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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Holger Irmler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Asa K. Kalama, Pasadena, CA (US);
Raymond J. Scanlon, Burbank, CA (US);
Brent D. Strong, Burbank, CA (US);
Cory J. Rouse, Encino, CA (US);
Renée M. Johnson, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Andrew Stone, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Holger Irmler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Asa K. Kalama, Pasadena, CA (US);
Raymond J. Scanlon, Burbank, CA (US);
Brent D. Strong, Burbank, CA (US);
Cory J. Rouse, Encino, CA (US);
Renée M. Johnson, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Andrew Stone, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for a simulated conversation by a pre-recorded audio navigator, with particular application to informational and entertainment settings. A monitor may utilize a navigation interface to select pre-recorded responses in the voice of a character represented by a performer. The pre-recorded responses may then be queued and sent to a speaker proximate to the performer. By careful organization of an audio database including audio buckets and script-based navigation with shifts for tailoring to specific guest user profiles and environmental contexts, a convincing and dynamic simulated conversation may be carried out while providing the monitor with a user-friendly navigation interface. Thus, highly specialized training is not necessary and flexible scaling to large-scale deployments is readily supported.