SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUP CONTROL IN A METAVERSE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:
- open a group link connection in response to a request from a user to open the group link connection, wherein the user is designated as a leader of a linked group associated with the group link connection, wherein the linked group comprises a plurality of linked users;
control an action of an avatar associated with the user in response to an input command by the user; and
control an action of another avatar of another user of the linked group in response to the input command by the user.
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Abstract
A metaverse system and method for allowing a user to control a group of avatars in a metaverse application. The metaverse system includes a client computer, a metaverse server, and a group link engine. The metaverse server hosts a metaverse application over a network. The client computer interfaces with the metaverse application. The group link engine opens a group link connection. A linked group associated with the group link connection includes at least two linked users. At least one user is designated as a leader of the linked group. The group link engine includes a group link controller to allow the leader to control an action of an avatar of at least one other user.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:
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open a group link connection in response to a request from a user to open the group link connection, wherein the user is designated as a leader of a linked group associated with the group link connection, wherein the linked group comprises a plurality of linked users; control an action of an avatar associated with the user in response to an input command by the user; and control an action of another avatar of another user of the linked group in response to the input command by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A metaverse system comprising:
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a client computer coupled to a network; a metaverse server coupled to the client computer, the metaverse server to host a metaverse application; a group link engine coupled to the metaverse server, the group link engine to open a group link connection in response to a request from a user to open the group link connection, wherein a linked group associated with the group link connection comprises at least two linked users, and at least one of the linked users is designated as a leader of the linked group associated with the group link connection, the group link engine comprising; a group link controller to allow the leader to control an action of an avatar of at least one other user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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opening a group link connection in response to a request from a user to open the group link connection, wherein a linked group associated with the group link connection comprises at least two linked users, and at least one of the linked users is designated as a leader of the linked group associated with the group link connection; and controlling an action of a plurality of avatars of the linked group associated with the group link connection in response to an input command by the leader of the linked group. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A metaverse group link system comprising:
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a leader client computer coupled to a network, the leader client computer to send a request to open a group link connection; a leader display device to display a leader metaverse client viewer; a group link engine coupled to a metaverse application, the group link engine to open the group link connection in response to the request to open the group link connection, wherein a user on the leader client computer is designated as a leader of a linked group associated with the group link connection; a leader group link interface coupled to the leader client computer, the leader group link interface to facilitate configuring a group link connection profile and to send a group link invitation to another user to join the linked group; a follower client computer coupled to the network, the follower client computer to receive the group link invitation; a follower display device to display a follower metaverse client viewer; and a follower group link interface coupled to the metaverse application, the follower group link interface to facilitate the other user to accept the group link invitation and to join the linked group, wherein the other user that is associated with the follower client computer is designated as a follower of the linked group associated with the group link connection. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for establishing a linked group of metaverse users, each metaverse user associated with an avatar of a metaverse application, wherein one of the metaverse users is designated as a leader of the linked group; and means for controlling an action of all of the avatars of the linked group in response to an action of the avatar associated with the leader of the linked group of metaverse users.
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