LINDA L COOK, RN217145
Nursing at A St, Davis, CA

6384829, May 7, 2002

Nov 24, 1999

09/447932

Scott A. Prevost - San Francisco CA
Linda K. Cook - Sacramento CA
Peter Hodgson - San Francisco CA

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Tokyo

G06T 1500

345473, 345474

An architecture including a speech manager that identifies input, input content, and location of the input (speech, for example), a action scheduler, a dialog manager, and an animation system provides reduced message traffic and streamlined processing for support of animated characters (conversational characters, for example). Speech recognition is provided along with location information to the action scheduler for determination of appropriate expressions for interactive behavior (looking, turn taking, etc. ), and speech (or input) content is provided to a dialog manager to determine a substantive response (including speech or other content related responses) and any facial expressions or gestures related to content, but not containing content, are identified, and placed in a communication to the animation system.

6466213, Oct 15, 2002

Feb 13, 1998

09/023567

Timothy W. Bickmore - Sacramento CA
Joseph W. Sullivan - Palo Alto CA
Elizabeth F. Churchill - Mountain View CA
Sara A. Bly - Hillsboro OR
Linda K. Cook - Sacramento CA

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G06F 1500

345473

A method and apparatus for facilitating communication about a document between two users creates autonomous, animated computer characters, or avatars, which are then attached to the document under discussion. The avatar is created by one user, who need not be the author of the document, and is attached to the document to represent a point of view. The avatar represents the physical likeness of its creator. The avatar is animated, using an avatar scripting language, to perform specified behaviors including pointing, walking and changing facial expressions. The avatar includes audio files that are synchronized with movement of the avatars mouth to provide an audio message.

7061493, Jun 13, 2006

Apr 7, 1999

09/287521

Linda K. Cook - Sacramento CA, US
Timothy W. Bickmore - Somerville MA, US
Joseph W. Sullivan - San Francisco CA, US
Elizabeth Churchill - San Francisco CA, US
Scott A. Prevost - San Francisco CA, US

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Tokyo
Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G06T 17/00

345473, 345474

Personality traits displayed on a workbench are grouped into a character profile that is utilized in determining the personality and/or specific actions of a synthetic character. The personality traits are selectable by an operator from graduated dials. The personality traits may also be displayed in the form of selectable attributes or trait indicative behaviors that, when selected, are mapped into predetermined amounts of each trait in the character profile. The character profile is utilized to compute activation levels for primary behaviors, which are selected to influence or direct behavior of the synthetic character. Secondary behaviors are also selected, but discarded if conflicting with the selected primary behaviors. When behaviors are selected, the corresponding behaviors are translated into classes of ‘personality effectors’ that modulate the synthetic character's behavioral expression to reflect the desired set of traits.

2003019, Oct 16, 2003

Apr 14, 2003

10/412828

Linda Cook - Sacramento CA, US
Timothy Bickmore - Somerville MA, US
Joseph Sullivan - San Francisco CA, US
Elizabeth Churchill - San Francisco CA, US
Scott Prevost - San Francisco CA, US

G06T015/70

345/473000

Personality traits displayed on a workbench are grouped into a character profile that is utilized in determining the personality and/or specific actions of a synthetic character. The personality traits are selectable by an operator from graduated dials. The personality traits may also be displayed in the form of selectable attributes or trait indicative behaviors that, when selected, are mapped into predetermined amounts of each trait in the character profile. The character profile is utilized to compute activation levels for primary behaviors, which are selected to influence or direct behavior of the synthetic character. Secondary behaviors are also selected, but discarded if conflicting with the selected primary behaviors. When behaviors are selected, the corresponding behaviors are translated into classes of ‘personality effectors’ that modulate the synthetic character's behavioral expression to reflect the desired set of traits.

7006098, Feb 28, 2006

Sep 13, 2002

10/242361

Timothy W. Bickmore - Sacramento CA, US
Joseph W. Sullivan - Palo Alto CA, US
Elizabeth F. Churchill - Mountain View CA, US
Sara A. Bly - Hillsboro OR, US
Linda K. Cook - Sacramento CA, US

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Tokyo
Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G06T 15/00

345474, 345743, 345475, 704235, 704260

A method and apparatus for facilitating communication about a document between two users creates autonomous, animated computer characters, or avatars, which are then attached to the document under discussion. The avatar is created by one user, who need not be the author of the document, and is attached to the document to represent a point of view. The avatar represents the physical likeness of its creator. The avatar is animated, using an avatar scripting language, to perform specified behaviors including pointing, walking and changing facial expressions. The avatar includes audio files that are synchronized with movement of the avatar's mouth to provide an audio message.