Avatar Control via Context-Based Utterance Parameter Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current avatar technologies lack the ability to generate and render context-driven avatars interactively, failing to provide a customizable and immersive user experience due to limitations in real-time adaptation to changing user requirements.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that receive user utterances, identify relevant avatars from a database based on context, extract parameters for controlling avatars, and determine outcomes using vector classification, allowing for real-time control of avatars within permissible parameters.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If avatar technologies use traditional control methods, then system simplicity is maintained, but interactivity and customization capability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments avatar control into distinct modules: utterance reception, context-based avatar identification, parameter extraction, vector classification, outcome determination, and control execution. Each module handles a specific aspect of the interaction, allowing the system to achieve high adaptability through modular design while maintaining manageable complexity through clear separation of concerns.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between user input and avatar control that includes context analysis, parameter extraction, and vector classification mechanisms. This intermediary layer translates natural language utterances into structured control parameters, enabling high customization capability while shielding the core control system from the complexity of natural language processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If avatar technologies implement real-time context analysis, then adaptability to changing user requirements is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereal-time adaptationVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and storing context information, maintaining an active context window, and pre-classifying parameters before full avatar control is required. This allows the system to quickly adapt to changing user requirements in real-time by building on previously processed information rather than analyzing everything from scratch.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements continuous context analysis where the system maintains an ongoing understanding of the conversation context and user requirements. Rather than discrete analysis bursts, the context processing continues smoothly, allowing real-time adaptation without significant processing delays by keeping the useful action of context understanding continuous rather than intermittent.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Adaptability or versatility

If avatar technologies allow extensive parameter control, then customization capability is improved, but system reliability deteriorates due to increased error possibilities

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol flexibilityVSAvoidsystem reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the determined outcomes are validated against permissible ranges and previous system states. The control process includes verification steps that check whether extracted parameters and classified vectors lead to valid avatar actions, providing feedback loops that maintain reliability even with extensive control flexibility by catching and correcting errors before they affect system behavior.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements beforehand cushioning by establishing permissible outcome ranges and validation rules before avatar control actions are executed. The system prepares acceptable parameter ranges, outcome constraints, and error handling procedures in advance, creating a cushion of safety that prevents errors from propagating through the system even when extensive parameter control is enabled for high customization capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Data Source

PatentUS11100693B2Method and system for controlling an object avatar

Publication Date: 2021.08.24 WIPRO LTD

AI summary

A technique is provided for controlling an object avatar. The technique includes receiving one or more utterance from one or more user. Further, one or more object avatar is determined from object avatar database based on context. Based on one or more utterances, one or more parameters is extracted to control the object avatar. Further, one or more outcome is determine based on the one or more parameters extracted. Subsequently, the object avatar is controlled when the one or more outcomes correspond to a one or more permissible outcomes.