Patent ID: 7874983

Claim:
A communication system comprising: a first communication device including: an input device operable to receive at least one signal indicative of an emotional or physiological state of a user of the first communication device, a first processing unit coupled to the input device, the first processing unit operable to receive the at least one signal from the input device, interpret the at least one signal into state data indicating an emotional or a physiological state of the user of the first communication device, and at least temporarily store the state data, and a first transmitter coupled to the first processing unit and operable to transmit the state data; and a second communication device including: a receiver operable to receive the state data from the first communication device; a second processing unit coupled to the receiver and selectively supporting a plurality of communication modes for the second communication device, the second processing unit being operable to automatically select a communication mode of the plurality of communication modes with which to send a communication to the first communication device based on the received state data so as to take into account the emotional or physiological state of the user of the first communication device, the second processing unit being further operable to compare the selected communication mode with a current communication mode of the second communication device and, when the selected communication mode is different than the current communication mode, automatically change the current communication mode of the second communication device to the selected communication mode, and a second transmitter coupled to the second processing unit and operable to transmit the communication to the first communication device in accordance with the selected communication mode.