Simulated Personality Interactive Query System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for simulating personalities in social media and social networking lack the ability to provide dynamic and interactive advice or encouragement after the user has passed away, as they present static content without allowing for situation-specific interactions with loved ones.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for creating a simulated personality using a first input module to receive input for creating a user's personality, an expert system to store and present this personality, and an interactive query module allowing communication with the simulated personality, enabling dynamic interactions and advice based on the user's personality profiles and knowledge bank.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a simulated personality system is created to provide interactive advice after user passes away, then user engagement and emotional connection are enhanced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteractive communication capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a simulated personality that copies the original user's characteristics, knowledge, and interaction patterns. The system generates a virtual representation that can communicate and provide advice similar to the actual user, enabling posthumous interaction without requiring the original user to be physically present.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The simulated personality acts as an intermediary between the user's loved ones and the actual user. This virtual mediator maintains the connection and provides personalized responses based on the original user's personality traits, effectively bridging the gap created by the user's absence or passing away.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If static content is used in personality simulation systems, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability and situation-specific interaction capability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidsituation-specific interaction capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static content delivery to dynamic interaction by implementing a simulated personality that can adapt its responses based on the situation, user history, and contextual information. The personality simulation enables situation-specific advice and encouragement that changes over time rather than remaining fixed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the simulated personality learns from and adapts to interactions with users. This feedback loop enables the system to improve its understanding of the user's needs and preferences, providing more accurate and situation-specific responses over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If domain-independent personality models are used, then generalizability is improved, but integration with appraisal models like OCC becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedomain independenceVSAvoidmodel integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the personality model into separate functional components: a domain-independent personality framework that provides general characteristics and a domain-specific OCC model that handles appraisal and emotion generation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together through standardized interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a universal personality simulation framework that can work across different domains and applications. The domain-independent personality model serves as a multi-functional base that can be combined with various domain-specific models, including the OCC model, to handle different types of interactions and appraisals.

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

Data Source

PatentUS9489679B2System and method for an interactive query utilizing a simulated personality
Publication Date: 2016.11.08 MAYS DOUGLAS E
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AI summary

A system and method provides for an interactive query comprising a first input module capable of receiving input for creating a simulated personality for a first user. An expert system is capable of creating and storing the simulated personality. An output module is used for presenting the simulated personality to a second user. An interactive query module is capable of allowing the second user to communicate with the simulated personality of the first user.