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VIRTUAL HUMAN INTERACTION SYSTEM

  • US 20080014566A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2007
  • Published: 01/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A virtual human interaction system for use on a user terminal, said system being adapted for a plurality of cases to which a number of possible outcomes can be achieved depending on the user input to the system at various stages through its deliver, each case consisting of at least a decision tree element consisting of branch elements from which the decision tree may branch in one or more directions toward further branch elements or tree termini, each branch element and terminus including descriptors of a particular condition of the virtual human at that time in the specific case, said system comprising at least:

  • a virtual human representation element capable of being displayed graphically to appear as a virtual human on screen, and a plurality of appearance descriptor elements capable of interacting with the virtual human representation element so as to cause a change in the appearance thereof, said appearance descriptor elements being based on real-life human conditions which affect the physical appearance of humans generally and which are thus mimicked in the virtual human;

    the system causes the appearance of the virtual human to change by applying one or more of said appearance descriptor elements to said virtual human representation elements when the system is caused to be at one the branch elements or termini of the decision tree as a result of user input at said terminal.

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