Linguistic Pattern Analysis for Personalized Automation Messaging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current home automation and security systems often employ artificial and unrefined communication methods, leading to user confusion and inefficiency, as they fail to adapt to individual user linguistic patterns and preferences.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and apparatus that observe and analyze a user's linguistic patterns, adapting natural-language communication to mimic the user's style, including geographical colloquialisms and preferred phrases, to generate personalized messages about automation system events.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If automated systems use standard artificial communication methods, then system operation is simple and consistent, but user understanding and satisfaction deteriorate due to confusion and lack of personalization

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication simplicityVSAvoidlinguistic adaptation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of user linguistic patterns from historical communications before generating new messages. This includes storing and analyzing user preferences, writing style, and communication habits in advance, so that personalized communication can be automatically applied without real-time processing delays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates copies of user communication patterns by analyzing historical data and replicating the user's linguistic style, tone, and preferences in automated responses. This allows the system to mimic human-like communication without requiring actual human involvement in each interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If automated systems analyze and adapt to individual user linguistic patterns, then communication personalization and user satisfaction improve, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication personalizationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The communication system is divided into separate functional modules: a linguistic pattern analysis module that processes historical communications, a user profile storage module that maintains personalized data, and a message generation module that applies learned patterns to new communications. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and reduces overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically analyzes and adapts to user communication patterns without requiring manual configuration or intervention. It self-adjusts by continuously learning from user interactions and automatically applying learned patterns to generate personalized communications, eliminating the need for complex manual setup and maintenance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If communication messages are highly personalized to match user linguistic patterns, then user experience and understanding improve, but processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage personalizationVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

User linguistic patterns are analyzed and stored in advance during periods when communication demand is lower. The system pre-processes historical communications to extract and store pattern templates, so that during high-demand periods, personalized messages can be generated quickly by applying pre-analyzed patterns rather than analyzing each message from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11024293B1Systems and methods for personifying communications
Publication Date: 2021.06.01 VIVINT LLC
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AI summary

Systems and methods are described for personifying communications. According to at least one embodiment, the computer-implemented method for personifying a natural-language communication includes observing a linguistic pattern of a user. The method may also include analyzing the linguistic pattern of the user and adapting the natural-language communication based at least in part on the analyzed linguistic pattern of the user. In some embodiments, observing the linguistic pattern of the user may include receiving data indicative of the linguistic pattern of the user. The data may be one of verbal data or written data. Written data may include at least one of a text message, email, social media post, or computer-readable note. Verbal data may include at least one of a recorded telephone conversation, voice command, or voice message.