Virtual Re-Animation
First Claim
1. A method for presenting an interactive virtual rendition of an historical person, the method comprising;
- compiling a pre-fetch database about the historical person comprising one or more writings, audio and video records of or about the historical person;
presenting a multimedia virtual rendering of the historical person, the rendering comprising at least audio content and at least one of personal mannerisms and personality traits derived from the pre-fetch database as attributed to the historical person; and
in response to real-time inputs from interaction with the virtual rendering of the historical person, using at least the pre-fetch database to compile a reply to the real time inputs, the compiled reply comprising at least one of audio content and personal mannerisms that are selected and virtually rendered in dependence on the real-time inputs.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus and computer readable memory for presenting an interactive virtual rendition of a historical person. The method includes compiling a pre-fetch database about the historical person comprising one or more writings, audio and video records of or about the historical person and presenting a multimedia virtual rendering of the historical person, the rendering comprising at least audio content and at least one of personal mannerisms and personality traits derived from the pre-fetch database as attributed to the historical person. In this embodiment the method also comprises in response to real-time inputs from interaction with the virtual rendering of the historical person, using at least the pre-fetch database to compile a reply to the real time inputs, the compiled reply comprising at least one of audio content and personal mannerisms that are selected and virtually rendered in dependence on the real-time inputs.
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1. A method for presenting an interactive virtual rendition of an historical person, the method comprising;
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compiling a pre-fetch database about the historical person comprising one or more writings, audio and video records of or about the historical person; presenting a multimedia virtual rendering of the historical person, the rendering comprising at least audio content and at least one of personal mannerisms and personality traits derived from the pre-fetch database as attributed to the historical person; and in response to real-time inputs from interaction with the virtual rendering of the historical person, using at least the pre-fetch database to compile a reply to the real time inputs, the compiled reply comprising at least one of audio content and personal mannerisms that are selected and virtually rendered in dependence on the real-time inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for presenting an interactive virtual rendition of a historical person, the apparatus comprising a processing system;
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the processing system comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the processing system is configured to cause the apparatus at least to; compile a pre-fetch database about the historical person comprising one or more writings, audio and video records of or about the historical person; present a multimedia virtual rendering of the historical person, the rendering comprising at least audio content and at least one of personal mannerisms and personality traits derived from the pre-fetch database as attributed to the historical person; and in response to real-time inputs from interaction with the virtual rendering of the historical person, use at least the pre-fetch database to compile a reply to the real time inputs, the compiled reply comprising at least one of audio content and personal mannerisms that are selected and virtually rendered in dependence on the real-time inputs, - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable memory tangibly storing a set of computer instructions comprising code, which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system at least to:
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compile a pre-fetch database about the historical person comprising one or more writings, audio and video records of or about the historical person; present a multimedia virtual rendering of the historical person, the rendering comprising at least audio content and at least one of personal mannerisms and personality traits derived from the pre-fetch database as attributed to the historical person; and in response to real-time inputs from interaction with the virtual rendering of the historical person, use at least the pre-fetch database to compile a reply to the real time inputs, the compiled reply comprising at least one of audio content and personal mannerisms that are selected and virtually rendered in dependence on the real-time inputs. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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