SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE WITH AN AVATAR IN A MEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system, comprising a controller to:
- retrieve a user profile associated with a user of the IPTV system;
cause a set-top box (STB) operating in the IPTV system to present an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile;
receive from the STB one or more responses of the user, wherein the one or more responses are collected by the STB from a communication exchange between the avatar and the user;
detect from the one or more responses a change in an emotional state of the user;
adapt a search for media content according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user;
adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user; and
cause the STB to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system having a controller to retrieve a user profile, cause a set-top box (STB) to present an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile, receive from the STB one or more responses of the user, detect from the one or more responses a change in an emotional state of the user, adapt a search for media content according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user, adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user, and cause the STB to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. An Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system, comprising a controller to:
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retrieve a user profile associated with a user of the IPTV system; cause a set-top box (STB) operating in the IPTV system to present an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile; receive from the STB one or more responses of the user, wherein the one or more responses are collected by the STB from a communication exchange between the avatar and the user; detect from the one or more responses a change in an emotional state of the user; adapt a search for media content according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user; adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user; and cause the STB to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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presenting an avatar having characteristics that correlate to a user profile of a user of an interactive television (iTV) system; detecting one or more responses of the user during a communication exchange between the user and the avatar; detecting from the one or more responses a change in an emotional state of the user; adapting a search for media content according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user; adapting a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user; and presenting the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A set-top box (STB), comprising a controller to:
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retrieve a user profile; present on a media presentation device an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile; detect one or more responses of a user during a communication exchange between the user and the avatar; detect from the one or more responses a change in an emotional state of the user; adapt a search for media content according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user; adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user; and present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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