Emotion-Triggered Recording Control for Adaptive Data Capture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional techniques struggle with appropriately recording data based on the emotion of a user or a robot, leading to potential misalignment in data capture and response.

Innovation Solution

A control system that includes a recording control unit to switch between high and low-compression recording formats based on emotion thresholds, an emotion decision unit to determine emotion intensity, and a storage unit to associate data with emotion states, allowing for dynamic adjustment of data storage and retrieval based on user or robot emotions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If data is recorded in a second recording format with larger information volume, then measurement precision and data quality are improved, but storage capacity is consumed faster and loss of time occurs due to frequent format switching

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata recording qualityVSAvoidtime loss from format switching
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically switches between first and second recording formats based on real-time emotion intensity thresholds. When emotion intensity exceeds the threshold, the system transitions to the second recording format with larger information volume for high-quality data capture, and switches back to the first recording format when emotion intensity falls below the threshold, optimizing both data quality and storage efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The recording format parameter is changed based on the emotion intensity parameter. The system monitors emotion intensity and adjusts the recording format accordingly - using the compact first format for normal conditions and switching to the detailed second format when emotion intensity exceeds the predetermined threshold, thereby adapting data capture quality to emotional significance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If data is continuously recorded in high detail, then data quality is improved, but storage capacity is consumed faster

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata recording qualityVSAvoidstorage capacity consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of continuously recording in high-detail second format, the system applies partial action by switching to the second recording format only when emotion intensity exceeds the predetermined threshold. For normal emotional states, the system uses the more storage-efficient first recording format, thereby reducing overall storage capacity consumption while maintaining data quality during emotionally significant events

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The recording format parameter is dynamically adjusted based on emotion intensity. The system changes from the first recording format to the second recording format when emotion intensity exceeds the threshold, and reverts to the first format when it falls below, thereby optimizing storage capacity usage according to the emotional significance of recorded events

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4715668A1Control system, system, and program
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP
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AI summary

A control system (20) that controls an action of an electronic device, the control system (20) including: a recording control unit (270) that processes at least part of information continuously detected by a sensor to generate and record information in a first recording format or information in a second recording format having an information volume larger than an information volume of the information in the first recording format; and a switching control unit (260) that switches the recording format of the recording control unit (270) from the first recording format to the second recording format in a case where an emotion of the electronic device (40) or a user (30) exceeds a threshold when the information of the first recording format is being generated.