Automatic Emoticon Insertion in Voice and Text Sessions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current information transmission methods, such as single-channel and multi-channel interactions, are inefficient in conveying user emotions and context, requiring manual operation to insert additional information like emoticons or environmental details, which can be cumbersome and time-consuming.

Innovation Solution

An information transmission method that automatically detects trigger conditions in voice or text information, such as speaking speed or key words, to acquire and send images like emoticon or environmental background images, enhancing emotional conveyance and efficiency without manual user intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If manual insertion of emoticons or additional information is used to enhance communication, then information completeness is improved, but operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects user emotions from voice or text inputs and inserts corresponding emoticons without requiring manual user intervention. The emotional analysis unit processes the input information and the emoticon insertion unit automatically adds appropriate emoticons based on detected emotions, making the system self-servicing in terms of emotional enhancement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of searching and inserting emoticons with an automated system that uses emotional analysis algorithms. The system substitutes human manual operations with automated detection and insertion mechanisms that analyze emotional content and retrieve appropriate emoticons from a database.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If automated emotional detection and image insertion is implemented, then information transmission efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation transmission efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into distinct functional modules: an emotional analysis unit that detects emotions from input information, an emoticon database that stores organized emoticon resources, and an emoticon insertion unit that retrieves and inserts appropriate emoticons. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function independently, managing complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The emotional analysis unit can process multiple types of input information including both voice information and text information using the same emotional detection mechanisms. The system provides multi-functional capability in handling different input formats while using a unified emotional analysis approach, reducing the need for separate processing paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Ease of operation

If single-channel transmission is used, then ease of operation is improved, but information expressiveness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidinformation expressiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges text or voice information with emoticon images into a unified communication channel. Instead of requiring separate channels for text and emoticons, the system combines them into a single integrated transmission stream where emoticons are automatically inserted alongside the original information, maintaining ease of single-channel operation while enhancing expressiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS10387717B2Information transmission method and transmission apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.08.20 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a transmission method, where the method includes: starting a session between a terminal and a peer terminal; detecting whether information transmitted in the session satisfies a trigger condition; and if the information satisfies the trigger condition, acquiring an image, and sending the image to the peer terminal, where the information transmitted in the session includes text information or voice information. According to the present invention, information transmission efficiency can be improved.