Communication System and Method for Representing Information in a Communication
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising a display unit and a virtual being that can be visually represented on the display unit and that is designed for communication by means of natural speech with a natural person whereinat least one interaction symbol, which can be visually represented on the display unit and which assists the natural speech dialog between the virtual being and the natural person in such a way that an achieved dialog state can be displayed;
- and/or additional information and/or information can be retrieved in a redundant manner as a function of the achieved dialog state.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a communication system having a display unit (2) and a virtual being (3) that can be visually represented on the display unit (2) and that is designed for communication by means of natural speech with a natural person, wherein at least one interaction symbol (6, 7) that can be represented on the display unit (2) and by means of which the natural speech dialog between the virtual being (3) and the natural person is supported such that an achieved dialog state can be indicated and/or additional information depending on the dialog state achieved and/or information can he redundantly invoked, The invention further relates to a method for representing information of a communication between a virtual being and a natural person.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising a display unit and a virtual being that can be visually represented on the display unit and that is designed for communication by means of natural speech with a natural person wherein
at least one interaction symbol, which can be visually represented on the display unit and which assists the natural speech dialog between the virtual being and the natural person in such a way that an achieved dialog state can be displayed; - and/or additional information and/or information can be retrieved in a redundant manner as a function of the achieved dialog state.
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14. A method for representing information in a communication between a virtual being with a natural person, wherein a virtual being is visually displayed on a display unit of a communication system wherein
the display unit visually displays at least one interaction symbol, which assists the natural speech dialog between the virtual being and the natural person in such a way that an achieved dialog state is displayed; - and/or as a function of the achieved dialog state, additional information and/or information can be retrieved in a redundant manner.
- 15. A communication system comprising a device including means responsive to material speech for generating selective responsive virtual speech to provide a speech dialog between natural and virtual persons, and means operable by said material person for generating a predetermined response.
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