Method and apparatus for directing the expression of emotion for a graphical user interface
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1. A method for controlling the display of emotion on a computer generated face comprising at least eyes, eye brows and a mouth;
- said control comprising the steps of;
identifying x,y coordinates wherein each coordinate corresponds to a distance aspect of emotion;
determining the intensity of the emotion by the distance of the selected point from the intersection of the x,y axis; and
,selecting a point on the continuum of said x,y plane to indicate a corresponding emotion of said computer generated face.
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling the expression of emotion on a graphical representation of a face on a computer system. The system allows the user to indicate the intensity of the emotion to be displayed using a two dimensional plane. Each point on the plane representing a different variation of the direction and intensity of the Control and Affiliation emotions. When the user chooses the point on the plane to represent the emotion, the eyes, eyebrows and mouth of the graphical face are manipulated to represent the indicated emotion.
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1. A method for controlling the display of emotion on a computer generated face comprising at least eyes, eye brows and a mouth;
- said control comprising the steps of;
identifying x,y coordinates wherein each coordinate corresponds to a distance aspect of emotion; determining the intensity of the emotion by the distance of the selected point from the intersection of the x,y axis; and
,selecting a point on the continuum of said x,y plane to indicate a corresponding emotion of said computer generated face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- said control comprising the steps of;
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6. A computer program residing on a computer-readable media, said computer program comprising:
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computer-readable means for displaying representations of computer generated faces, each of said faces including at least eyes, eye brows and a mouth, on a display device of a computer, said computer having a means for manipulation of a cursor or pointer; computer-readable means for controlling the display of emotion on said computer generated faces wherein said computer-readable means for controlling comprises; representing an x,y plane on said display device; means for selecting a point on the x,y plane to indicate the desired emotion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer network comprising:
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a plurality of workstations connected to an internet; one or more display devices connected to each of said plurality of workstations; means for displaying representations of computer generated faces on said display devices; means for controlling the displayed emotion of said faces on said display devices wherein said means comprises; representing an x,y axis on said display device wherein the intensity of the emotions are represented by the distance of the point from the intersection of the axis and wherein selection of any point on the continuum of said x,y plain will indicate a corresponding emotion of said computer generated face. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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