Intuit Inc.
Method and system for using emotional state data to tailor the user experience of an interactive software system

Abstract:

Emotional state data is used to tailor the user experience of an interactive software system, by monitoring and obtaining data about a user's emotional state. Invoice data is further used, and organized in a particular manner for presentation to the user based on a predicted future emotional state of the user. Emotional state data is analyzed and used to dynamically modify the user's experience by selecting user experience components and invoice presentation characteristics based on the analysis of the user's emotional state data. Different types of user experience components can be utilized to adjust the user experience to adapt to the user's new emotional state, prevent the user from entering an undesirable emotional state, and/or encourage the user to enter into a desirable emotional state.