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Voice user interface with personality

US7266499B2 · kind B2 · utility

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52References

18Claims

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Assignee

Ben Franklin Patent Holding LLC · US

Inventors

Kevin J. Surace · Sunnyvale, US
George M. White · Delray Beach, US
Byron Reeves · Stanford, US
Clifford Ivar Nass · Stanford, US
Mark Campbell · Louisville, US
Roy David Albert · San Jose, US
James Giangola · Oakland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2005
Grant date	Sep 4, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/355
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a voice user interface with personality. In one embodiment, a method includes executing a voice user interface, and controlling the voice user interface to provide the voice user interface with a personality. The method includes selecting a prompt based on various context situations, such as a previously selected prompt and the user's experience with using the voice user interface.

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