Video games with voice dialog

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Filed on

1982-05-13

Date issued

1984-04-24

Examiner

Gruber, Felix D.

Patent Class

Boots, shoes, and leggings

Other Related Categories

340725, 352 5, 358102, 358903, 364410, 434323, 381 43, G11B 3100, G06F 1544, G10L 100

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

044451873

Description

ABSTRACT:
A video game system by which human viewers conduct simulated voice conversations with game characters or cartoon characters in a branching story game shown on a television screen. The characters and cartoons reply responsively with lip-sync sound to words input by viewers. Different audio and video frames are generated from data memory and video disc to provide one of several alternative replies or alternative actions at each branch point in the game, depending on which words are selected by the viewer. A menu of prompting words is displayed to inform viewers of what words they can use at each branch point. Viewers can input questions or make other remarks by pressing a button next to one of the displayed sentences which causes a recording of the displayed sentence to be played or speech synthesized in lieu of a viewer speaking it. Viewers can chat with simulated images of famous people, call the plays in a ball game, make executive decisions as a king or general, and participate in simulated adventures with interesting game characters who respond to each viewer's words and answer back responsively.

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