Varied message playback methods and apparatus
AssigneeMartigold Enterprises, LLC
InventorsGeorge Martin, Yale E. Goldman
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Abstract
A system for playback of messages. Context appropriate messages for an environment may be played back. Messages may be user behavior interactive and subject to user behavior initiated message playback conditions. User generated environment events may be automatically analyzed and user behavior interactive messages may be automatically coordinated. An automated themed message playback apparatus may have a self-contained housing within which a stored themed message, an in situ user generated environment event sensor, and an automated themed message playback device are housed. User generated environment events may be automatically sensed in situ.
Claims24
A method for automatically playing back context appropriate messages for an environment comprising the steps of:
- storing multiple user relevant environment themed behavior interactive messages, said multiple messages each being appropriate for a given user generated environment event, and such storage provided on an automated, battery powered, self-contained selectively positionable and repositionable message playback device within a self-contained housing;
- storing a user environment behavior initiated message playback condition appropriate for said given user generated environment event on said automated, battery powered, self-contained selectively positionable and repositionable message playback device within said self-contained housing;
- automatically in-situ sensing from within said environment by said automated, battery powered, self-contained selectively positionable and repositionable message playback device within said self-contained housing said given user generated environment event;
- automatically analyzing by said automated, battery powered, self-contained selectively positionable and repositionable message playback device within said self-contained housing prior messages said given user generated environment event utilized with respect to said user environment behavior initiated message playback condition appropriate for said given user generated environment event;
- automatically identifying appropriate stored user environment behavior interactive messages appropriate to said given user generated environment event to play back based on said automated analysis;
- varying message playback for said given user generated environment event to vary message content experienced by selecting as an appropriate stored message from said multiple user relevant environment themed behavior interactive messages one of said stored multiple user relevant environment themed behavior interactive messages based on said steps of automatically identifying appropriate stored user environment behavior interactive messages appropriate to said given user generated environment event to play back based on said automated analysis and said step of varying message playback to vary message content for said given user generated environment event to be experienced by said user;
- selecting a new message as compared to at least one prior message from said stored multiple user relevant environment themed behavior interactive messages;
- playing said new message as compared to at least one prior message;
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- automatically individually addressing said user by said automated, battery powered, self-contained selectively positionable and repositionable message playback device within a self-contained housing, by said selected appropriate stored message.
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