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System and method for commercializing avatars

  • US 9,412,126 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2008
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor performs operations comprising:

  • receiving from a communication device of a user, a purchase request for avatar software that generates an interactive avatar for engaging in a verbal communication exchange with the user by way of an audio system of the communication device,wherein the purchase request comprises determining a temporal use limit for the interactive avatar,wherein the verbal communication exchange comprises the interactive avatar receiving a verbal input from the user and an analysis of the verbal input by the interactive avatar to generate a response by the interactive avatar,wherein the purchase request is based on a selection of a group of avatar characteristics that are made available to end user devices including the communication device interfacing with an avatar engine,wherein all of the group of avatar characteristics are made available to each of the end user devices for selection;

    transmitting to the communication device a usage policy and a copy of the avatar software responsive to the purchase request; and

    enabling the communication device to access services provided in conjunction with the avatar software via the interactive avatar responsive to the purchase request via the avatar engine.

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