Graphical user interface to communicate attitude or emotion to a computer program
First Claim
1. A computer program residing on a computer-readable medium for use in a computer apparatus having a visual display device, an audio device and an input means, wherein the computer program, when implemented on the computer apparatus,displays on the display device a graphical user interface having a changeable appearance,enables the appearance of the graphical user interface to be set by a user in response to information conveyed by the computer program on at least one of the display device and the audio device, by using the input means, to correspond with an emotion of the user, andin response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface, determines the content of and conveys further information on at least one of the display device and the audio device, the content of the further information being completely controlled by the computer program in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface and in accordance with a decision tree contained within and implemented by the computer program.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface for a computer program includes the representation of a face (an avatar) on a computer screen which allows a user to communicate the user'"'"'s attitude to a situation represented by the computer program. The expression of the face changes according to the user'"'"'s movement of a cursor over the face. In response to a situation appearing on the computer screen, the user sets the expression on the face to correspond with the user'"'"'s attitude. The situation on the computer screen changes accordingly.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer program residing on a computer-readable medium for use in a computer apparatus having a visual display device, an audio device and an input means, wherein the computer program, when implemented on the computer apparatus,
displays on the display device a graphical user interface having a changeable appearance, enables the appearance of the graphical user interface to be set by a user in response to information conveyed by the computer program on at least one of the display device and the audio device, by using the input means, to correspond with an emotion of the user, and in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface, determines the content of and conveys further information on at least one of the display device and the audio device, the content of the further information being completely controlled by the computer program in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface and in accordance with a decision tree contained within and implemented by the computer program.
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8. An interactive, electronic apparatus for a user to communicate the emotion of the user comprising:
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a display screen; an audio device; a graphical user interface visible on the display screen and having a changeable appearance; an input device for the user to set the appearance of the graphical user interface to correspond with an emotion of the user; and a computer program implemented on the interactive, electronic apparatus, for conveying information on at least one of the display screen and the audio device and wherein in response to the emotion of the user as represented in the appearance of the graphical user interface, the computer program, in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface, determines the content of and conveys further information on at least one of the display screen and the audio device, the content of the further information being completely controlled by the computer program in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface and in accordance with a decision tree contained within and implemented by the computer program. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for a user to interact with a computer program run on a computer wherein the computer comprises a display means, an audio device and an input means and the computer program displays a graphical user interface having a changeable appearance on the display means, wherein the method comprises the steps of
the computer program conveying information on at least one of the display means and the audio device; -
the user, using the input means, setting the appearance of the graphical user interface to correspond to an emotion of the user; and the computer program, in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface, determining the content of and conveying further information on at least one of the display means and the audio device in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface, the content of the further information being completely controlled by the computer program in response to the emotion of the user as represented on the graphical user interface interface and in accordance with a decision tree contained within and implemented by the computer program. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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