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Audiovisual system for simulation of an interaction between persons through output of stored dramatic scenes in response to user vocal input

  • US 5,006,987 A
  • Filed: 03/25/1986
  • Issued: 04/09/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An interactive audiovisual system, comprising:

  • means for storing a plurality of prerecorded audio and video scene signals representative of dramatic scenes;

    means for designating specific ones of said scene signals as type one, type two, type three, or type four scene signals respectively representing scenes for which relevant thoughts exist, scenes for which no relevant thoughts exists, scenes depicting relevant thoughts, and scenes depicting non-relevant thoughts, for associating each of type three scene signals with one of said type one scene signals, and for associating each of said type four scene signals with all of said type two scene signals;

    voice recognition means for receiving a voice signal and for generating interrupt signals representative of the meaning of words contained in said voice signals;

    audiovisual output means for providing audible and visual outputs representative of said scene signals;

    logic means for selectively presenting specific ones of said scene signals to said audiovisual output means in response to interrupt signals, for responding to said interrupt signals during presentation of said type one scene signals to alter presentation of the type one scene signal being presented, initiate presentation of one of said associated type three scene signals, and resume presentation of the type one scene signal being presented, and for responding to said interrupt signals during presentation of said type two scene signals to alter presentation of the type two scene signal being presented, initiate presentation of one of said type four scene signals, and resume presentation of the type two scene signal being presented.

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