Configuring a virtual companion

US10140882B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Affinity Project, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark Fanty · Norfolk, US
• Ronald Steven Suskind · Cambridge, US
• Stuart R. Patterson · Hull, US
• John N. Nguyen · Belmont, US
• Stephen R. Springer · Needham, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G10L13/00
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A service may be provided that allows interacting users to interact with characters presented by devices of the interacting users. The operation of the character presented to an interacting user may be customized for that interacting user. For example, a first controlling user may specify first information for configuring or controlling the operation of the character when the character is interacting with a first interacting user, and a second controlling user may specify second information for configuring or controlling the operation of the character when the character is interacting with a second interacting user. The information provided by a controlling user may be used to select a segment to be used for a session between an interacting user and the character.