Facilitating user configured assistance requests through a chat in a virtual space
First Claim
1. A system configured to facilitate a user configured assistance request communicated through a chat session, the system comprising:
- a memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured by machine-readable instructions to;
execute an instance of the virtual space, to implement the instance of the virtual space by receiving and executing commands to facilitate user interactions with the virtual space, and to determine view information for presentation of the virtual space on client computing platforms through space interfaces to facilitate user actions in the virtual space;
implement an instance of a chat session to facilitate synchronous textual communications between users within the virtual space;
transmit the textual communications that make up the chat session to the computing platforms for presentation through graphical chat interfaces, the graphical chat interfaces being presented on the client computing platforms such that they replace the space interfaces to facilitate the presentation of the textual communications;
receive user inputs requesting assistance submitted through graphical chat interfaces;
generate assistance requests based on the received user inputs;
effectuate communication of the generated assistance requests through the chat sessions for presentation through the graphical chat interfaces; and
,wherein responsive to receiving inputs from a first user requesting assistance, a first assistance request is generated and communication of the first assistance request is effectuated to a second user through a chat session participated by the second user for presentation through a graphical chat interface implemented on a client computing platform associated with the second user;
wherein the first assistance request is generated to request one or more types of virtual resources, one or more virtual items, and/or one or more virtual space entities to be provided and/or transferred to the first user.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating a user to initiate and accept an assistance request through a chat session is disclosed. Controls may be provided in a graphical chat interface to enable the user to specify inputs to request assistance from other users participating in the chat session. An assistance request may be generated and communicated to those users through the chat session. Graphical representation for the assistance request and controls that facilitate the users to accept the assistance request may be provided in the graphical chat interface. Upon an acceptance to the assistance request by a responding user through the graphical chat interface, an assistance command may be generated and executed in the virtual space.
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14 Claims
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1. A system configured to facilitate a user configured assistance request communicated through a chat session, the system comprising:
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a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured by machine-readable instructions to; execute an instance of the virtual space, to implement the instance of the virtual space by receiving and executing commands to facilitate user interactions with the virtual space, and to determine view information for presentation of the virtual space on client computing platforms through space interfaces to facilitate user actions in the virtual space; implement an instance of a chat session to facilitate synchronous textual communications between users within the virtual space; transmit the textual communications that make up the chat session to the computing platforms for presentation through graphical chat interfaces, the graphical chat interfaces being presented on the client computing platforms such that they replace the space interfaces to facilitate the presentation of the textual communications; receive user inputs requesting assistance submitted through graphical chat interfaces; generate assistance requests based on the received user inputs; effectuate communication of the generated assistance requests through the chat sessions for presentation through the graphical chat interfaces; and
,wherein responsive to receiving inputs from a first user requesting assistance, a first assistance request is generated and communication of the first assistance request is effectuated to a second user through a chat session participated by the second user for presentation through a graphical chat interface implemented on a client computing platform associated with the second user; wherein the first assistance request is generated to request one or more types of virtual resources, one or more virtual items, and/or one or more virtual space entities to be provided and/or transferred to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system configured to facilitate a user configured assistance request within an instance of a virtual space communicated through a chat session, and implementing the instance of the virtual space and the chat session, wherein the chat sessions facilitate textual communication between users and include a first assistance request from a first user, the system comprising:
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a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured by machine-readable instructions to; generate space interfaces to present views of the virtual space on a display associated with a second user and/or to provide one or more controls for the user to initiate actions in the virtual space; generate a graphical chat interface that replaces space interfaces, wherein the graphical chat interface comprises visual display of the first assistance request and one or more controls enabling the second user to provide inputs for responding to and/or modifying terms of the first assistance request; determine an acceptance to the first assistance request for the second user based on the inputs provided by the second user through the graphical chat interface; and effectuate communication of the acceptance by the second user to the first user through a chat session. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method for facilitating a user configured assistance request communicated through a chat session, the method being implemented in one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
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executing an instance of the virtual space and implementing the instance of the virtual space by receiving and executing commands to facilitate user interactions with the virtual space; determining view information for presentation of the virtual space on client computing platforms through space interfaces to facilitate user actions in the virtual space; implementing an instance of a chat session to facilitate synchronous textual communications between users within the virtual space; transmitting the textual communications that make up the chat session to the computing platforms for presentation through graphical chat interfaces, the graphical chat interfaces being presented on the client computing platforms such that they replace the space interfaces to facilitate the presentation of the textual communications; receiving user inputs requesting assistance submitted through graphical chat interfaces, generating assistance requests based on the received user inputs, and effectuating communication of the generated assistance requests through the chat sessions for presentation through the graphical chat interfaces, wherein responsive to receiving inputs from a first user requesting assistance, generating a first assistance request and effectuate communication of the first assistance request to a second user through a chat session participated by the second user for presentation through a graphical chat interface implemented on a client computing platform associated with the second user; wherein the first assistance request is generated to request one or more types of virtual resources, one or more virtual items, and/or one or more virtual space entities to be provided to and/or transferred to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for facilitating a user configured assistance request within an instance of a virtual space communicated through a chat session, wherein the chat sessions facilitate textual communication between users and include a first assistance request from a first user, the method being implemented in one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
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generating space interfaces to present views of the virtual space on a display associated with a second user and/or to provide one or more controls for the user to initiate actions in the virtual space; generating a graphical chat interface that replaces space interfaces, wherein the graphical chat interface comprises visual display of the first assistance request and one or more controls enabling the second user to provide inputs for responding to and/or modifying terms of the first assistance request; and determining a response to the first assistance request for the second user based on the inputs provide by the second user through the graphical chat interface and to effectuate communication of the acceptance by the second user to the first user through a chat session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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