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Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;

Craig M. Trim, Ventura, CA (US);

Victor Povar, Vancouver, CA;

Veronica Wyatt, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06N 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/242 (2019.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 5/022 (2013.01); G06F 16/243 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes: retrieving, by a computer device, data related to a person, the data being retrieved from sensors that collect the data; determining, by the computer device, an emotional state of the person based on the data; comparing, by the computer device, question information of a question to the emotional state; and determining, by the computer device, if a particular time is a preferred time to ask the user the question based on the results of the comparing.


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