# How AI Systems Adjust Their Behavior Based on User Mood

> A system that monitors human-AI interactions to build personality profiles and automatically adjust AI responses to improve communication quality.

- **Patent:** US 10318876
- **Original title:** Mood detection with intelligence agents
- **Owner:** International Business Machines Corp
- **Granted:** 2019
- **Status:** Active
- **Times cited:** 0
- **Field:** ai_ml, software, telecommunications

## What it does

The system acts like a digital mediator between people and AI agents. It observes interactions by tracking biometric data, facial expressions, and speech tone from the human, while simultaneously gathering sensor and text data from the AI. It then creates a cognitive profile for both parties and maps their history of interactions. Finally, it generates specific action operations—like changing the AI's tone or response style—to make the interaction more effective or positive.

## What it does NOT cover

- Does not cover systems that rely solely on static user settings without real-time biometric or behavioral observation.
- Does not cover manual adjustment of AI parameters by a human administrator.
- Does not cover general sentiment analysis that does not result in a specific 'action operation' to modify the interaction.

## The clever bit

The system treats the AI agent itself as an entity with a 'cognitive profile' that needs to be mapped and adjusted, rather than just treating the AI as a static tool that interacts with a human.

## Real-world examples

1. AI customer service chatbots that switch to a human agent when frustration is detected.
2. Adaptive virtual assistants that change their speaking pace or tone based on user stress levels.

## Why it matters

As AI assistants become more integrated into customer service and personal productivity, the ability to detect frustration or confusion in real-time is a key differentiator. IBM's approach attempts to formalize the 'emotional intelligence' of software, moving beyond simple command-response loops into adaptive, relationship-based computing.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does How AI Systems Adjust Their Behavior Based on User Mood cover?

A system that monitors human-AI interactions to build personality profiles and automatically adjust AI responses to improve communication quality.

### Who owns patent US 10318876?

International Business Machines Corp owns this patent, granted in 2019.

### When does this patent expire?

This patent is expected to expire on June 11, 2039, when the invention enters the public domain.

### What problem does this patent solve?

As AI assistants become more integrated into customer service and personal productivity, the ability to detect frustration or confusion in real-time is a key differentiator. IBM's approach attempts to formalize the 'emotional intelligence' of software, moving beyond simple command-response loops into adaptive, relationship-based computing.

### What does this patent NOT cover?

Does not cover systems that rely solely on static user settings without real-time biometric or behavioral observation.

**Full plain-English explainer:** https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10318876/neural-architecture-search-with-rl

**Original patent:** https://patents.google.com/patent/US10318876

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