Patent ID: 11890748
Assignee: DREAM FACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G

Claim 18:
19. A companion robot comprising:
a head comprising:
a facemask; and
a projector configured to project facial images onto the facemask;

motorized arms;
a facial camera;
a game engine;
a microphone configured to receive audio signals from the environment;
a speaker configured to output audio signals; and
a processor electrically coupled with the projector, the motorized arms, the facial camera, the game engine, the microphone, and the speaker; the processor configured to:
receive a user's speech input from the microphone;
receive facial images from the facial camera;
determine an audio output based on the user's speech input;
determine a facial projection output based on the user's speech input;
determine one or more arm motions based on the speech input;
determine a cognitive game based on the user's speech input and facial images;
present the cognitive game to the user via a user interface;
produce an image for a face related to the cognitive game by the game engine and project it onto the facemask via the projector;
receive a response to the cognitive game from the user via the user interface;
output the audio output via the speaker;
project the facial projection output on the facemask via the projector; and
move the motorized arms as per the one or more arm motions.