SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING INTERMEDIARIES
First Claim
1. An intermediary 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;
invoke an intermediary according to the measure of the mood of the individual; and
present the intermediary 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, an intermediary engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to receive a measure of a mood of an individual, invoke an intermediary according to the measure of the mood of the individual, and present the intermediary 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 have a plurality of dimensions. The mood can also 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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33 Claims
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1. An intermediary 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; invoke an intermediary according to the measure of the mood of the individual; and present the intermediary 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)
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18. 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 invoke an intermediary according to the measure of the mood of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An avatar 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 identify an avatar according to 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. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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- 31. A method, comprising invoking an intermediary to interact with an entity responsive to receiving a measure of a mood of an individual to interact with the entity.
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