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

Claim 7:
8. A companion robot comprising:
a head comprising a facial display;
a neck mechanism mechanically coupled with the head;
a facial camera;
a game engine;
a microphone configured to receive audio signals from the environment; and
a processor electrically coupled with the facial display, the facial camera, the game engine, the neck mechanism, and the microphone; the processor configured to:
receive facial images from the facial camera;
receive speech input from the microphone;
determine a user's mood based on the speech input and/or the facial images;
select a robot facial image from a subset of facial images based on the user's mood;
select a sequence of neck movements from a subset of neck movements based on the user's mood;
move the head in accordance with the selected sequence of neck movements via the neck mechanism;
determine a cognitive game based on the user's mood;
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; and
display the selected facial images on the facial display.