International Business Machines Corporation

Marlentae A Johnson

Romelia H Flores

Michael Anson Lau

Roberto R Rodriguez

Ronald J Rutkowski

Travis W Chun

Edwin J Bruce

Chaithra Mysore Nagaraj

Huida Liu

Disclosed is a computer implemented method to annotate electronic maps with historical data, the method comprising: receiving a first query from a user, wherein the first query includes a request for historical data of a mapped area. The method also comprises retrieving a plurality of references, wherein each reference includes a location reference, and each reference is related to the mapped area. The method further comprises normalizing each location reference to a common coordinate system. The method also comprises ranking each of the plurality of references. The method further comprises generating a first result, wherein the first result is responsive to the first query, and the first result is based on the ranking. The method further comprises determining a confidence score for the first result, and returning the first result to the user.

Historical augmentation of electronic maps

An approach is provided for selecting and displaying one or more images. A determination is made that a user is in a proximity to a digital picture frame. Weather information is received from a weather sensor coupled to the digital picture frame. The weather information specifies a current weather of a geographic location that includes the digital picture frame. Based on the current weather, an emotional state of the user is determined. Based on user profile information corresponding to the user, image(s) included in multiple images are determined to convey the emotional state of the user. Based on the emotional state of the user and the image(s) conveying the emotional state, the image(s) are displayed on a display included in the digital picture frame.

Empathetic image selection

An approach is provided for selecting and displaying image(s). A user and user profile information corresponding to the user are identified. A sentiment of the user is identified by determining that user is in proximity to a digital picture frame in a room, receiving a measurement of ambient lighting of the room from a light sensor coupled to the digital picture frame, and determining an emotional state of the user based on the ambient lighting. Based on the user profile, an association is determined between the sentiment of the user and sentiment(s), which are determined to be conveyed by image(s). Based on the ambient lighting, the association between the sentiment of the user and the sentiment(s), and the image(s) conveying the sentiment(s), the image(s) are selected from multiple images. The selected image(s) are displayed on a display included in the digital picture frame.

An approach is provided for selecting and displaying image(s). A user and user profile information corresponding to the user are identified. A sentiment of the user is identified. Based on the user profile information, an association between the identified sentiment of the user and sentiment(s) is determined. The sentiment(s) are included in a plurality of sentiments conveyed by a plurality of images. Image(s) included in the plurality of images are determined to convey the sentiment(s). Based on the association between the identified sentiment of the user and the sentiment(s) and the image(s) conveying the sentiment(s), the image(s) are selected from the plurality of images. The selected image(s) are displayed.

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Marlentae A Johnson