Method of assessing people's self-presentation and actions to evaluate personality type, behavioral tendencies, credibility, motivations and other insights through facial muscle activity and expressions
US8600100B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/11
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of assessing an individual through facial muscle activity and expressions includes receiving a visual recording stored on a computer-readable medium of an individual's non-verbal responses to a stimulus, the non-verbal response comprising facial expressions of the individual. The recording is accessed to automatically detect and record expressional repositioning of each of a plurality of selected facial features by conducting a computerized comparison of the facial position of each selected facial feature through sequential facial images. The contemporaneously detected and recorded expressional repositionings are automatically coded to an action unit, a combination of action units, and/or at least one emotion. The action unit, combination of action units, and/or at least one emotion are analyzed to assess one or more characteristics of the individual to develop a profile of the individual's personality in relation to the objective for which the individual is being assessed.
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