Patent ID: 9108110
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A63F,G09G,G10L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to: transmit operation information to operate respective appliances out of a plurality of appliances connected via a network; carry out processing relating to a plurality of characters, each of said plurality of characters corresponding to a respective appliance and each of said plurality of characters being assigned individual personalities for conversation between at least one of the plurality of appliances and a user and between the plurality of appliances, and change a content of dialog represented by each of the plurality of characters in accordance with the operation information for operating the appliances; allow the conversation between the at least one of the plurality of appliances and the user and between the plurality of appliances; and carry out processing that displays the plurality of characters on a display and that displays the conversation between the at least one of the plurality of appliances and the user and between the plurality of appliances, each of said plurality of characters being represented by virtual characters, wherein the conversation includes the content of dialog between the at least one of the plurality of appliances and the user and between the plurality of appliances, and wherein the content of dialog includes additional commentary separate from state information corresponding to the respective appliances.