System and method for distributing an avatar

• US 10,055,085 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Khandelwal, Madhur, Chang, E-Lee, Schroeter, Horst Juergen, Roberts, Linda, Clayton, Darnell
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chung, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/173,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20140157152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,658 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/50 Controlling the output signals based on the game progress
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first computing device having a controller to present an avatar having characteristics that correlate to a user profile and that conform to operating characteristics of the first computing device, and transmit to a second computing device operational information associated with the avatar for reproducing at least in part the avatar at said second computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions which when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:

detecting, by the processing system, a first computing device that is presenting a first avatar having characteristics that correlate to a user profile comprising one of demographic profiling information, psychographic profiling information, or both;

receiving, by the processing system, user-generated input, wherein the user-generated input comprises a first voice command;

determining, by the processing system, to generate a second avatar on a second computing device in response to processing the first voice command using speech recognition, wherein the first voice command comprises an indication to present the second avatar on the second computing device;

detecting, by the processing system, presence of the second computing device in response to the first voice command;

detecting a wireless communication session for presenting the second avatar between the processing system and the second computing device, wherein the second computing device is a mobile computing device, and wherein the detecting of the wireless communication session comprises detecting a wireless connection from the second computing device to the processing system;

obtaining, by the processing system, operational information associated with the first avatar, wherein the operational information is configured to a plurality of presentation resources of the second computing device;

transmitting, by the processing system, the operational information to the second computing device, wherein the second computing device comprises an avatar engine, and wherein the avatar engine generates the second avatar based on the operational information and presents the second avatar using the plurality of presentation resources of the second computing device, wherein the plurality of presentation resources comprise a tactile presentation resource, wherein the tactile presentation resource presents a portion of the second avatar according to a first portion of the operational information;

detecting, by the processing system, presentation of the second avatar at the second computing device;

terminating, by the processing system, presentation of the first avatar at the first computing device responsive to the detecting of the presentation at the second computing device;

presenting, by the processing system, a plurality of digital video recordings on the second computing device in response to processing a second voice command using speech recognition; and

providing, by the processing system, a digital video recording from the plurality of digital video recordings to the second computing device.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the operational information is obtained from the first computing device.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the first computing device comprises one of a computer, a cellular phone, a set-top box, a cordless phone, an appliance device, or any combination thereof.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the operational information and the transmitting of the operational information to the second computing device is responsive to detecting a transition from a utilization of the first computing device to a utilization of the second computing device.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions correspond to artificial intelligence instructions for reproducing characteristics of the first avatar.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the avatar engine performs operations for recording in a second user profile a second portion of the operational information associated with the first avatar.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the first computing device operates in one of a television communication system, a cellular communication system, an internet service provider communication system, or any combination thereof.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein characteristics of the first avatar correspond to one of physiological appearance, clothing style, speech, gestures, maturity, knowledge, or any combination thereof.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the second computing device obtains the avatar engine from the processing system.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the second avatar is at least similar to the first avatar, and wherein the first computing device terminates a presentation of the first avatar responsive to a presentation of the second avatar by the second computing device.

11. A first computing device, comprising:

a processing system including a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

presenting a first avatar having characteristics that correlate to a user profile comprising one of demographic profiling information, psychographic profiling information, or a combination thereof;

receiving user-generated input, wherein the user-generated input comprises a first voice command;

determining to generate a second avatar on a second computing device in response to processing the first voice command using speech recognition, wherein the first voice command comprises an indication to present the second avatar on the second computing device;

detecting presence of the second computing device in response to the first voice command;

detecting a wireless communication session for presenting the second avatar between the processing system and the second computing device, wherein the second computing device is a mobile computing device, and wherein the detecting of the wireless communication session comprises detecting a wireless connection from the second computing device to the processing system;

sending operational information associated with the first avatar, wherein the second computing device obtains the operation information configured to a plurality of presentation resources of the second computing device, wherein the second computing device presents the second avatar that is at least similar to the first avatar using the plurality of presentation resources of the second computing device, wherein the plurality of presentation resources comprise a tactile presentation resource, wherein the tactile presentation resource presents a portion of the second avatar according to a first portion of the operational information;

detecting presentation of the second avatar at the second computing device;

terminating the presentation of the first avatar responsive to the detecting of the second avatar being presented by the second computing device;

presenting a plurality of digital video recordings on the second computing device in response to processing a second voice command using speech recognition; and

providing a digital video recording from the plurality of digital video recordings to the second computing device.

12. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the second computing device obtains the operational information from a network element.

13. The first computing device of claim 12, wherein the network element receives the operational information from the first computing device.

14. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the first computing device comprises one of a computer, a cellular phone, a set-top box, a cordless phone, an appliance device, or any combination thereof.

15. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the sending of the operational information is responsive to detecting a transition from a utilization of the first computing device to a utilization of the second computing device.

16. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein characteristics of the first avatar correspond to one of physiological appearance, clothing style, speech, gestures, maturity, knowledge, or any combination thereof.

17. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the first computing device operates in one of a television communication system, a cellular communication system, an internet service provider communication system, or any combination thereof.

18. A method, comprising:

obtaining, at a processing system including a processor, operational information associated with a first avatar that is presented at a first computing device, wherein the first avatar comprises characteristics that correlate to one of demographic profiling information, psychographic profiling information, or both, and wherein the operational information is configured for a plurality of presentation resources of a second computing device;

receiving user-generated input, wherein the user-generated input comprises a first voice command;

determining to generate a second avatar on the second computing device in response to processing the first voice command using speech recognition, wherein the first voice command comprises an indication to present the second avatar on the second computing device;

detecting presence of the second computing device in response to the first voice command;

detecting a wireless communication session for presenting the second avatar between the processing system and the second computing device, wherein the second computing device is a mobile computing device, and wherein the detecting of the wireless communication session comprises detecting a wireless connection from the second computing device to the processing system;

transmitting, by the processing system, the operational information to the second computing device for generating the second avatar based on the operational information and presenting the second avatar using the plurality of presentation resources of the second computing device, wherein the plurality of presentation resources comprise a tactile presentation resource, wherein the tactile presentation resource presents a portion of the second avatar according to a first portion of the operational information, wherein the first computing device terminates presentation of the first avatar at the first computing device responsive to detecting presentation of the second avatar at the second computing device;

presenting a plurality of digital video recordings on the second computing device in response to processing a second voice command using speech recognition; and

providing a digital video recording from the plurality of digital video recordings to the second computing device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the processing system comprises a network element providing avatar services to computing devices.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the processing system obtains the operational information from the first computing device.