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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Linda Roberts, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Horst Juergen Schroeter, Vero Beach, FL (US);
E-Lee Chang, Mableton, GA (US);
Darnell Clayton, Atlanta, GA (US);
Madhur Khandelwal, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processor that causes a STB to present an avatar. The processor can receive from the STB a response of the user, detect from the response a change in an emotional state of the user, adapt a search for media content according to the change in the emotional state of the user, and adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the change in the emotional state of the user. The processor can cause the STB to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.