Intelligent assistant for use with a local computer and with the internet
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a processor, a memory unit, an input device and an output device, a method for collecting site information from an Internet site, said method comprising computer implemented steps of:
- executing an intelligent assistant process on said computer system;
establishing communication with said Internet site;
detecting an intelligent assistant tag in said Internet site, said intelligent assistant tag containing embedded information;
authorizing said computer system to collect said site information from said Internet site when said embedded information corresponds to a plug-in process of said intelligent assistant;
collecting said site information from said Internet site; and
altering said intelligent assistant process based on said site information.
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Abstract
The present invention is an intelligent assistant for use with a local computer and with the Internet. The invention'"'"'s intelligent assistant process includes various menus and training options for training the intelligent assistant to respond to various text, voice, and mouse gesture commands. In its preferred embodiment, the invention'"'"'s intelligent assistant is represented by an animated character. The character can communicate back to the user through text, voice, and its own animated gestures. The invention'"'"'s intelligent assistant automatically and constantly communicates with Internet sites of interest to a user and collects information of interest from those Internet sites. The collected information and updates to the collected information, including information that may not be displayed by a browser, are then communicated to the user in a variety of ways, including changing the behavior and the knowledge base of the intelligent assistant. For example, the invention may communicate the collected information of interest or updates to such information by text, voice, or by simply changing the shape of the animated character. The variety of different ways of communicating the information and updates to the information of interest keeps the user alert and interested in the information. In one embodiment of the invention, only those Internet sites that are authorized can be accessed by the intelligent assistant to gather information or updated information of interest to the user.
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38 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a processor, a memory unit, an input device and an output device, a method for collecting site information from an Internet site, said method comprising computer implemented steps of:
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executing an intelligent assistant process on said computer system; establishing communication with said Internet site; detecting an intelligent assistant tag in said Internet site, said intelligent assistant tag containing embedded information; authorizing said computer system to collect said site information from said Internet site when said embedded information corresponds to a plug-in process of said intelligent assistant; collecting said site information from said Internet site; and altering said intelligent assistant process based on said site information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In a computer system having a processor, a memory unit, an input device and an output device, a method for providing assistance to a user of an Internet site, said method comprising computer implemented steps of:
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establishing communication between said computer system and said Internet site; locating an intelligent assistant tag in said Internet site; providing said intelligent assistant tag to a plug-in process; said plug-in process informing an intelligent assistant process of existence of said intelligent assistant tag; said intelligent assistant process searching a local data base for authorized Internet sites; said intelligent assistant process causing said plug-in process to collect site information upon said intelligent assistant process finding said Internet site in said authorized Internet sites; and said intelligent assistant process storing said site information and carrying out instructions contained in said site information, wherein a knowledge base, skill or model of said intelligent assistant process is enhanced by said site information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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