System and method for a communication exchange with an avatar in a media communication system
First Claim
1. An internet protocol television system, comprising:
- a memory storing computer instructions; and
a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising;
detecting a search for media content that is initiated from a set-top box supported by the internet protocol television system, wherein the controller operates in a server that is remote from the set top box, and wherein the server is in communication with the set top box over an internet protocol television network;
retrieving a user profile associated with a user of the set-top box;
causing the set-top box to present an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile;
receiving from the set-top box one or more responses of the user, wherein the one or more responses are collected by the set-top box from a communication exchange between the avatar and the user;
analyzing the received one or more responses to identify a change in an emotional state of the user;
adapting the detected search for the media content to generate an adapted search according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user;
adapting a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback to generate an adapted avatar according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user; and
causing the set-top box to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for the media content without providing search results from an unmodified search.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system having a controller to retrieve a user profile, cause a set-top box (STB) to present an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile, receive from the STB one or more responses of the user, detect from the one or more responses a change in an emotional state of the user, adapt a search for media content according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user, adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the user profile and the detected change in the emotional state of the user, and cause the STB to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. An internet protocol television system, comprising:
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a memory storing computer instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising; detecting a search for media content that is initiated from a set-top box supported by the internet protocol television system, wherein the controller operates in a server that is remote from the set top box, and wherein the server is in communication with the set top box over an internet protocol television network;
retrieving a user profile associated with a user of the set-top box;causing the set-top box to present an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile; receiving from the set-top box one or more responses of the user, wherein the one or more responses are collected by the set-top box from a communication exchange between the avatar and the user; analyzing the received one or more responses to identify a change in an emotional state of the user; adapting the detected search for the media content to generate an adapted search according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user; adapting a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback to generate an adapted avatar according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user; and causing the set-top box to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for the media content without providing search results from an unmodified search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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detecting a search being performed for media content, wherein the detecting of the search is performed by a server, wherein the search is initiated from a set-top box supported by an interactive television system, wherein the server is remote from the set top box, and wherein the server is in communication with the set top box over an interne protocol television network; providing an avatar from the server to the set-top box for presentation at a display device, wherein the avatar comprises characteristics that correlate to a user profile of a user of the set-top box; detecting one or more responses of the user during a communication exchange between the user and the avatar; utilizing the server for analyzing the one or more responses to identify a change in an emotional state of the user; utilizing the server for adapting the detected search for the media content to generate an adapted search according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user; utilizing the server for adapting a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback to generate an adapted avatar according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user; and providing the adapted avatar from the server to the set top box for presentation of content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content without providing search results from an unmodified search. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A set-top box, comprising:
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a memory storing computer instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising; initiating a search for media content; presenting at a media presentation device an avatar received from a remote server over a network in response to the remote server detecting the initiated search, wherein the avatar comprises characteristics that correlate to a user profile of a user of the set-top box, wherein the user profile is stored by the remote server; detecting one or more responses of a user during a communication exchange between the user and the avatar; providing the one or more detected responses to the remote server for identifying a change in an emotional state of the user, wherein the detected search is adapted by the remote server according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user; receiving an adapted avatar over the network from the remote server, wherein the adapted avatar includes a portion of the characteristics that have been changed relating to emotional feedback according to the user profile and the identified change in the emotional state of the user; and presenting the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content without providing search results from an unmodified search. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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