108 , and the server  106 , via the communication network  110  (as shown in  FIG. 1 ). The network interface  312  may implement known technologies to wireless communication similar to that of the network interface  210 . 
     The emotions learning engine  314  may be a machine learning model that may be configured to categorize different emotions of a human subject, such as the user  112 , in one of the plurality of emotional states  114 . The emotions learning engine  314  may be similar to that of the emotions learning engine  212  ( FIG. 2 ) of the first electronic device  102 . 
     The recommendations learning engine  316  may be another machine learning model that may be configured to generate or update generated recommendation based on a machine learning associated with a usage pattern of the generated recommendation by the user  112 , in the second electronic device  104 . The emotion handler circuitry  308  may be configured to continuously machine learn transitions or changes in emotion states of the user  112  in operations to improvise generation of recommendations and user experience related to customization of the home screen interface of the second electronic device  104  for future. The recommendations learning engine  316  may be similar to that of the recommendations learning engine  214  of the first electronic device  102  ( FIG. 2 ). 
     In operation, the processor  302  may be configured to receive one or more images or a video of the user  112  by use of an in-built camera, such as the image-capturing unit  104   a , of the second electronic device  104 . The emotion handler circuitry  308  may be configured to monitor emotions of the user  112  based on an analysis of physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the user  112  in the received one or more images or a video of the user  112 . In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  308  may be configured to utilize the emotions learning engine  314  to monitor emotions of the user  112  for improved accuracy. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  may be configured to receive sensor data from the one or more wearable devices  108 , via the network interface  312 . The one or more wearable devices  108  may be communicatively coupled to the second electronic device  104 . The received sensor data of the user  112 , such as heart rate or perspiration values, may be utilized for the detection of the transition in the emotional state of the user  112 . Further, in accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  may also utilize a text-based input and/or a voice-based input on the second electronic device  104  for the detection of the transition in the emotional state of the user  112 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  308  may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  associated with the second electronic device  104  from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. The processor  302  may be configured to identify the user  112  based on the sensor data received from the one or more wearable devices  108 , the received one or more images or video of the user  112 , and/or the received text-based input and/or the voice-based input. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  may be configured to retrieve a tagged content item associated with the detected second emotional state of the user  112  from a network device, via the network interface  312 . The tagged content item associated with the detected second emotional state may be retrieved based on identity information of the user  112  and the detected transition. The network device may correspond to the server  106 , another electronic device, such as the first electronic device  102 , connected to the second electronic device  104  in a wireless home network, such as the communication network  110 , and/or other subscribed cloud based service. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  may be configured to search one or more products or services based on the retrieved tagged content item in the second electronic device  104 . In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  may be configured to launch an application on the second electronic device  104  to recommend at least a product or a service related to the retrieved tagged content item. The application may be launched in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and a current location of the second electronic device  104 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, based on the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112 , the recommendations may be generated not only for a product related to the retrieved tagged content item, but also for various services, or to provide relevant information for real-time or near real-time assistance of the user  112 . For example, the user  112  may be traveling from a first city to a second city. The user  112  may find a highway closed for a maintenance work. The user  112  may unlock the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone. Upon unlock, the emotional state of the user  112  may be recognized as “confused”. In such a scenario, the home screen or the application interface  104   c  of the second electronic device  104  may generate and provide certain recommendations which may add value and enhance user experience. An example of the generated recommendations by use of the recommendations learning engine  316 , may be “Tap to call “Mr. X” as he recently crossed this area”. “Mr. X” may be a friend of the user  112  detected from a social network profile of the user  112  from a social network application and the mobile number may be retrieved from contacts application. Another recommendation may be “Mr. A” and “Mr. B” (friends) have their residential place located nearby, please consult them to guide you”. Another recommendation or action may be display of a maps application with pre-loaded alternative routes. For the same emotional state, the recommendations may vary based on the previous user experience, usage pattern, and new learnings based on an input received from a network device or a cloud-based service, such as the server  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  of the second electronic device  104  may be configured to dynamically customize a home screen interface of the second electronic device  104 . The home screen interface may be customized based on the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and a last tagged content item associated with the second emotional state in the network device, such as the first electronic device  102 . For example, the second electronic device  104  may be configured to automatically change wallpapers on the home screen interface based on the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and recent actions on network devices, such as the first electronic device  102 . Recent actions for example may be web browsing, TV watching etc. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, based on the detected current emotional state of user  112 , such as anger, or happy, and previous machine learned user experience, by use of the recommendations learning engine  316 , phone contacts applications, maps, social network applications may be pre-loaded with relevant data. Thus, not only a user interface is customized for applications, data associated with the applications may also be analyzed, arranged, and/or customized as per the detected current emotional state of user  112 . An exemplary scenario is illustrated and described in  FIGS. 5A and 5B  to further explain these features in details. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the functionalities or operations performed by the second electronic device  104 , as described in  FIG. 1  may be performed by the processor  302  and/or the emotion handler circuitry  308 . Other operations performed by the processor  302  and/or the emotion handler circuitry  308  may be understood from the description in the  FIGS. 4B, 5A, 5B, and 6 . 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B , collectively, illustrate a first exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed system and method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIGS. 4A and 4B  are explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 . With reference to  FIG. 4A , there is shown the first electronic device  102 , such as a TV, with the image-capturing unit  102   a , the display screen  102   b  and the application interface  102   c . There is further shown a content item, such as a video  402 , rendered on the display screen  102   b , via the application interface  102   c . There is further shown a first portion  402   a  of the video  402 . There is further shown a first object  404   a , a second object  404   b , and an event  406  as possible identified causes of excited emotional state of the user  112 . There is also shown a smart band  408  associated with the user  112 , a level  410 , and a user identifier (ID)  412 . 
     In accordance with the first exemplary scenario, the first electronic device  102  may be a smart TV or a tablet device. The smart band  408  may correspond to the one or more wearable devices  108 . The user  112  may be viewing the video  402  on the first electronic device  102 . The video  402  may be played via the application interface  102   c , such as a browser, of the first electronic device  102 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, a video of the user  112  may be captured by the image-capturing unit  102   a . In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  of the first electronic device  102  may be configured to receive sensor data from the smart band  408 . The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  from a first emotional state, such as a neutral emotional state “0”, to a second emotional state, such as happy emotional state “5”. The transition to the second emotional state of the user  112  viewing the video  402  on the first electronic device  102  may be detected between a playback time of 12 minutes and 2 seconds “00:12:02” to 12 minutes and 4 seconds “00:12:04” of the video  402 . The content played on the first electronic device  102  at the time of detection of the transition in the emotional state of the user  112 , may be useful to identify the cause of the detected transition in a certain portion, such as the first portion  402   a  of the video  402 . 
     A pre-determined time period, such as 2 seconds, prior and after the detection of the transition to the second emotional state, may be taken into consideration for further analysis to identify the cause of the detected transition. Accordingly, the first portion  402   a  of the video  402  that may start from the timestamp “00:12:00” to 00:12:06” (as shown) and may include a sequence of “180” image frames, may be used for analysis purpose. The first portion  402   a  of “180” image frames may be associated with the numeric value “5” that may represent the detected happy emotional state. Further, the emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to determine the level  410 , such as a numeric value of “5.9” of the second emotional state, such as the happy emotional state, of the user  112 . The level  410  in the scale of “5.9” may indicate an excited or jubilated state of the user  112  while viewing the first portion  402   a  of the video  402 . The first portion  402   a  of the video  402  may be associated with excited emotional state when the determined level  410  is greater than a threshold. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  208  of the first electronic device  102  may be configured to identify the first object  404   a , the second object  404   b , and the event  406  (such as a context) as the possible causes in the first portion  402   a . The first object  404   a  may be a human character, such as a famous personality “James bond”, in the video  402 . The second object  404   b  may be a camera of a certain manufacturer brand, held by the human character. The event  406  may refer to certain action scenes, such as a fight scene, using the second object  404   b , such as the camera. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  of the first electronic device  102  may be configured to tag the identified causes, such as the first object  404   a , the second object  404   b , and the event  406 , and/or one or more image frames of the first portion  402   a  of the video  402  with one or more parameters. The one or more parameters may be the excited emotional state, the determined level  410 , such as “5.9”, identity information, such as the user ID  412 , of the user  112 , and/or a timestamp of the detected transition. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  202  of the first electronic device  102  may be configured to communicate the tagged content (such as the first object  404   a , the second object  404   b , and the event  406  (may be a metadata), and/or one or more image frames of the first portion  402   a ) to a network device. The network device may be a cloud server, such as the server  106  or a network device communicatively coupled to the first electronic device  102 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to generate a recommendation for a product or service based on the identified cause in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112 . For example, a subsequent advertisement displayed on the first electronic device  102 , such as the TV or the tablet device, may be related to the second object  404   b , such as the camera of the manufacturer brand, the sight of which caused or triggered excitement to the user  112 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, instead of generating the recommendation, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to automatically display another video related to the event  406  or the first object  404   a . Further, in accordance with an embodiment, the first electronic device  102  may be configured to share the excited moment, such as “feeling excited watching this video” along with the first portion  402   a  on a social profile associated with the user  112 . The sharing may be performed based on a result of the recommendations learning engine  316 , based on previous actions of the user  112  under a similar scenario, such as when the user  112  became excited while watching a certain video on the first electronic device  102  in recent past. In accordance with an embodiment, the end consumer of the generated recommendation may be the second electronic device  104 . In such an embodiment, the recommendations may not be generated on the first electronic device  102 . 
     With reference to  4 B, there is shown the second electronic device  104  with the image-capturing unit  104   a , the display screen  104   b , and the application interface  104   c . There is further shown a first recommendation  414  and a second recommendation  416  related to the first object  404   a  and the second object  404   b , on the application interface  104   c.    
     In accordance with the first exemplary scenario, the second electronic device  104  may be a smartphone. The user  112  may move away from the first electronic device  102  that may be located in a first location. For example, the user  112  needs to visit a second location, such as a friend&#39;s home, or a new city, after a certain time period, such as a few days or a month, of watching the video  402  ( FIG. 4A ). 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the emotion handler circuitry  308  of the second electronic device  104 , such as the smartphone, may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  associated with the second electronic device  104  from a first emotional state, such as a neutral, to the second emotional state, such as excited. The second electronic device  104  may utilize data received from the smart band  408  associated with the user  112  and/or an in-built camera, such as the image-capturing unit  104   a , of the second electronic device  104  for the detection of the transition in the emotional state of the user  112 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the second electronic device  104  may be configured to identify the user  112 , such as the user ID  412  “U 001 ”, based on the data received from the smart band  408 , the image-capturing unit  104   a , and/or the received text-based input and/or the voice-based input. In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  of the second electronic device  104 , such as a smartphone, may be configured to retrieve one or more tagged content items associated with the detected second emotional state of the user  112  from a network device, such as the server  106 . The one or more tagged content items, such as the first object  404   a  and/or the second object  404   b , may be retrieved based on identity information, such as the user ID  412  “U 001 ”, of the user  112  and the detected transition to the second emotional state, such as excited emotional state. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  302  of the second electronic device  104  may be configured to search one or more products or services based on the retrieved one or more tagged content items, such as the first object  404   a  and/or the second object  404   b , in the second electronic device  104 . The processor  302  of the second electronic device  104  may be configured to launch an application, such as the application interface  104   c , on the second electronic device  104  to recommend at least a product or a service related to the retrieved tagged content item. For example, the first recommendation  414  may be rendered via the application interface  104   c  of the launched application. The first recommendation may be an advertisement, such as a discount offer related to the retrieved second object  404   b , such as the camera of the manufacturer brand “X”, at a nearby establishment or a store “B” in the vicinity of the current location, such as the second location, of the second electronic device  104 , as shown. The application may be launched in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  to the excited emotional state. 
     In another example, the second recommendation  416  may be rendered via the application interface  104   c  of the launched application. The second recommendation may be an advertisement or a piece of emotion-based recommendation or relevant information related to the retrieved tagged content item, such as the first object  404   a , in the current location of the second electronic device  104 . An emotion-based recommendation, such as “Do you want to buy a new movie related to &lt;first object  404   a &gt;, such as the human character “James Bond” may be generated and rendered via the application interface  104   c . A link to an online web portal available at the current location of the second electronic device  104  or a map to a nearby physical store “C” in the vicinity of the current location, such as the second location, of the second electronic device  104 , may also be rendered, as shown. 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B , collectively, illustrate a second exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed system and method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIGS. 5A and 5B  are explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4A, and 4B . With reference to  FIG. 5A , there is shown a first home screen  502  on the second electronic device  104 . There is further shown a second home screen  504  with a first portrait  506  of a close family member, such as mother, of the user  112 , together with the user  112 , an emotion-based recommendation  508 , and a plurality of applications icons  510 , such as a music application icon  510   a , a video-streaming application icon  510   b , a yoga application icon  510   c , and a map application icon  510   d.    
     In accordance with the second exemplary scenario, the second electronic device  104  may be a smart phone or a tablet device. In operation, the emotion handler circuitry  308  of the second electronic device  104 , such as the smartphone, may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  associated with the second electronic device  104  from a first emotional state, such as a neutral, to the second emotional state, such as anger emotional state. The processor  302  of the second electronic device  104  may then dynamically customize the first home screen  502  of the second electronic device  104  based on the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and a last tagged content item associated with the second emotional state in the network device, such as the first electronic device  102 . 
     In response to the detected transition to the anger emotional state of the user  112 , the processor  302  of the second electronic device  104  may dynamically change the first home screen  502  to the second home screen  504 . For example, a pleasing family picture, such as the first portrait  506 , may be automatically set on the second home screen  504  of the second electronic device  104 . The emotion-based recommendation  508 , such as “Keep calm and drive safely”, may be rendered on the second home screen  504 . 
     Further, the music application icon  510   a  linked to a music application may be pre-loaded with meditation songs suitable for the anger emotional state. The video-streaming application icon  510   b  linked to a video-streaming application, such as “YouTube application”, may be pre-loaded with recommendation of visually soothing videos for a relaxing experience in accordance with the detected anger emotional state. Other examples of customization may be the yoga application icon  510   c  linked to a yoga application with real-time customized recommendations related to exercises which may relax muscles, may be rendered on selection of the yoga application icon  510   c . The map application icon  510   d  linked to a map application may be pre-loaded with recommendations to visit nearby places, such as a garden, a lake or a games parlor, suitable for relaxation. 
     It is to be understood that the above mentioned real-time or near real-time customizations on the home screen interface of the second electronic device  104  based on detected emotional state transitions, are exemplary, and explained to indicate practical utility of the disclosed system and method. However, the scope of the present disclosure may not be limited to the above described examples, and other similar customizations may become apparent to one of skill in the art, based on various aspects of the present disclosure, as set forth in the present application and with reference to the drawings. 
     With reference to  FIG. 5B , there is further shown a third home screen  512  on the second electronic device  104 . There is further shown wallpaper  514 , a joke application icon  510   e , a games application icon  510   f , the music application icon  510   a , and the map application icon  510   d  rendered in a certain arrangement on the third home screen  512 . There is also shown a telephony application  516 , a first call recommendation  518   a  and a second call recommendation  518   b  on the telephony application  516 . 
     In operation, the emotion handler circuitry  308  of the second electronic device  104 , such as the smartphone, may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  associated with the second electronic device  104  from a neutral emotional state to a sad emotional state. The processor  302  of the second electronic device  104  may then dynamically customize the first home screen  502  (shown in  FIG. 5A ) of the second electronic device  104 . The first home screen  502  may be dynamically customized based on the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and a last tagged content item associated with the sad emotional state in the network device, such as the first electronic device  102 . 
     In response to the detected transition to the sad emotional state of the user  112 , the processor  302  of the second electronic device  104  may dynamically change the first home screen  502  to the third home screen  512 . For example, a pleasing landscape picture or flowers picture, such as the wallpaper  514 , may be automatically set on the third home screen  512 . In case of the sad emotional state, the music application icon  510   a  linked to the music application may then be pre-loaded with melody songs suitable for the sad emotional state. The map application icon  510   d  linked to the map application may then be pre-loaded with recommendations to visit nearby places, such as a friend&#39;s home, suitable to overcome the sad emotional state. Other examples of customization may be the games application icon  510   f  linked to a game application usually played by the user  112  when in sad emotional state. The joke application icon  510   e  linked to a jokes application may be rendered, which may be suitable for the sad emotional state. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, emotion handler circuitry  308  of the second electronic device  104  may be configured to determine a level of the sad emotional state of the user  112 . The determined level, such as “6.9”, where the numeric value “6” indicates the sad emotional state and the decimal value “0.9” indicates a high level of sadness, such as extreme sadness, on a scale of “0 to 9”. In such a scenario, the telephony application  516  may be launched to recommend calling a close friend, a relative, or a family member, when the determined level is greater than a threshold value, as shown in the first call recommendation  518   a  and the second call recommendation  518   b . Thus, the transitions in human emotional states are employed in an intelligent manner to provide emotion-based recommendations with enhanced practical usability. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a first flow chart to depict an exemplary method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. With reference to  FIG. 6 , there is shown a flow chart  600 . The flow chart  600  is described in conjunction with elements from the  FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5A, and 5B . The method, in accordance with the flowchart  600 , may be implemented in an electronic device, such as the second electronic device  104 . The method starts at step  602  and proceeds to step  604 . 
     At step  604 , sensor data associated with the user  112  may be received from the one or more wearable devices  108 . In accordance with an embodiment, a text-based input and/or a voice-based input may be received on the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ), which may be utilized for a detection of a transition in an emotional state of the user  112 . At step  606 , one or more images or video of the user  112  may be received from an in-built camera, such as the image-capturing unit  104   a , by an electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ). 
     At step  608 , a transition in an emotional state of the user  112  associated with the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ) from a first emotional state to a second emotional state, may be detected. The first emotional state and the second emotional state may correspond to neutral, happy, sad, anger, contempt, fear, surprise, confused, and/or tender of the plurality of emotional states  114 . At step  610 , a tagged content item associated with the second emotional state of the user  112  may be retrieved from a network device based on identity information of the user  112  and the detected transition. The network device may correspond to the server  106 , another electronic device, such as the first electronic device  102 , connected to the electronic device, such as the second electronic device  104 , in a wireless home network (such as the communication network  110 ), and/or other cloud based service. 
     At step  612 , a product or a service may be searched based on the retrieved tagged content item on the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ). The search of the product or the service may be further based on a current location of the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ). At step  614 , an application may be launched on the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ) to recommend a product or a service related to the retrieved tagged content item. The application may be launched in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and the current location of the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ). 
     At step  616 , a home screen interface, such as the first home screen  502 , of the electronic device may be dynamically customized based on the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112 . The home screen interface of the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ) may be dynamically customized further based on a last tagged content item associated with the second emotional state in the network device (such as the first electronic device  102  or the server  106 ). Examples of the customized home screen interface, such as the second home screen  504  and the third home screen  512 , has been illustrated and described in  FIGS. 5A, and 5B . The control may pass to end step  618 . 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B , collectively, illustrate a second flow chart to depict another exemplary method to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. With reference to  FIGS. 7A and 7B , there is shown a flow chart  700 . The flow chart  700  is described in conjunction with elements from the  FIGS. 1, 2, and 4A . The method, in accordance with the flowchart  700 , may be implemented in an electronic device, such as the first electronic device  102 . The method starts at step  702  and proceeds to step  704 . 
     At step  704 , one or more content items may be received by the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ). At step  706 , a content item from the received one or more content items, may be rendered on the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ). 
     At step  708 , one or more images or a video of the user  112  who may be viewing the rendered content item on the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ), may be received. The one or more images or the video may be received by use of the image-capturing unit  102   a . At step  710 , sensor data may be received from the one or more wearable devices  108  (such as the smart band  408 ) associated with the user  112 . In accordance with an embodiment, the sensor data may not be received. 
     At step  712 , a transition in an emotional state of the user  112 , viewing the rendered content item on the electronic device, from a first emotional state to a second emotional state, may be detected. At step  714 , a level of the second emotional state of the user  112  may be determined during viewing of the rendered content item on the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ). 
     At step  716 , a portion (such as the first portion  402   a ) of the content item (such as the video  402 ) viewed during the detected transition may be associated with the second emotional state of the user  112 . The portion of the content item may be associated with the second emotional state when the determined level is greater than a threshold. At step  718 , a cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state may be identified in the portion of the content item associated with the second emotional state. The identified cause in the portion of the content item may correspond to an image frame, an object detected in the image frame, and/or a context of the portion of the content item. 
     At step  720 , the identified cause in the portion of the content item may be tagged with the second emotional state, identity information of the user  112 , a timestamp of the detected transition, and/or the determined level of the second emotional state. At step  722 , the tagged cause in the portion of the content item may be communicated to the server  106  or a network device, such as the second electronic device  104 , communicatively coupled to the electronic device, such as the first electronic device  102 . 
     At step  724 , a product or a service related to the tagged cause associated with the second emotional state may be searched in real-time or near real-time by use of a pre-specified search engine. In addition to the tagged cause associated with the second emotional state, the search of the product or the service may be further based on a current location of the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ). At step  726 , one or more recommendations may be generated for a product or a service based on the identified cause. The recommendation may be generated in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user  112  and the current location of the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ). 
     At step  728 , the generated one or more recommendations may be updated based on a machine learning associated with a usage pattern of the generated recommendation. The processor  202  may be configured to utilize the recommendations learning engine  214  for such update. At step  730 , a notification may be communicated to another electronic device, such as the second electronic device  104 , to unlock a home screen interface of the other electronic device to display the generated one or more recommendations. 
     At step  732 , display of the generated recommendation for the product or the service may be controlled on the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ) or another electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ) communicatively coupled to the electronic device. The control may pass to end step  734 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a system to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, is disclosed. The system (such as the second electronic device  104  ( FIG. 1 ) may comprise one or more circuits (hereinafter referred to as the processor  302  and/or the emotion handler circuitry  308  ( FIG. 3 )). The emotion handler circuitry  308  may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of a user (such as the user  112 ) associated with the electronic device from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. The processor  302  may be configured to retrieve a tagged content item associated with the second emotional state of the user from a network device based on identity information of the user and the detected transition. The processor  302  may be further configured to launch an application on the electronic device to recommend a product or a service related to the retrieved tagged content item, in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user and a current location of the electronic device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, another system to provide recommendation on an electronic device based on emotional state detection of a user, is disclosed. The system (such as the first electronic device  102  ( FIG. 1 ) may comprise one or more circuits (hereinafter referred to as the processor  202  and/or the emotion handler circuitry  208  ( FIG. 2 )). The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be configured to detect a transition in an emotional state of a user (such as the user  112 ) viewing a content item on the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ) from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be further configured to associate a portion of the content item viewed during the detected transition, with the second emotional state of the user. The emotion handler circuitry  208  may be further configured to identify a cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state in the portion of the content item associated with the second emotional state. The processor  202  may be configured to generate a recommendation for a product or service based on the identified cause in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user and a current location of the electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ). 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure may provide a non-transitory computer readable medium and/or storage medium, and/or a non-transitory machine readable medium and/or storage medium with a machine code stored thereon, and/or a set of instructions executable by a machine and/or a computer to provide recommendation based on emotional state detection of a user. The set of instructions may cause the machine and/or computer to perform the steps that include detection of a transition in an emotional state of a user (such as the user  112 ) associated with the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ) from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. A tagged content item associated with the second emotional state of the user may be retrieved from a network device based on identity information of the user and the detected transition. An application may be launched on the electronic device to recommend a product or a service related to the retrieved tagged content item. The application may be launched in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user and a current location of the electronic device (such as the second electronic device  104 ). 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure may provide a non-transitory computer readable medium and/or storage medium, and/or a non-transitory machine readable medium and/or storage medium with a machine code stored thereon, and/or a set of instructions executable by a machine and/or a computer to provide recommendation based on emotional state detection of a user. The set of instructions may cause the machine and/or computer to perform the steps that include detection of a transition in an emotional state of a user (such as the user  112 ) viewing a content item on an electronic device (such as the first electronic device  102 ) from a first emotional state to a second emotional state. A portion of the content item viewed during the detected transition may be associated with the second emotional state of the user. A cause of the detected transition to the second emotional state may be identified in the portion of the content item associated with the second emotional state. A recommendation may be generated for a product or a service based on the identified cause. The recommendation may be generated in response to the detected transition in the emotional state of the user and a current location of the electronic device. 
     The present disclosure may be realized in hardware, or a combination of hardware and software. The present disclosure may be realized in a centralized fashion, in at least one computer system, or in a distributed fashion, where different elements may be spread across several interconnected computer systems. A computer system or other apparatus adapted to carry out the methods described herein may be suited. A combination of hardware and software may be a general-purpose computer system with a computer program that, when loaded and executed, may control the computer system such that it carries out the methods described herein. The present disclosure may be realized in hardware that comprises a portion of an integrated circuit that also performs other functions. 
     The present disclosure may also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features that enable the implementation of the methods described herein, and which when loaded in a computer system, is able to carry out these methods. Computer program, in the present context, means any expression, in any language, code or notation, of a set of instructions intended to cause a system that has an information processing capability to perform a particular function either directly, or after either or both of the following: a) conversion to another language, code or notation; b) reproduction in a different material form. 
     While the present disclosure has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departure from the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present disclosure without departure from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the present disclosure will include all embodiments that falls within the scope of the appended claims.