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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Soul Machines Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Jo Hutton, Auckland, NZ;
Mark Sagar, Auckland, NZ;
Amy Wang, Auckland, NZ;
Hannah Clark-Younger, Auckland, NZ;
Kirstin Marcon, Auckland, NZ;
Paige Skinner, Auckland, NZ;
Shane Blakett, Auckland, NZ;
Teah Rota, Auckland, NZ;
Tim Szu-Hsien Wu, Auckland, NZ;
Utkarsh Saxena, Auckland, NZ;
Xueyuan Zhang, Auckland, NZ;
Hazel Watson-Smith, Auckland, NZ;
Travers Biddle, Auckland, NZ;
Emma Perry, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
Embodiments described herein relate to the autonomous animation of Gestures by the automatic application of animations to Input Text—or the automatic application of animation Mark-up wherein the Mark-up triggers nonverbal communication expressions or Gestures. In order for an Embodied Agent's movements to come across as natural and human-like as possible, a Text-To-Gesture Algorithm (TTG Algorithm) analyses Input Text of a Communicative Utterance before it is uttered by a Embodied Agent, and marks it up with appropriate and meaningful Gestures given the meaning, context, and emotional content of Input Text and the gesturing style or personality of the Embodied Agent.