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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Simone Bonazzoli, Rome, IT;
Marco Borgianni, Rome, IT;
Claudio Falcone, Rome, IT;
Alessio Fioravanti, Rome, IT;
Giuseppe Longobardi, Naples, IT;
Silvano Lutri, Rome, IT;
Luigi Presti, L'Aquila, IT;
Paolo Salerno, Rome, IT;
Alessandro Tomasi, Latina, IT;
Francesca Ziantoni, Rome, IT;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for rating applications. Execution of an application on a computing device is monitored to determine usage information for a user. Embodiments capture a plurality of images and for each of the plurality of images, extract, from the respective image, a set of user facial features and determine an user emotional state corresponding to the respective set of user facial features by applying a model correlating a set of predefined emotional states with corresponding predefined facial features. A trend of user emotional states across a plurality of executions of the application on the computing device is determined. Embodiments calculate a rating for the application based on the usage information, the user emotional states, and the trend of the user emotional states. The rating is sent to a server over a network connection for use in an aggregate rating of the application.