MULTI-TOUCH DEVICE HAVING A BOT WITH LOCAL AND REMOTE CAPABILITIES

• US 20100185946A1
• Filed: 01/21/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nesbitt, Pamela A., Seacat DeLuca, Lisa, DO, Lydia Mai, Miller, Steven M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,826,129 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system, method, and program product for instantiating and executing a bot on an interface system are disclosed. A bot is an agent for the user and includes an animated visual personification. The system includes an interface system including a graphical user interface, a system for instantiating a bot and displaying the bot on the graphical user interface, and a command processing system for causing the bot to execute one of a plurality of actions in response to a user command. The plurality of actions includes at least one local capability and at least one remote capability. The at least one remote capability also includes a system for transferring the bot to a second interface at a remote location.

Claims

1. A system for instantiating and executing a bot on an interface system, the system comprising:

an interface system including a graphical user interface;

a system for instantiating a bot and displaying the bot on the graphical user interface; and

a command processing system for causing the bot to execute one of a plurality of actions in response to a user command, the plurality of actions including at least one local capability and at least one remote capability, wherein the at least one remote capability includes a system for transferring the bot to a second interface at a remote location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface system includes at least one of the following:

a touch detection system and a speech recognition system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface system includes a context gathering system for gathering context information occurring in an environment proximate the interface system, wherein the context information is distinct from the user command.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a context analysis processing that causes the bot to execute one of the plurality of actions based on the context information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the context information is selected from a group consisting of:

temperature, noise level, movement, object detection, speech patterns, touch patterns.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system for instantiating the bot includes a personality component for enabling a user to choose a type of personality for the bot.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one local capability includes uploading data from a first device and the at least one local capability includes transferring the uploaded data to a second device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one remote capability includes accessing data from a network.

9. A method for instantiating and executing a bot on an interface system, the method comprising:

providing an interface system including a graphical user interface;

instantiating a bot and displaying the bot on the graphical user interface; and

processing a user command and, in response to the user command, causing the bot to execute one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions including at least one local capability and at least one remote capability, wherein the at least one remote capability includes a system for transferring the bot to a second interface at a remote location.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interface system includes at least one of the following:

a touch detection system and a speech recognition system.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the interface system includes:

gathering context information occurring in an environment proximate the interface system, wherein the context information is distinct from the user command; and

processing context information gathered by the context gathering system, wherein the bot executes one of the plurality of actions based on the context information.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the context information is selected from a group consisting of:

temperature, noise level, movement, object detection, speech patterns, touch patterns.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein instantiating the bot includes a personality component for enabling a user to choose a type of personality for the bot.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one local capability includes uploading data from a first device and the at least one local capability includes transferring the uploaded data to a second device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one remote capability includes accessing data from a network.

16. A computer readable medium having a computer program product stored thereon for instantiating and executing a bot on an interface system, which when executed comprises:

program code for providing an interface system;

program code for instantiating a bot and displaying the bot on the interface system; and

program code for processing a user command and, in response to the user command, causing the bot to execute one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions including at least one local capability and at least one remote capability, wherein the at least one remote capability includes transferring the bot to a second interface at a remote location.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the interface system includes at least one of the following:

a touch detection system and a speech recognition system.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the interface system includes:

program code for gathering context information occurring in an environment proximate the interface system, wherein the context information is distinct from the user command; and

program code for processing context information gathered by the context gathering system, wherein the bot executes one of the plurality of actions based on the context information.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the program code for instantiating the bot includes a personality component for enabling a user to choose a type of personality for the bot.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one local capability includes uploading data from a first device and transferring the uploaded data to a second device and the at least one remote capability includes accessing data from a network.