Script development systems and methods useful therefor
US6356867B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/6018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for generating scripts having verbal content. The system includes a computer having a user input receiver operative to receive a user's definition of a script for at least one computer-controllable animated physical figure. The script includes a plurality of interconnected script elements each representing an action performable by the computer-controllable animated figure. The script comprises at least one verbal script element representing a verbal action performable by the computer-controllable animated figure. A graphics interface is operative to generate a pictorial image of the script as the script is generated by the user. The graphics interface including a drag and drop facility and a flowchart generating facility.
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