SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING METAPHORS
First Claim
1. A metaphor engine, comprising:
- a controller; and
a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller;
wherein the instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to;
receive a measure of a mood of an individual, wherein the measure of the mood is synthesized from collected information associated with a behavior of the individual, wherein the mood indicates an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity, and wherein the measure of the mood has a plurality of dimensions;
create a metaphor according to the measure of the mood of the individual; and
present the metaphor to an entity requesting to interact with the individual.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a metaphor engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to receive a measure of a mood of an individual, create a metaphor according to the measure of the mood of the individual, and present the metaphor to an entity requesting to interact with the individual. The measure of the mood can be synthesized from collected information associated with a behavior of the individual, and can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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42 Claims
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1. A metaphor engine, comprising:
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a controller; and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller; wherein the instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to; receive a measure of a mood of an individual, wherein the measure of the mood is synthesized from collected information associated with a behavior of the individual, wherein the mood indicates an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity, and wherein the measure of the mood has a plurality of dimensions; create a metaphor according to the measure of the mood of the individual; and present the metaphor to an entity requesting to interact with the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions to:
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receive a measure of a mood of an individual to interact with an entity, wherein the measure has a plurality of dimensions, and wherein the measure indicates a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request from the entity to interact with the individual; and create a metaphor according to the measure of the mood of the individual to inform the entity of the receptiveness of the individual to interact with the entity. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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- 37. A method, comprising creating a metaphor from a measure of a mood of an individual to interact with an entity, wherein the measure of the mood is received from a synthesis engine, wherein the measure of the mood has a plurality of dimensions, and wherein the measure of the mood indicates a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request from the entity to interact with the individual.
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