Interaction In A Virtual Social Environment

• US 20080229215A1
• Filed: 03/14/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Btzik George Cohen, Samuel Pierce Baron
• Original Assignee: Btzik George Cohen, Samuel Pierce Baron
• Inventors: Baron, Samuel Pierce, Cohen, Btzik George
• Application Number:
  US12/048,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20080229215A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/006 based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method and system for virtual interaction between multiple users of a virtual social environment. The method and system disclosed herein provides a virtual social environment for multiple users including a first user and a second user to socially interact. The virtual social environment enables the first user to host multiple multimedia in the virtual social environment. The step of hosting includes one of selecting prerecorded multimedia and adding multimedia content. The first user invites the second user for synchronous participation in the virtual social environment and consumption of multimedia in the virtual social environment. The interaction is based on multiple privileges assigned for the second user by the first user.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of virtual interaction between a plurality of users of a virtual social environment, comprising the steps of:

providing said virtual social environment for said users, wherein the users including a first user and a second user interact with each other in the virtual social environment;

enabling said first user to host a plurality of multimedia in the virtual social environment, wherein said step of hosting comprises one of selecting prerecorded multimedia and adding multimedia content;

inviting said second user by the first user for synchronous participation in the virtual social environment; and

enabling the first user and the second user to interact in the virtual social environment, wherein said interaction is based on a plurality of privileges assigned for the second user by the first user;

whereby said virtual interaction between the users is performed in the virtual social environment.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first user creates a playlist in the virtual social environment, wherein said playlist comprises a plurality of assorted multimedia.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual social environment enables the first user to select from a plurality of virtual interaction sessions and to join a selected virtual interaction session.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual social environment enables the first user and the second user to search and add multimedia in the virtual social environment.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said privileges include allowing the second user to change user image, send invitation for others to join the session, search and add content, move the multimedia to a playlist, and modify said playlist.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said interaction of the first user and the second user includes online activities comprising at least one of gaming, chatting, discussions, social networking, meetings, blogging, and sharing of said multimedia.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia is one or more of graphical images, videos, slideshows, and audio content.

8. A computer implemented system for virtual interaction between a plurality of users of a virtual social environment, comprising:

an application server for hosting said virtual social environment, wherein said application server comprises;

a selection module for selecting one or more of a plurality of multimedia provided in the virtual social environment;

a multimedia hosting module for enabling a first user to host said selected multimedia in the virtual social environment;

an invitation module for inviting a second user by said first user for synchronous participation in the virtual social environment; and

an interaction control module for enabling the first user and said second user to interact in the virtual social environment.

9. The computer implemented system of claim 8, further wherein a multimedia acquisition module adds new multimedia content in the virtual social environment.

10. The computer implemented system of claim 8, further comprising a privilege assignment module for assigning privileges to the second user by the first user, wherein said privileges comprise allowing the second user to change user image, send invitation for others to join the session, search and add content, move the multimedia to a playlist, and modify said playlist.

11. The computer implemented system of claim 8, further comprising a creation module for creating a playlist by the first user in the virtual social environment.

12. The computer implemented system of claim 8, further comprising an information database for storing information of the first user and the second user and said multimedia.

13. The computer implemented system of claim 8, further comprising a graphical user interface for enabling the first user and the second user to access the virtual social environment.

14. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium, wherein said computer program product comprises:

a first computer parsable program code for hosting a plurality of multimedia in a virtual social environment;

a second computer parsable program code for selecting prerecorded multimedia and adding multimedia content in said virtual social environment;

a third computer parsable program code for inviting a second user by said first user for synchronous participation in the virtual social environment; and

a fourth computer parsable program code for enabling interaction between the first user and said second user in the virtual social environment.