NETWORK-BASED INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
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1. A network system for providing an entertainment center in a virtual community, comprising:
- a computer storage configured to store information about a user; and
a server configured to support a web user interface on a remote computer device, wherein the web user interface includes;
an entertainment center including a screen configured to display an image;
and one or more seats to be seated by one or more avatars while they watch the image on the screen, wherein at least one of the one or more avatars is associated with the user; and
a mechanism adapted to control the display of the image on the screen.
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Abstract
A network system for providing an entertainment center in a virtual community includes a computer storage configured to store information about a user, a server configured to support a web user interface on a remote computer device. The web user interface includes an entertainment center including a screen configured to display an image, and one or more seats to be seated by one or more avatars while they watch the image on the screen and a mechanism adapted to control the display of the image on the screen. At least one of the one or more avatars is associated with the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A network system for providing an entertainment center in a virtual community, comprising:
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a computer storage configured to store information about a user; and a server configured to support a web user interface on a remote computer device, wherein the web user interface includes; an entertainment center including a screen configured to display an image; and one or more seats to be seated by one or more avatars while they watch the image on the screen, wherein at least one of the one or more avatars is associated with the user; and a mechanism adapted to control the display of the image on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A web user interface for an entertainment center in a network-based virtual community, comprising:
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an entertainment center including; a screen configured to display an image; and one or more seats configured to be seated by one or more avatars while they watch the image on the screen; and a mechanism adapted to control the display of the image on the screen under the control by a user, wherein at least one of the one or more avatars is associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing an entertainment center in a virtual community, comprising:
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providing a web user interface by a web server on a remote computer device operated by a user; streaming video data by a streaming server to the remote computer device; displaying on the web user interface an entertainment center having a screen configured to display images in response to the video data and one or more seats configured to be seated by one or more avatars while they watch the images on the screen; displaying one or more avatars in the entertainment center on the web user interface, wherein at least one of the one or more avatars is associated with the user; and displaying a mechanism adapted to control the display of the images on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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