Robert Daniel Best

53582594, Oct 25, 1994

Oct 21, 1993

8/140266

Robert M. Best - Bellevue WA

A63F 922

273434

Talking video games can provide simulated voice dialog between human players and animated characters on a TV screen. Two or more players can take turns responding to animated characters and two or more animated characters can respond to each player and to each other, thereby providing three-way or four-way conversations. Pictures and voices are generated from digital data separately stored on a laser-readable disk such as a CD-ROM in compressed form. As the game is played each animated character talks to the human game players and waits for a response. Each player has a hand-held controller that displays two or more phrases or sentences and a player responds by pressing a button next to a selected phrase. An animated character then responds to the selected phrase as if it had been spoken by the human player. Speech recognition is not required.

53930703, Feb 28, 1995

May 5, 1993

8/057945

Robert M. Best - Bellevue WA

A63F 922

273434

Talking video games can provide simulated voice dialogs between human players and animated characters on a video screen. When two or more characters are in two different scenes, the animated picture may alternate between the two scenes to give an illusion that the actions in both scenes are happening simultaneously. A character in one scene talks with a character in the other scene who then may talk back. Each scene branches to two or more subsequent scenes. But within each scene there are several branching dialog sequences, thereby providing a large variety of possible dialogs. Scenes are separated in space or in time. The characters may be shown talking with each other through a voice communication apparatus such as a telephone or two-way radio or through an opening in a wall such as a window or door. Each player has a hand-held controller that displays two or more phrases or actions. A player responds by pressing a button next to a selected phrase or action.

53930720, Feb 28, 1995

May 19, 1993

8/063858

Robert M. Best - Bellevue WA

A63F 922

273434

Talking video games provide simulated voice dialog between human players and animated characters on a video or television screen. Two or more animated characters argue with each other and with human game players who control directly or indirectly what the characters do and say. Many different kinds of vocal conflicts can be simulated. Each scene branches to two or more subsequent scenes. But within each scene there are several branching dialog sequences, thereby providing a large variety of possible dialogs. Pictures and voices are generated from digital data read from a laser-readable disk or stored in semiconductor memory. Each player has a hand-held controller that displays two or more phrases or sentences. A player responds to what an animated character says by pressing a button next to a selected sentence. An animated character then responds vocally or by action to the selected sentence as if it had been spoken by the human player or says the words the player selected.

53930711, Feb 28, 1995

May 12, 1993

8/060743

Robert M. Best - Bellevue WA

A63F 922

273434

Talking video games provide simulated voice dialog between human players and animated characters on a video or television screen. Two or more animated characters perform cooperative actions and talk about what they are doing or will soon do. They talk to each other and to the human players who control directly or indirectly what the characters do and say. Each scene branches to two or more subsequent scenes. But within each scene there are several branching dialog sequences, thereby providing a large variety of possible dialogs. Pictures and voices are generated from digital data read from a laser-readable disk or stored in a semiconductor memory. Each player has a hand-held controller that displays two or more phrases or sentences. A player responds to what an animated character says by pressing a button next to a selected sentence. An animated character then responds verbally or by action to the selected sentence as if it had been spoken by the human player or says the words the player selected.