WEB-BROWSER BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA AGGREGATION SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A method for providing, in a web browser, a shared display area allowing user interaction and media sharing, the method comprising:
- a. displaying, in a first web browser to a first user on a first computer, a shared environment navigable by the first user;
b. receiving, from the first user, input corresponding to an interaction with at least one object in the shared environment;
c. perceptibly reproducing, in response to the input, a media file in the environment in the first web browser;
d. displaying, in a second web browser to a second user, the shared environment; and
e. perceptibly reproducing, in response to the input from the first user, the media file in the environment in the second web browser.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for social networking and digital media aggregation represented as a three-dimensional virtual world within a standard web browser are described. In one embodiment, multiple, independent groups of users interact with each other inside a dynamic, three-dimensional virtual environment. These groups may be mutually exclusive and members interact only with other members within the same group. In this manner, system architecture and server requirements may be greatly reduced, since consistent environmental state needs to be maintained only for a small number of interacting participants—typically less than one dozen.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing, in a web browser, a shared display area allowing user interaction and media sharing, the method comprising:
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a. displaying, in a first web browser to a first user on a first computer, a shared environment navigable by the first user; b. receiving, from the first user, input corresponding to an interaction with at least one object in the shared environment; c. perceptibly reproducing, in response to the input, a media file in the environment in the first web browser; d. displaying, in a second web browser to a second user, the shared environment; and e. perceptibly reproducing, in response to the input from the first user, the media file in the environment in the second web browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing, in a web browser, a shared display area allowing user interaction and media sharing, the system comprising:
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means for displaying, in a first web browser to a first user on a first computer, a shared environment navigable by the first user; means for receiving, from the first user, input corresponding to an interaction with at least one object in the shared environment; means for perceptibly reproducing, in response to the input, a media file in the environment in the first web browser; means for displaying, in a second web browser to a second user, the shared environment; and means for perceptibly reproducing, in response to the input from the first user, the media file in the environment in the second web browser. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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