Agent interface device
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1. An agent interface device for displaying an artificial agent for providing information by the agent'"'"'s action and speech, comprising:
- an agent interface including an agent display control means for controlling the display and action of the agent, a voice output means for generating a speech of the agent, and an input means for input by a user,an action script execution engine for driving the agent interface into actual action according to an action script describing means to control the agent interface,a retrieval engine for retrieving an adapted action script from an action script database and transferring the action script to the action script execution engine,an application program interface for controlling an application program,an electronic program guide information acquiring means for acquiring an electronic broadcast program guide,a preference database for analyzing user preferences from information provided by the electronic program guide information acquiring means and the application program interface and storing analysis results therein,an information providing engine for providing information to a user according to information stored in the preference database, anda timer for setting a time for providing information to the user by the information providing engine,wherein the agent interface displays the agent immediately after the end of a television program and controls the agent to have a conversation with the user about the just viewed program.
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Abstract
An agent interface device provides information suited for user preferences on the basis of a usage history. In an example implementation, the agent interface device controls the display and action of the agent. A user preference database stores user preferences. An information providing engine provides information to the user according to information in the preference database, and a timer sets a time for the information providing engine to provide information to the user.
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1. An agent interface device for displaying an artificial agent for providing information by the agent'"'"'s action and speech, comprising:
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an agent interface including an agent display control means for controlling the display and action of the agent, a voice output means for generating a speech of the agent, and an input means for input by a user, an action script execution engine for driving the agent interface into actual action according to an action script describing means to control the agent interface, a retrieval engine for retrieving an adapted action script from an action script database and transferring the action script to the action script execution engine, an application program interface for controlling an application program, an electronic program guide information acquiring means for acquiring an electronic broadcast program guide, a preference database for analyzing user preferences from information provided by the electronic program guide information acquiring means and the application program interface and storing analysis results therein, an information providing engine for providing information to a user according to information stored in the preference database, and a timer for setting a time for providing information to the user by the information providing engine, wherein the agent interface displays the agent immediately after the end of a television program and controls the agent to have a conversation with the user about the just viewed program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An interface for a television comprising:
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an animated agent that provides an interface between one or more control applications of the television and a user; an engine that controls the animated agent; and an electronic program guide database accessible to the engine and storing information relating to television programs, wherein the engine controls the animated agent to initiate a conversation with a user regarding a television program viewed by the user when viewing of the television program ends. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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