Memorable event detection, recording, and exploitation

US11625622B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Emmanouil Koukoumidis · Bellevue, US
• Joseph Edwin Johnson, Jr. · Seattle, US
• Dustin Abramson · Bellevue, US
• Maria A. Rangel · Bellevue, US
• Ying Wang · Shanghai, CN
• Di Li · Bellevue, US
• Steven G. Zittrower · Kissimmee, US
• Hailong Mu · Redmond, US
• Kelli A. Stuckart · Seattle, US
• Hudong Wang · Bellevue, US
• Pengfei Hao · Bellevue, US
• Donald Brinkman · Seattle, US
• Kati Amanda London · New York, US
• Zhan Chen · Shinagawa, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 15, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 11, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06N7/01
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for detecting memorable events of a user, storing those memorable events in a user profile, and leveraging those events to the user. In so doing, memorable events with positive emotional weight may be recalled to encourage delightful experiences. Alternatively or additionally, memorable events with negative emotional weight may be recalled to increase user engagement for conversational systems.