Emotion-Aware Output Control for Personalized Robot Assistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies lack effective methods for an electronic device to adapt its output to user circumstances and emotions, leading to suboptimal interaction and assistance.

Innovation Solution

An action control system that includes a detection unit for recognizing user events and emotions, and an output controller to generate tailored information using a text generation model, along with an assisting unit for health and medical care, and a recognition unit for user states and physical conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If an electronic device outputs fixed information without adapting to user circumstances, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability and user experience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to user circumstancesVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the information output process into multiple components: detection unit for user state, event detection for circumstances, text generation model for content creation, and output controller for coordination. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks, improving adaptability while managing complexity through modular design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces intermediary components including the text generation model that acts as a mediator between user state detection and information output, and the output controller that mediates between event detection and the text generation model. These intermediaries enable adaptive output without requiring the entire system to be overly complex

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the electronic device uses simple output methods, then the ease of operation is high, but the user engagement and emotional connection worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized assistance capabilityVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs self-service mechanisms where the detection unit automatically detects user states, the event detection unit identifies circumstances, and the text generation model creates personalized information without requiring user input or configuration. This maintains ease of operation while achieving high adaptability through automated personalized assistance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If the electronic device adapts output to user emotions and circumstances, then the user experience improves, but the loss of time for processing and generating tailored information increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidtime for information processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by continuously detecting user states and circumstances in advance, maintaining updated information about user conditions. The text generation model keeps readiness to generate personalized content, reducing the time required when actual information output is needed while maintaining high personalization capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4704022A1Behavior control system and electronic device
Publication Date: 2026.03.04 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An action control system includes: a detection unit that detects occurrence of an event which is an event occurring in a circumstance of a user and which is an event that causes a negative emotion in the user; and an output controller that controls a robot including a text generation model to output information corresponding to the event detected by the detection unit to the user.