Control system for controlling object using pseudo-emotions and pseudo-personality generated in the object
US6230111A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S345/957
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An autonomous device behaving adaptively to a user includes a sensing unit; a recognition unit for recognizing user's command, a current user-related status, and a current user-unrelated status based on the sensed signals; a pseudo-personality-forming unit for establishing a pseudo-personality based on the result of the preceding recognition; a pseudo-emotion-forming unit for establishing pseudo-emotions based on the result of the preceding recognition and the pseudo-personality; an autonomous behavior-establishing unit for selecting autonomous behavior based on the result of the preceding recognition, the pseudo-personality, and the pseudo-emotions; a commanded behavior-establishing unit for constituting commanded behavior in accordance with the user's command; a behavior control unit for controlling behavior by combining the autonomous behavior and the commanded behavior; and an output device outputting the controlled behavior. The device comes to be viewed as a "pet" or a "friend" with the passage of time.
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