VIRTUAL OFFICE DEVICES

• US 20090119604A1
• Filed: 11/06/2007
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Simard, Patrice, Kishore, Ajitesh
• Application Number:
  US11/935,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119604A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/757
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates communicating data utilizing holographic representations. An interface component can receive a portion of data related to a virtual meeting. A holographic component can generate at least one holographic image within a virtual meeting space, wherein the holographic image can virtually represent at least one of the portion of data related to the virtual meeting or a user associated with the virtual meeting. Moreover, a share component can employ a public view or a private view for the holographic image within the virtual meeting space.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates communicating data utilizing holographic representations, comprising:

an interface component that receives a portion of data related to a virtual meeting;

a holographic component that generates at least one holographic image within a virtual meeting space, the holographic image virtually represents at least one of the portion of data related to the virtual meeting or a user associated with the virtual meeting; and

a share component that employs at least one of a public view for the holographic image within the virtual meeting space or a private view for the holographic image within the virtual meeting space.

2. The system of claim 1, the virtual meeting space is an environment in the user interacts with the portion of virtually represented data.

3. The system of claim 2, the virtual meeting space is at least one of a two-dimensional environment, a three-dimensional environment, or a portion of a two-dimensional environment and a three-dimensional environment.

4. The system of claim 2, the virtual meeting space is a simulated location in which the virtual meeting is held and is at least one of a conference room, an office, an auditorium, a conference an on-site location, an off-site location, an inside location, an outside location, an office building, or a conference center.

5. The system of claim 1, the meeting data relates to at least one of establishing connectivity between invitees within the virtual meeting or information that is to be distributed between invitees within the virtual meeting.

6. The system of claim 5, the meeting data that relates to establishing connectivity between invitees within the virtual meeting is at least one of a virtual meeting time, a virtual meeting location, a virtual meeting data, a listing of invitees, a context for the virtual meeting, a telephone number, a third-party conference service, a mobile communication number, a web link, a web site, an web address, or an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

7. The system of claim 5, the meeting data related to information that is distributed between invitees within the virtual meeting is at least one of a word processing document, a portion of email, a portion of an application, a portion of an instant message, a portion of video, a portion of audio, a portion of a slide show, a graph, an agenda, a statistic, a portion of spreadsheet data, a spreadsheet document, a portion of invitee biography data, a website, a network, a server, a portion of remote data, a portion of local data associated with an invitee, a portion of invitee information, an invitee location, an invitee credential, a portion of digital representation information related to an invitee, a data link, a web link, a portion of text, or a portion of an image.

8. The system of claim 1, the share component dynamically implements at least one of the public view or the private view for data based at least in part upon an indication from the user.

9. The system of claim 1, the share component enforces at least one of the public view or the private view for the holographic image in which accessibility is defined for each invitee associated with the virtual meeting.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a control component that manages interaction between a user in the physical world and at least one holographic image within the virtual meeting space.

11. The system of claim 10, the control component prioritizes data communication within the virtual meeting space in a user-specific manner for each invitee.

12. The system of claim 10, the control component enables a user to manipulate at least one holographic image within the virtual meeting space, the manipulation is at least one of a holographic image appearance, a perspective, a dimension, or a characteristic related to receiving data from the virtual meeting.

13. The system of claim 10, the control component incorporates at least one of a body motion from a user in the physical world or a body gesture from a user in the physical world to interact with a holographic image within the virtual meeting space.

14. The system of claim 10, the control component utilizes a device to interact with at least one holographic image within the virtual meeting space, the device is at least one of a screen, a display, a head set, a pair of glasses, a body motion detection environment, a monitor with a shutter open and close technique, a glove, a helmet, a body suite, or a device that bridges a physical environment with a virtual environment to provide interaction therewith.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising a cloud that incorporates at least one of the holographic component, the share component, or the interface component.

16. The system of claim 15, the cloud is a collection of resources maintained by a party and accessible by an identified user over a network.

17. A computer-implemented method that facilitates communicating information within a virtual meeting on a granular level, comprising:

receiving a portion of data related to a virtual meeting;

generating a holographic image for the portion of data within a virtual meeting space; and

enforcing a data access setting for the holographic image within the virtual meeting space.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

identifying a portion of data to generate a holographic image for implementation within the virtual meeting space; and

receiving a data access definition from for the holographic image.

19. The method of claim 17, the virtual meeting space is an environment in the user interacts with the portion of virtually represented data.

20. A computer-implemented system that facilitates employing a virtual meeting between two or more users, comprising:

means for receiving a portion of data related to a virtual meeting;

means for generating at least one holographic image within a virtual meeting space;

means for representing at least one of the portion of data related to the virtual meeting or a user associated with the meeting with the holographic image; and

means for employing at least one of a public view for the holographic image within the virtual meeting space or a private view for the holographic image within the virtual meeting space.