Method and apparatus for directing the expression of emotion for a graphical user interface
US5732232A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for controlling the expression of emotion on a graphical representation of a face on a computer system. The system allows the user to indicate the intensity of the emotion to be displayed using a two dimensional plane. Each point on the plane representing a different variation of the direction and intensity of the Control and Affiliation emotions. When the user chooses the point on the plane to represent the emotion, the eyes, eyebrows and mouth of the graphical face are manipulated to represent the indicated emotion.
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