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April 1st, 2008, Tomasz Rychlickiesp@cenet provides users with information on the latest technology, in the form of the most recently published patent documents. Similarly, we try to use the latest developments to ensure that esp@cenet delivers its results reliably and accurately via intelligent database design and a user-friendly GUI and search engine.
esp@cenet should not only provide users with the information they are looking for, but also offer a relaxing and rewarding search experience – which is why we will be investing in usability and navigation studies later this year.
In the meantime, as from today we have implemented a biometric application which runs in the background. You may not be aware of this application initially but, put simply, it senses the speed and force of the keystrokes you make on your PC keyboard. If you are tired, anxious or stressed, these will tend to be faster and more forceful; if you are relaxed, then they are likely to be slower and less powerful. So by measuring the speed and force of your keystrokes, the application detects whether you are tense or relaxed. If you appear to be tense, the search you are doing will be temporarily halted – a new browser window will open and display slow, randomly changing shades of muted blues and greens, and if you have a sound card you will hear whalesong (later versions will offer user-selectable images – such as restful landscapes – and a choice of mood music).
After a few minutes, depending on the level of tension detected, your computer will be unlocked and you will be able to resume your search in a more relaxed state. By reinforcing this stress-detection/calming system response in a positive feedback loop, we hope to ensure that esp@cenet users are always calm and relaxed when searching.
We would greatly appreciate your views on the effectiveness of this biometric application, and on whether it really does have positive effects on your relaxation levels whilst using esp@cenet.
Szczegóły na stronie www.ep.espacenet.com.