Patent ID: 6356867
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A63F,G06F

Abstract:
A system for generating scripts having verbal content, the system comprising:a computer having a user input receiver operative to receive a user's definition of a script for at least one computer-controllable animated physical figure, the script including a plurality of interconnected script elements each representing an action performable by the computer-controllable animated figure, the script comprising at least one verbal script element representing a verbal action performable by the computer-controllable animated figure; a graphics interface operative to generate a pictorial image of the script as the script is generated by the user, the graphics interface including a drag and drop facility operative to drag and drop script elements and a flowchart generating facility, said facilities being operative to provide a flowchart of script elements including illustrated connections, having respective illustrated directions, interconnecting illustrations of each dragged and dropped script element; and a verbal output generator controlled by the user's definition of the script and operative to generate verbal output as defined in the script, which includes at least verbal action in response to verbal inputs received by the computer-controllable animated physical figure from a user.