[Year 12 IT Apps] RIM's patent to detect a texter's emotions...

[Mark KELLY]

This stuff is getting just weird.

>From the article:
The patent notes that while emoticons can currently convey the emotions
behind a text message, having to hunt for the perfect smiley face takes
time and disrupts the flow of texting. So, to figure out just how happy,
angry or aggressive a person is, RIM would enlist a series of sensors that
detect motion (think accelerometers and gyroscopes) and their attendant
emotional states. A smartphone’s front-facing camera could also be used to
determine a person’s facial expression.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/07/rim-wants-your-friends-to-know-when-youre-rage-texting/

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