MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202431034007 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, on April 29, 2024, for 'confidant: an internet of things-based system and method for mental health monitoring and support.'
Inventor(s) include Ruelia Saha; Atonu Ghosh; Sudip Misra; and Juliet Karmakar Mondol.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An Internet of Things-Based System and Method for Mental Health Monitoring and Support The present invention provides a mental health monitoring and support system, comprising a user input-output handler unit configured to receive multilingual user input, a processing unit embodying an AI engine and system manager module configured to analyzesaid user input using a generative AI model to predict mental condition of the user and generate corresponding response actions anda general-purpose input-output (GPIO) handler unit configured to control one or more connected IoT-enabled devices based on the response actions generated by the AI engine and system manager module for rendering support to the user by setting up related ambiance in or around the user or activating an action for the user and further triggering a communication signal."
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