User interface/entertainment device that simulates personal interaction and responds to user's mental state and/or personality
US6731307B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L15/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interaction simulator uses computer vision, and inputs of other modalities, to analyze the user's mental state and/or personality. The mental state and/or personality are classified and this information used to guide conversation and other interaction. In a chatterbot embodiment, the substance of the conversation may be altered in response to the mental state and/or personality class, for example, by changing the topic of conversation to a favorite subject when the user is sad or by telling a joke when the user is in a good mood.
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