Inventions on expressing emotions In Graphical User Interface

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent inventions in graphical user interfaces that express emotions, highlighting their potential in communication, learning, and robotics by using icons, sounds, and images to communicate emotional states.

Contribution

It presents a selection of innovative inventions from the US patent database that enable emotion expression in GUIs, showcasing technological advancements.

Findings

Emotional GUIs enhance communication and interaction.

Various mechanisms for expressing emotions in GUIs have been developed.

Patented inventions demonstrate diverse approaches to emotional expression.

Abstract

The conventional GUI is more mechanical and does not recognize or communicate emotions. The modern GUIs are trying to infer the likely emotional state and personality of the user and communicate through a corresponding emotional state. Emotions are expressed in graphical icons, sounds, pictures and other means. The emotions are found to be useful in especially in communication software, interactive learning systems, robotics and other adaptive environments. Various mechanisms have been developed to express emotions through graphical user interfaces. This article illustrates some interesting inventions selected from US patent database.