PRESENTATION OF AN AVATAR IN A MEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system, comprisinga memory that stores executable instructions;
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receiving from a media processor a response associated with equipment of a user, wherein the response is generated by the media processor based on an analysis of a communication exchange between the equipment of the user and an avatar having characteristics comprising a plurality of characteristics that corresponds to a user profile of the user;
identifying from the response a requirement for initiation of a communication session with a content source that provides the media processor with access to media content;
receiving from the content source an avatar profile comprising gesture information, wherein the gesture information is based on gestures utilized by a character supplied by the content source; and
generating an adapted avatar based on the avatar profile by adapting in part the characteristics of the avatar to have a first characteristic that duplicates a gesture of the character supplied by the content source while retaining a second characteristic of the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profile.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system to receive a response generated by a media processor based on an analysis of a communication exchange between a user and an avatar having characteristics that correspond to a user profile. The system can identify from the response a requirement for initiation of a communication session with a content source. An avatar profile is received from the content source, including gesture information based on gestures utilized by a character supplied by the content source. An adapted avatar is generated based on the avatar profile by adapting in part the characteristics of the avatar to have a first characteristic that duplicates a gesture of the character supplied by the content source, while retaining a second characteristic corresponding to the user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A system, comprising
a memory that stores executable instructions; - and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions facilitates performance of operations comprising; receiving from a media processor a response associated with equipment of a user, wherein the response is generated by the media processor based on an analysis of a communication exchange between the equipment of the user and an avatar having characteristics comprising a plurality of characteristics that corresponds to a user profile of the user; identifying from the response a requirement for initiation of a communication session with a content source that provides the media processor with access to media content; receiving from the content source an avatar profile comprising gesture information, wherein the gesture information is based on gestures utilized by a character supplied by the content source; and generating an adapted avatar based on the avatar profile by adapting in part the characteristics of the avatar to have a first characteristic that duplicates a gesture of the character supplied by the content source while retaining a second characteristic of the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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detecting a response of a user during a communication exchange between equipment of the user and an avatar having characteristics that correspond to a user profile of the user; initiating a communication session with a content source responsive to identifying from the response, a requirement for initiation of the communication session with the content source, wherein the content source provides access to media content including a character supplied by the content source; and generating an adapted avatar by adapting the characteristics of the avatar to include gestures associated with the character supplied by the content source, wherein the adapted avatar emulates the gestures. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a system comprising a processor, a user response during a communication exchange between equipment of a user and an avatar presentable on a media presentation device, wherein the avatar reflects characteristics that correspond to a user profile of the user; initiating, by the system, a communication session with a content source, responsive to identifying from the response, a requirement for initiation of the communication session with the content source, wherein the content source provides the processor with access to media content including a character supplied by the content source; and generating, by the system, an adapted avatar for presentation on the media presentation device, wherein the adapted avatar has characteristics that correspond to the user profile and to an avatar profile supplied by the content source, wherein the avatar profile comprises gesture information based on a gesture utilized by the character. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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