The Virtual Secretary is an idea I have been tossing around in the gray matter for a couple of years. There is a mostly working prototype working right now.
Update: All features are working.
- Voice and Keyboard Interaction
- Databse Driven Artificial Intelligence
- Wireless Internet Connectivity
- Fully rendered 3d head
- Stand Alone Unit:
- Windows 2000 Professional
- 1.2 Mhz CPU
- 768 MB Ram
- Nvidia Gpu 16 MB Ram
- Sound Blaster
- 15" HD LCD Monitor
Current Task List:
- Check and read email
- Check weather
- Get news and rss feeds
- Monitor and get stock reports
- Do complex math
- Recall learned data like phone numbers and addresses
- Learn from user interaction
- Open programs
- Make calls and has caller ID
- Reminders
- And more...
The 3d head aka Lynda is fully rendered and resizable. Her mouth has 7 different movements to emulate the most common phonemes and her head has 34 different animations relating to tasks and emotions.
