Deliberative and reactive processing are combined to process multi-modal inputs and direct movements and speech of a synthetic character that operates as an interface between a user and a piece of equipment. The synthetic character is constructed as an ally, working with and helping the user learn and...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6570555?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6570555 - Method and apparatus for embodied conversational characters with multimodal input/output in an interface device
Method and apparatus for embodied conversational characters with multimodal ...