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Systems and methods relating to chat interfaces

US10645225B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 9, 2019
Grant dateMay 5, 2020
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/401
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for orchestrating a chat interaction with a customer and multiple sources that includes providing an animation library that includes conversational states, graphic stills corresponding to respective ones of the conversational states, animation templates, and source-based modifications corresponding to respective ones of the multiple sources. The method may include generating a source-informative animation by: determining a source of a chat message; determining a conversational state for the chat message; selecting a graphic still for the message; selecting an animation template for the chat message based on the selected graphic still; selecting a source-based modification that corresponds to the source; and modifying the animation template pursuant to the source-based modification so to generate the source-informative animation. The method may include sending a signal to the customer configured to generate thereon a chat interface having the chat message and source-informative animation.

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