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Conversational interface agent

  • US 20050270293A1
  • Filed: 08/04/2005
  • Published: 12/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer readable medium having instructions, which when executed on a computer provide a user interface, the instructions comprising:

  • a speech synthesizer receiving input for synthesis and providing an audio output signal; and

    a video rendering module receiving information related to the audio output signal, the video rendering module rendering a representation of a talking head having a talking state with mouth movements in accordance with the audio output signal and a waiting state with movements in accordance with listening, and wherein the video rendering module renders a sequence of video frames having the talking head, and wherein the video rendering module also transforms affine parameters to physical movements of the talking head for each frame.

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