TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Detecting High Stress in Interviews and Text (TOP2-147)

NASA's Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses . THE TECHNOLOGY : When a subject is interviewed, some of their statements may be inaccurate, or even deceptive, because they have incomplete information, they are telling only part of the truth, or the subject is fabricating an answer that they know is false. When an interview subject is habitually issuing statements that are known to be false, or only partly true, emotional and/or intellectual conflicts often arise within the subject, and these conflicts may become manifest by inconsistencies in use of different parts of speech or in logical relationships between statements. Identification of these subtle inconsistencies is more difficult, and less straightforward, than identification of factual inconsistencies. This invention provides an automated, computer-based method to detect deception, high stress, or internal conflict in oral and written responses by a subject being interrogated. This analysis can be used to indicate an interview subjects work background, profession, geographic region of upbringing, or social background. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/TOP2-147 If you have any questions, please contact Ames Research Center [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA's Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice .