Personality-Based Device
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsHugh A. Teegan, Eric N. Badger, Drew E. Linerud
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Abstract
A personality-based theme may be provided. An application program may query a personality resource file for a prompt corresponding to a personality. Then the prompt may be received at a speech synthesis engine. Next, the speech synthesis engine may query a personality voice font database for a voice font corresponding to the personality. Then the speech synthesis engine may apply the voice font to the prompt. The voice font applied prompt may then be produced at an output device.
Claims20
A method for providing a personality-based theme, the method comprising:
- querying, by an application program, a personality resource file for a prompt corresponding to a personality;
- receiving the prompt at a speech synthesis engine;
- querying, by the speech synthesis engine, a personality voice font database for a voice font corresponding to the personality;
- applying, by the speech synthesis engine, the voice font to the prompt;
- and
- producing the voice font applied prompt at an output device.
A system for providing a personality-based theme, the system comprising:
- a memory storage;
- and
- a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
- produce at least one audio content corresponding to a predetermined personality;
- and
- produce at least one video content corresponding to the predetermined personality.
A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing a personality-based theme, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
- receiving, at a personality manager, a user initiated input indicating a personality;
- notifying at least one application of the personality;
- and
- receiving a personality resource file in response the at least one application requesting the personality resource file in response to the at least one application being notified of the personality.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.