Patent ID: 7260539
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of rendering a talking head on a client device, wherein the client device has a client cache capable of storing audio/visual data associated with rendering the talking head, the method comprising: A. establishing a network connection between a client device and a server, and soon thereafter storing sentences from the server in a client cache of the client device that relate to bridging delays in a dialog; B. storing templates to be used in dialogs; C. generating a talking head response to a user inquiry from a client device; D. determining whether sentences or stored templates stored in the client cache relate to the talking head response; E. if stored sentences or stored templates relate to the talking head response: F. if the client cache has no stored data associated with the talking head response: G. rendering the talking head response on the client device.