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

Claim 0:
1. A companion robot comprising:
a head comprising:
a facemask; and
a projector configured to project facial images onto the facemask;

a facial camera;
a microphone configured to receive audio signals from the environment;
a game engine;
a speaker configured to output audio signals; and
a processor electrically coupled with the projector, the facial camera, the microphone, the game engine, and the speaker; the processor configured to:
receive facial images from the facial camera;
receive speech input from the microphone;
determine an audio output based on the facial images and/or the speech input;
determine a facial projection output based on the speech input;
determine a cognitive game based on the speech input and facial images;
present the cognitive game to the user via a user interface;
produce an image of 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; and
project the facial projection output on the facemask via the projector.