System and method for a communication exchange with an avatar in a media communication system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the at least one processor performs operations comprising;
receiving audio content of a user that is captured during a communication exchange between the user and an avatar presented by a set-top box;
determining whether the audio content includes a search request for media content from the user;
responsive to determining that the audio content includes the search request for the media content;
performing an initial search for the media content according to the search request;
presenting search results from the initial search;
capturing images of the user during the communication exchange between the avatar and the user during and after the presenting of the search results;
identifying a change in an emotional state of the user based on an analysis of speech of the user determined from the audio content and from the images of the user during and after the presenting of the search results;
providing data to the set-top box for adapting characteristics of the avatar to generate an adapted avatar according to the identifying of the change in the emotional state of the user;
performing an updated search for the media content, wherein the updated search is modified according to the 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 according to the updated search.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processor that causes a STB to present an avatar. The processor can receive from the STB a response of the user, detect from the response a change in an emotional state of the user, adapt a search for media content according to the change in the emotional state of the user, and adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the change in the emotional state of the user. The processor can 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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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory that stores instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the at least one processor performs operations comprising; receiving audio content of a user that is captured during a communication exchange between the user and an avatar presented by a set-top box; determining whether the audio content includes a search request for media content from the user; responsive to determining that the audio content includes the search request for the media content; performing an initial search for the media content according to the search request; presenting search results from the initial search; capturing images of the user during the communication exchange between the avatar and the user during and after the presenting of the search results; identifying a change in an emotional state of the user based on an analysis of speech of the user determined from the audio content and from the images of the user during and after the presenting of the search results; providing data to the set-top box for adapting characteristics of the avatar to generate an adapted avatar according to the identifying of the change in the emotional state of the user; performing an updated search for the media content, wherein the updated search is modified according to the 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 according to the updated search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a system including a processor, an audio input including a speech of a user, wherein the speech includes a search request and a communication exchange between the user and an avatar presented by a set-top box; providing, by the system, data to the set-top box for adapting characteristics of the avatar to generate an adapted avatar; performing, by the system, a user-initiated search for media content; providing, by the system, results from the user-initiated search to the user; identifying, by the system, a change in an emotional state of the user based on an analysis of the communication exchange between the user and the avatar after the providing of the results to the user, wherein the communication exchange includes an analysis of the speech of the user and an image of the user, wherein the system is remote from the set-top box, and wherein the system is in communication with the set-top box over a network; and generating an adapted search according to the identifying of the change in the emotional state of the user from an initial result of the user-initiated search. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor performs operations comprising:
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providing avatar information to a set-top box to enable the set-top box to present an avatar at a display device, wherein the processor is remote from the set-top box, and wherein the processor is in communication with the set-top box over a network; receiving a communication exchange from between a user and the avatar, wherein the communication exchange includes a response to results from a search request from the user; identifying a change in an emotional state of the user by analyzing the communication exchange between the avatar and the user, wherein the analyzing includes an analysis of images of the user and one of a context of speech of the user, a prosody of speech of the user, a grammatical structure of speech of the user, or any combination thereof; generating an alternative search request for the user responsive to detecting a negative change in the emotional state of the use; presenting the alternative search request to the user via the set-top box; and adapting characteristics of the avatar to generate an adapted avatar according to the change in the emotional state of the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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