SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENT CHARACTER DATA SHARING

• US 20100229106A1
• Filed: 03/06/2009
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trion World ABC LLC
• Original Assignee: Trion World Network, Inc.
• Inventors: Farina, Bryan Joseph, Van Caneghem, Jon Edward, Huang, Peter Chi-Hao, Lee, Robert Ernest, Turner, Erin E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,661,073 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/757
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/60 Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or game-integrated level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5533 using program state or machine event data, e.g. server keeps track of the state of multiple players on in a multiple player game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5553 user representation in the game field, e.g. avatar
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/556 Player lists, e.g. online players, buddy list, black list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/572 Communication between players during game play of non game information, e.g. e-mail, chat, file transfer, streaming of audio and streaming of video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

Synthetic environment character data sharing is described, including retrieving data from a plurality of sources configured to store the data, the data being generated from an interaction between a character and a synthetic environment, generating a feed comprising dynamic content associated with the character and the synthetic environment, the feed being configured to present the data to one or more clients associated with the synthetic environment in substantially real time, transmitting the feed to the one or more clients, extracting the data from the feed and presenting the data on the one or more clients after being extracted from the feed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

retrieving data from a plurality of sources configured to store the data, the data being generated from an interaction between a character and a synthetic environment;

generating a feed comprising dynamic content associated with the character and the synthetic environment, the feed being configured to present the data to one or more clients associated with the synthetic environment in substantially real time;

transmitting the feed to the one or more clients;

extracting the data from the feed; and

presenting the data on the one or more clients affected from the feed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more clients is logged into the synthetic environment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more clients is not logged into the synthetic environment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthetic environment is a persistent virtual world.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is associated with a geographical location of the character within the synthetic environment.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is associated with a presence status of the character relative to the synthetic environment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more clients is a web application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the one or more clients is accessing the synthetic environment using a mobile communication device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the data visually on an interface associated with at least one of the one or more clients.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is configured to be graphically presented on a map viewer.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is configured to be presented as a news ticker.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a grid coordinate, the grid coordinate being configured to be presented visually on an interface, the grid coordinate being associated with a reference point within the synthetic environment.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is configured to be graphically presented as a color.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein a control is configured to turn off visual presentation of the data.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising filtering the data based on an input.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the input identifies one or more accounts associated with a friends list.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a message notification associated with an event.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the event occurs substantially within the synthetic environment.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the event occurs substantially outside the synthetic environment.

20. A method, comprising:

generating character data comprising dynamic content from one or more sources associated with a synthetic environment, the synthetic environment being configured for an application accessed by one or more end devices configured to receive the character data;

configuring a feed comprising the character data;

sending the character data in substantially real time from the one or more sources to the one or more end devices using the feed; and

presenting the character data in the application.

21. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to store data associated with a character and a synthetic environment; and

a logic module configured to retrieve data from a plurality of sources configured to store the data, the data being generated from an interaction between a character and a synthetic environment to generate a feed comprising dynamic content associated with the character and the synthetic environment, the feed being configured to present the data to one or more clients associated with the synthetic environment in substantially real time, transmit the feed to the one or more clients, extract the data from the feed, and present the data on the one or more clients after being extracted from the feed.

22. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to store data associated with a synthetic environment; and

a processor configured to generate character data comprising dynamic content from one or more sources associated with a synthetic environment, the synthetic environment being configured for an application accessed by one or more end devices configured to receive the character data, configure a feed comprising the character data, send the character data in substantially real time from the one or more sources to the one or more end devices using the feed, and present the character data in the application.

23. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

retrieving data from a plurality of sources configured to store the data, the data being generated from an interaction between a character and a synthetic environment;

generating a feed comprising dynamic content associated with the character and the synthetic environment, the feed being configured to present the data to one or more clients associated with the synthetic environment in substantially real time;

transmitting the feed to the one or more clients;

extracting the data from the feed; and

presenting the data on the one or more clients after being extracted from the feed.

24. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

generating character data comprising dynamic content from one or more sources associated with a synthetic environment, the synthetic environment being configured for an application accessed by one or more end devices configured to receive the character data;

configuring a feed comprising the character data;

sending the character data in substantially real time from the one or more sources to the one or more end devices using the feed; and

presenting the character data in the application.