Systems and methods for user interface presentation of virtual agent
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one hardware processor programmed by one or more executable instructions to implement at least one virtual agent, the at least one hardware processor being further programmed to:
- present the at least one virtual agent as a participant in a multiparty conversation taking place via a messaging application, wherein;
at least a first person and a second person different from the first person participate in the multiparty conversation;
the at least one hardware processor is programmed to inject the virtual agent into the multiparty conversation after the first and second persons began conversing;
the messaging application has a visual user interface to be displayed on a display screen of a user'"'"'s device;
the at least one hardware processor is programmed to present the at least one virtual agent'"'"'s contribution to the conversation at a first portion of the display screen; and
the at least one hardware processor is programmed to present the one or more persons'"'"' contribution at a second portion of the display screen different from the first portion.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for use in connection with at least one virtual agent. In some embodiments, at least one processor is programmed to present the at least one virtual agent as a participant in a multiparty conversation taking place via a messaging application.
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one hardware processor programmed by one or more executable instructions to implement at least one virtual agent, the at least one hardware processor being further programmed to:
present the at least one virtual agent as a participant in a multiparty conversation taking place via a messaging application, wherein; at least a first person and a second person different from the first person participate in the multiparty conversation; the at least one hardware processor is programmed to inject the virtual agent into the multiparty conversation after the first and second persons began conversing; the messaging application has a visual user interface to be displayed on a display screen of a user'"'"'s device; the at least one hardware processor is programmed to present the at least one virtual agent'"'"'s contribution to the conversation at a first portion of the display screen; and the at least one hardware processor is programmed to present the one or more persons'"'"' contribution at a second portion of the display screen different from the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method performed by at least one hardware processor in connection with at least one virtual agent, the method comprising an act of:
presenting, by the at least one hardware processor, the at least one virtual agent as a participant in a multiparty conversation taking place via a messaging application, wherein; at least a first person and a second person different from the first person participate in the multiparty conversation; the act of presenting the at least one virtual agent as a participant comprises injecting the virtual agent into the multiparty conversation after the first and second persons began conversing; the messaging application has a visual user interface to be displayed on a display screen of a user'"'"'s device; the at least one virtual agent'"'"'s contribution to the conversation is presented at a first portion of the display screen; and the one or more persons'"'"' contribution is presented at a second portion of the display screen different from the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. At least one computer-readable storage device having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor, perform a method for use in connection with at least one virtual agent, the method comprising an act of:
presenting, by the at least one hardware processor, the at least one virtual agent as a participant in a multiparty conversation taking place via a messaging application, wherein; at least a first person and a second person different from the first person participate in the multiparty conversation; the act of presenting the at least one virtual agent as a participant comprises injecting the virtual agent into the multiparty conversation after the first and second persons began conversing; the messaging application has a visual user interface to be displayed on a display screen of a user'"'"'s device; the at least one virtual agent'"'"'s contribution to the conversation is presented at a first portion of the display screen; and the one or more persons'"'"' contribution is presented at a second portion of the display screen different from the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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