Unified location and presence communication across real and virtual worlds
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a processing system including a processor, first virtual location data associated with a first user of a first communication device, wherein the first virtual location data represents a first position of a first avatar in a virtual world generated by a computing device;
adjusting, by the processing system, a multimedia session between the first communication device and a second communication device of a second user to simulate one of sounds, graphics or a combination thereof associated with the first avatar in the virtual world for presentation at the second communication device;
determining, by the processing system, first location data associated with a first location of the first communication device; and
publishing, by the processing system, the first location and the first position to the virtual world;
wherein the publishing the first location and the first position to the virtual world comprises enabling equipment of one or more other users having one or more respective other avatars in the virtual world to be presented with first published information representative of the first location and the first position at the equipment; and
wherein the first published information representative of the first location and the first position is presented using text appearing in the virtual world.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing unified location and presence information of and intercommunication among a plurality of networked users is disclosed, where the users may be real world people or virtual world personae. Generally, after receiving data representative of a first and second user'"'"'s presence or location in the real or a virtual world over a communications network, the users are permitted to view each other'"'"'s presence in a virtual network. The users are identified by endpoint addresses, and may intercommunicate using various types of media via the communications network.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a processing system including a processor, first virtual location data associated with a first user of a first communication device, wherein the first virtual location data represents a first position of a first avatar in a virtual world generated by a computing device; adjusting, by the processing system, a multimedia session between the first communication device and a second communication device of a second user to simulate one of sounds, graphics or a combination thereof associated with the first avatar in the virtual world for presentation at the second communication device; determining, by the processing system, first location data associated with a first location of the first communication device; and publishing, by the processing system, the first location and the first position to the virtual world; wherein the publishing the first location and the first position to the virtual world comprises enabling equipment of one or more other users having one or more respective other avatars in the virtual world to be presented with first published information representative of the first location and the first position at the equipment; and wherein the first published information representative of the first location and the first position is presented using text appearing in the virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, perform operations, the operations comprising; determining a first position of a first avatar in a virtual world, wherein the virtual world is generated by a computing device; adjusting a multimedia session between a first communication device of a first user and a second communication device of a second user to simulate one of sounds, graphics, or a combination thereof experienced by the first avatar in the virtual world for presentation at the second communication device; receiving first location data associated with a first location of the first communication device; providing the second user of the second communication device with the first location of the first communication device and the first position of the first avatar; and publishing the first location and the first position to the virtual world; wherein the publishing the first location and the first position to the virtual world comprises enabling equipment of one or more other users having one or more respective other avatars in the virtual world to be presented with published information representative of the first location and the first position at the equipment; and wherein the published information representative of the first location and the first position is presented using text appearing in the virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, perform operations, the operations comprising:
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presenting, in a virtual world to an avatar, voice communication data from a first communication device associated with a first user, wherein the avatar is generated in the virtual world for presentation at a second communication device associated with a second user, wherein the virtual world is generated by a computing device, and wherein the voice communication data is presented via one of text, an audible message or a combination thereof; obtaining virtual communication data from the second user utilizing the second communication device, wherein the virtual communication data is obtained via interaction between the second user and the avatar; providing the virtual communication data to the first communication device; adjusting a multimedia session between the first communication device and the second communication device to simulate one of sounds, graphics or a combination thereof experienced by the avatar in the virtual world for presentation at the first communication device; presenting at the second communication device a first location of the first communication device via the avatar; publishing to the virtual world a second location of the second communication device and a position of the avatar; wherein the publishing the second location and the position to the virtual world comprises enabling equipment of one or more other users having one or more respective other avatars in the virtual world to be presented with published information representative of the second location and the position at the equipment; and wherein the published information representative of the second location and the position is presented using text appearing in the virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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