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== Affective Computing Patent Application Filing Activity == | == Affective Computing Patent Application Filing Activity == | ||
== Affective Computing patent applications in 2025 == | == Affective Computing patent applications in 2025 == | ||
= Affective Computing Patent Trends 2025 = | |||
== What is Affective Computing? == | |||
Affective computing is a field of technology that focuses on developing systems that can recognize, interpret, process, and respond to human emotions. Think of it as teaching computers to understand and react to how people feel. This technology combines elements of computer science, psychology, and cognitive science to create more emotionally intelligent machines. | |||
For example, this could include systems that: | |||
* Detect frustration in a driver's face and provide safety alerts | |||
* Analyze customer sentiment in written feedback | |||
* Create more natural and empathetic AI assistants | |||
* Help assess emotional states in educational environments | |||
* Enable more emotionally aware virtual avatars | |||
== Current Trends == | |||
=== Leading Companies === | |||
Several major organizations are actively developing affective computing technologies. Notable players include: | |||
* The Third Research Institute of Ministry of Public Security - Working on driver emotion detection systems | |||
* Mashang Consumer Finance - Developing sentiment analysis tools | |||
* Amazon Technologies - Creating global sentiment analysis systems | |||
* Juniper Networks - Using sentiment analysis for network trust assessment | |||
* The University of Hong Kong - Developing dialogue systems for cognitively impaired adults | |||
=== Key Technology Areas === | |||
The primary focus areas in affective computing patents include: | |||
* Digital data processing and sentiment analysis | |||
* Image and video recognition for emotion detection | |||
* Vehicle safety systems incorporating driver emotion monitoring | |||
* Natural language processing for emotional content | |||
* Educational applications of emotion recognition | |||
=== Geographic Distribution === | |||
The innovation hubs for affective computing show a global spread, with significant activity in: | |||
* China (Chongqing, Wuhan, Shanghai) | |||
* United States (Seattle, San Francisco, Redmond) | |||
* Hong Kong | |||
* Canada (Toronto, Montreal) | |||
=== Emerging Applications === | |||
New areas of development include: | |||
* Educational metaverse applications with emotional avatars | |||
* Vehicle safety systems that respond to driver emotions | |||
* Sentiment-based indexing for communications | |||
* Customer service applications | |||
* Network security systems that incorporate emotional analysis | |||
The field shows particular growth in applications that combine emotional intelligence with practical, everyday technologies, suggesting a move toward more emotionally aware computing systems in daily life. | |||
The trends indicate a growing recognition of the importance of emotional intelligence in technological systems, with applications spanning from safety and security to education and customer service. | |||
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Affective Computing Patent Application Filing Activity
Affective Computing patent applications in 2025
Affective Computing Patent Trends 2025
What is Affective Computing?
Affective computing is a field of technology that focuses on developing systems that can recognize, interpret, process, and respond to human emotions. Think of it as teaching computers to understand and react to how people feel. This technology combines elements of computer science, psychology, and cognitive science to create more emotionally intelligent machines.
For example, this could include systems that:
- Detect frustration in a driver's face and provide safety alerts
- Analyze customer sentiment in written feedback
- Create more natural and empathetic AI assistants
- Help assess emotional states in educational environments
- Enable more emotionally aware virtual avatars
Current Trends
Leading Companies
Several major organizations are actively developing affective computing technologies. Notable players include:
- The Third Research Institute of Ministry of Public Security - Working on driver emotion detection systems
- Mashang Consumer Finance - Developing sentiment analysis tools
- Amazon Technologies - Creating global sentiment analysis systems
- Juniper Networks - Using sentiment analysis for network trust assessment
- The University of Hong Kong - Developing dialogue systems for cognitively impaired adults
Key Technology Areas
The primary focus areas in affective computing patents include:
- Digital data processing and sentiment analysis
- Image and video recognition for emotion detection
- Vehicle safety systems incorporating driver emotion monitoring
- Natural language processing for emotional content
- Educational applications of emotion recognition
Geographic Distribution
The innovation hubs for affective computing show a global spread, with significant activity in:
- China (Chongqing, Wuhan, Shanghai)
- United States (Seattle, San Francisco, Redmond)
- Hong Kong
- Canada (Toronto, Montreal)
Emerging Applications
New areas of development include:
- Educational metaverse applications with emotional avatars
- Vehicle safety systems that respond to driver emotions
- Sentiment-based indexing for communications
- Customer service applications
- Network security systems that incorporate emotional analysis
The field shows particular growth in applications that combine emotional intelligence with practical, everyday technologies, suggesting a move toward more emotionally aware computing systems in daily life.
The trends indicate a growing recognition of the importance of emotional intelligence in technological systems, with applications spanning from safety and security to education and customer service.
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Top Technology Areas in Affective Computing
Top CPC Codes
- G06F40/30 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models)
- G06F40/284 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models)
- G06V40/176 (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING)
- B60T8/58 (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general)
- B60Q9/00 (Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups)
- B60T7/12 (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general)
- B60T8/171 (Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking {(detecting or indicating faulty operation)
- B60T8/172 (Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking {(detecting or indicating faulty operation)
- G06V20/597 (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING)
- B60T2201/03 (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general)
Top Companies in Affective Computing
THE THIRD RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- B60T8/58 (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general): 1 patents
- B60Q9/00 (Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups): 1 patents
- B60T7/12 (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
MASHANG CONSUMER FINANCE CO., LTD.
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06F40/30 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- G06F40/284 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
ACUITY INSIGHTS INC.
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06F40/30 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
The University of Hong Kong
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06F40/35 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06N3/0475 (Generative networks): 1 patents
- G06N3/045 (Combinations of networks): 1 patents
- G06N3/09 (Supervised learning): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- H04L63/102 ({Entity profiles}): 1 patents
- G06N20/00 (Machine learning): 1 patents
- H04L41/16 (using machine learning or artificial intelligence): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06F40/295 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- G06F16/3344 ({using natural language analysis}): 1 patents
- G06F16/34 (Browsing; Visualisation therefor): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06Q30/0205 ({Location or geographical consideration}): 1 patents
- G06F40/205 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- G06F40/284 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Mitel Networks Corporation
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06F16/951 (Indexing; Web crawling techniques): 1 patents
- G06F16/953 (Retrieval from the web): 1 patents
- G10L15/1815 (SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Insight Direct USA, Inc.
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G06F40/284 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- G06F40/30 (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
New Companies in Affective Computing (Last Month)
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Emerging Technology Areas in Affective Computing
- G06T13/40 (of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings)
- G09B5/065 (EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times)
- G10L2015/088 (SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING)
- G06Q10/10 (Office automation; Time management)
- G10L25/63 (SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING)
- G10L15/30 (SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING)
- G10L15/1815 (SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING)
- G06F16/953 (Retrieval from the web)
- G06F16/951 (Indexing; Web crawling techniques)
- G06Q10/06315 ({Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis})
Top Companies in Emerging Affective Computing Technologies
- Mitel Networks Corporation: 7 patents
- Fujian TQ Digital Inc.: 2 patents
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
Top Inventors in Affective Computing
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Caixia Liu
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Zhichao XIA
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- MASHANG CONSUMER FINANCE CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Xin WANG
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- MASHANG CONSUMER FINANCE CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Bing XIAO
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- MASHANG CONSUMER FINANCE CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Quan LU
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- MASHANG CONSUMER FINANCE CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Ning JIANG
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- MASHANG CONSUMER FINANCE CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Haiying WU
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- MASHANG CONSUMER FINANCE CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Cole WALSH
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- ACUITY INSIGHTS INC.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Okan BULUT
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- ACUITY INSIGHTS INC.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Alexander MACINTOSH
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- ACUITY INSIGHTS INC.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Chuan WU
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- The University of Hong Kong: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Jiyue JIANG
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- The University of Hong Kong: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Sheng WANG
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- The University of Hong Kong: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Lingpeng KONG
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- The University of Hong Kong: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Omkar Anil Gune
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Purnaprajna Raghavendra Mangsuli
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Charles Damian O'Neill
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Juniper Networks, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Simon James
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Juniper Networks, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Kieran Gerald McPeake
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Juniper Networks, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Hayden Paul Shorter
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Juniper Networks, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Paul O’Hagan
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- OPEN TEXT CORPORATION: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Isidre Royo Bonnin
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- OPEN TEXT CORPORATION: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Robert Kapitan
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- OPEN TEXT CORPORATION: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Ravinder Reddy Yeddla
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- OPEN TEXT CORPORATION: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Renaud Levert
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- OPEN TEXT CORPORATION: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Sunil Mallya Kasaragod of San Francisco CA (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Yahor Pushkin of Redmond WA (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Srikanth Doss Kadarundalagi Raghura of Seattle WA (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Rishita Rajal Anubhai of Seattle WA (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Kasturi Bhattacharjee of Sunnyvale CA (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Smaranda Muresan of New York NY (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Siddharth Chaitanyakumar Varia of Northville MI (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Federico Torreti of Seattle WA (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Amazon Technologies, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Birendra Kumar Sahu
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Mitel Networks Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Logendra Naidoo
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Mitel Networks Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Jason Rader of Jacksonville FL (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Insight Direct USA, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
David McCurdy of Centennial CO (US)
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Insight Direct USA, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Dejian LIU
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Fujian TQ Digital Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Yan GE
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Fujian TQ Digital Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Jing PENG
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Fujian TQ Digital Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Zheng ZHONG
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Fujian TQ Digital Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Jian XU
- Number of Affective Computing patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Fujian TQ Digital Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Top Collaborations in Affective Computing
Top US States for Affective Computing Inventors
Top Cities for Affective Computing Inventors
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- Chongqing: 6 inventors
- Hong Kong: 4 inventors
- Toronto: 3 inventors
- Seattle: 3 inventors
- Wuhan: 3 inventors
- Pune: 2 inventors
- Fuzhou: 2 inventors
- Shanghai: 1 inventors
- Ballymena: 1 inventors
- Newtownards: 1 inventors
- Belfast: 1 inventors
- Bangor: 1 inventors
- Brooklin: 1 inventors
- Terrassa: 1 inventors
- Lachine: 1 inventors
- Hyderabad: 1 inventors
- Montreal: 1 inventors
- San Francisco: 1 inventors
- Snohomish: 1 inventors
- Redmond: 1 inventors
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