Presentation of an avatar in a media communication system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitates performance of operations, comprising;
receiving from a media processor a response generated by the media processor based on an analysis of a communication exchange between equipment of a user and an avatar having characteristics comprising a plurality of characteristics that corresponds to a user profile of the user;
identifying from the response a requirement for initiation of a communication session with a content source that provides the media processor with access to media content;
receiving from the content source an avatar profile comprising a gesture profile of a character, wherein the gesture profile is based on gestures indicative of a behavior of the character, based on a characteristic of the character supplied by the content source;
generating an adapted avatar based on the avatar profile by adapting in part the characteristics of the avatar to exhibit the behavior of the character based on the gesture profile of the character supplied by the content source while retaining a second characteristic of the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profilewherein the second characteristic is determined based on user preferences and behavior modeling of monitored media consumption;
detecting a termination of the communication session with the content source; and
adjusting the avatar to have the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profile of the user, responsive to the detecting of the termination of the communication session.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system that generates an avatar having a first behavior determined by a user profile of a user. An avatar profile is received from a content source for modifying the avatar according to a second behavior. The avatar is modified to generate an adaptive avatar based on the avatar profile. The adaptive avatar has, at least in part, the second behavior determined by the avatar profile, while retaining, at least in part, the first behavior determined by the user profile of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitates performance of operations, comprising; receiving from a media processor a response generated by the media processor based on an analysis of a communication exchange between equipment of a user and an avatar having characteristics comprising a plurality of characteristics that corresponds to a user profile of the user; identifying from the response a requirement for initiation of a communication session with a content source that provides the media processor with access to media content; receiving from the content source an avatar profile comprising a gesture profile of a character, wherein the gesture profile is based on gestures indicative of a behavior of the character, based on a characteristic of the character supplied by the content source; generating an adapted avatar based on the avatar profile by adapting in part the characteristics of the avatar to exhibit the behavior of the character based on the gesture profile of the character supplied by the content source while retaining a second characteristic of the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profile wherein the second characteristic is determined based on user preferences and behavior modeling of monitored media consumption; detecting a termination of the communication session with the content source; and adjusting the avatar to have the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profile of the user, responsive to the detecting of the termination of the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate a performance of operations comprising:
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detecting a response of a user during a communication exchange between equipment of the user and an avatar having a plurality of characteristics that correspond to a user profile of the user; initiating a communication session with a content source responsive to identifying from the response, a requirement for initiation of the communication session with the content source, wherein the content source provides access to media content including a character supplied by the content source; generating an adapted avatar by adapting a gesture profile of the avatar to include gestures indicative of a behavior of the character, based on a characteristic of the character supplied by the content source, wherein the adapted avatar emulates the gestures; and retaining in the adapted avatar a first characteristic of the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profile, while adapting a second characteristic of the plurality of characteristics to an avatar profile received from the content source, wherein the avatar profile comprises appearance aspects, a content search method, and a content presentation method associated with the character supplied by the content source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a processing system including a processor, a user response during a communication exchange between equipment of a user and an avatar presentable on a media presentation device, wherein the avatar reflects a plurality of characteristics that correspond to a user profile of the user; initiating, by the processing system, a communication session with a content source, responsive to identifying from the user response, a requirement for initiation of the communication session with the content source, wherein the content source provides the processor with access to media content including a character supplied by the content source; generating, by the processing system, an adapted avatar for presentation on the media presentation device, wherein the adapted avatar has a first characteristic of the plurality of characteristics that correspond to the user profile and a second characteristic of the plurality of characteristics that corresponds to an avatar profile supplied by the content source, wherein the avatar profile comprises gesture information based on a gesture indicative of a behavior of the character, while retaining the first characteristic; presenting, by the processing system, the adapted avatar on the media presentation device, wherein the adapted avatar emulates the gestures of the character supplied by the content source; and retrieving, by the processing system, the user profile associated with the user, wherein the generating of the adapted avatar comprises retaining the first characteristic of the plurality of characteristics of the avatar that correspond to the user profile, while adapting another characteristic of the plurality of characteristics to comply with the second characteristic of the plurality of characteristics of the avatar to the avatar profile, and wherein the first characteristic of the plurality of characteristics is determined based on behavior modeling of the user utilizing media consumption behavior of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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