Interactivity Platform System and Method

• US 20100058207A1
• Filed: 04/14/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Simmersion Holdings Pty. Limited
• Original Assignee: Simmersion Holdings Pty. Limited
• Inventors: Hamey, Benjamin, Hamey, Nathan, Cotter, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US12/423,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20100058207A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/763
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B

Abstract

A system and method permitting each of a plurality of users to create, populate and share a decentralised virtual world using an applications platform with a peer to peer network.

Claims

1. A system for generating a virtual world, including:

a storage medium having an applications platform for creating a virtual world, the applications platform being configured to permit each of a plurality of users to create a virtual world;

an input device adapted to permit the user to create objects to populate the virtual world; and

a processor coupled to said storage medium and said input device, said processor being configured to operate a peer to peer network between the users of the applications platform.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the applications platform is configured to accept user-created objects with behaviour characteristics.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the applications platform is configured to permit user-created objects to be transferred from one user to another user.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the applications platform is configured to transfer a user-created object from a first user to a second user on command from the first user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the applications platform is configured to create the virtual world off-line.

6. A method for generating a virtual world, including:

providing an applications platform to a plurality of users, the applications platform being configured to communicate with each user using a peer to peer network, and permit each user to build a virtual world and populate the virtual world with content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the content is customisable by the user.

8. A method for generating a virtual world, including:

sharing an applications platform with a plurality of users using a peer to peer network;

creating a virtual world on the applications platform; and

populating the virtual world with content.

9. The method of claim 8, further including customising the content according to the preferences of the user.

10. The method of claim 8, further including assigning behaviour characteristics to at least a portion of the content.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of assigning includes adapting the content to react to conditions of an environment in the virtual world in which the content is placed.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein one of the conditions includes velocity relative to the content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the velocity is variable.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the content is a cosbit.

15. The method of claim 8, further including controlling access to the applications platform by each of the users.

16. The method of claim 8, further including transferring a content from one user to another user.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transfer involves a payment to an originating user.

18. The method of claim 8, further including saving the virtual world onto a personal computing device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the personal computing device is a laptop computer or hand held device.

20. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of creating is conducted offline.

21. The method of claim 8, wherein the content includes an avatar configured as a 3D moving model.

22. A method for generating and sharing a user-owned 3D virtual world in a computer based program, the method comprising the steps of:

authoring said virtual world;

composing content from an arbitrary set of materials for use in said virtual world;

sharing said virtual world with a network of selected users; and

assigning behaviour characteristics to at least a portion of the content.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said network of selected users utilises a peer to peer network architecture, which includes a communications network, peer to peer protocol, and peer to peer network protocol.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein said composed content is composed in a format specific to said computer based program.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein said content is stored in a user inventory.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein said content is published in a market place for transaction with other users of said computer based program.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein said content is simulated inside the computer based program, using tools provided within the computer based program.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein said content is imported from outside the computer based program, while honouring all attributes of said content that have been ascribed to said content in other graphic or rendering programs.

29. The method of claim 22, wherein the computer based program is accessible to each one of a plurality of users.

30. The method of claim 22, wherein the content includes an avatar configured as a 3D moving model.