System and method for digital content development using a natural language interface

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a natural language instruction, interpreting the instruction to obtain a machine interpretation, and analyzing the machine interpretation to obtain an intent of the natural language instruction. An actionable command adapted to cause a digital manipulation tool to digitally manipulate a content item is determined according to the intent of the natural language instruction. The actionable command is provided to the digital manipulation tool to obtain the manipulated content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a machine-readable input comprising a natural language instruction;   analyzing, by the processing system, the machine-readable input to obtain an intention of the natural language instruction; and   identifying, by the processing system, a scripted command of a native scripting language of a digital manipulation tool adapted to digitally manipulate a digital content item to obtain a digitally manipulated content item according to the intention of the natural language instruction when applied to the digital manipulation tool.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable input comprises a textual representation of a natural language instruction spoken by a human. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable input is obtained without obtaining a speech-to-text translation of a natural language instruction spoken by a human. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the analyzing of the machine-readable input further comprises using a natural language processor to obtain a functional understanding of the machine-readable input, wherein the intention is obtained according to the functional understanding. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising identifying, by the processing system, the digital manipulation tool according to the machine-readable input. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the scripted command comprises a creation command, the digitally manipulated content item comprising a newly created content element responsive to the natural language instruction. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the scripted command comprises a modification command, the digitally manipulated content item comprising a modified content element responsive to the natural language instruction. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the scripted command of the native scripting language comprises an animation command, the digitally manipulated digital content item comprising an animated content element responsive to the natural language instruction. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the machine-readable input comprising the natural language instruction further comprises:
 receiving, by the processing system, an audio signal comprising the natural language instruction.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the audio signal comprises one of a baseband audio signal, a radio frequency wireless signal, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         11 . A device, comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 obtaining an input signal comprising a natural language instruction; 
 analyzing the input signal to obtain an intention of the natural language instruction; and 
 determining a scripted command of a native scripting language of a digital manipulation tool adapted to digitally manipulate a digital content item according to the intention of the natural language instruction when applied to the digital manipulation tool. 
   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 converting the input signal comprising the natural language instruction into a textual representation of the natural language instruction.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the analyzing the input signal to obtain the intention of the natural language instruction is accomplished without obtaining a speech-to-text translation of the input signal. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the analyzing of the input signal comprising the natural language instruction further comprises using a natural language processor to obtain a functional understanding of the input signal comprising the natural language instruction, wherein the intention is obtained according to the functional understanding. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the scripted command is according to predetermined operational requirements of the digital manipulation tool. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the scripted command comprises a creation command adapted to generate a newly created content element selected from a group consisting of a scenic element of a digitally represented environment, an object element adapted for presentation within the digitally represented environment, an actor element adapted for animation within the digitally represented environment, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 obtaining a natural language instruction;   analyzing the natural language instruction to obtain an intention of the natural language instruction; and   identifying a scripted command of a native scripting language of a digital manipulation tool adapted to digitally manipulate a content item according to the intention of the natural language instruction when applied to the digital manipulation tool.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the analyzing the natural language instruction further comprises obtaining a textual representation of the natural language instruction. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the analyzing the natural language instruction is accomplished without obtaining a speech-to-text translation of the natural language instruction. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the analyzing of the natural language instruction further comprises using a natural language processor to obtain a functional understanding of the natural language instruction, wherein the intention is obtained according to the functional understanding.