Apparatus and Method for a Virtual Environment Center and Venues Thereof

• US 20110022970A1
• Filed: 07/21/2009
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unisfair Limited
• Original Assignee: Unisfair Limited
• Inventors: SOBOL, Ronen, Piekarz, Guy
• Granted Patent: US 8,966,380 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/757
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1046 Joining mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Various aspects of the invention include the creation of a virtual environment. A peer network is constructed with respect to the virtual business environment enables the interaction between peers as well as customization of portions of the virtual environment by authorized peers for the purpose of enabling virtual events. In addition, one aspect of the invention enables the creation of peer-to-peer networks enabling the development of cooperative businesses between a subset of peers on the network, thereby increasing collaboration between independent firms as well as automatic generation of leads.

Claims

1. A system for creation of venues, comprising:

at least one server;

at least one storage unit connected to the at least one server;

a network connected to the at least one servers;

at least a super user of a super entity connected to the network, the super entity enforcing design constraints for a venue; and

executable code in the at least one storage unit, the executable code accessible by an enabled user of the system from a first remote terminal through the network for creating at least a portion of a virtual event of the venue for display on at least a second remote terminal of a visiting user that accesses at least the virtual event, the virtual event being stored on the at least one storage unit, and further enabling at least the enabled user and the visiting user to be connected as network peers of the venue, wherein a venue enables at least one of sharing of content between peers attending the virtual event and collaboration between peers attending the virtual event.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the enabled user is:

a super user, a partner user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the visiting user is:

a super user, a partner user, a visitor.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a peer-to-peer network comprising at least two of;

the super user, the enabled user and the visiting user.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a profile stored in the at least one storage unit.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the profile is a profile of:

the super entity, a partner entity, the enabled user, the visiting user.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the profile contains a value which corresponds to a number of links between the super user, or the enabled user, or visiting user to other users of the system.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the profile of the super entity or the partner entity contains a value which corresponds to an aggregation of links of all respective users of the super entity or a partner entity.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more servers is enabled to access the profile for the purpose of searching and creating a network of users of the virtual environment (VE).

10. The system of claim 9, wherein creating the network of users further includes the generation of leads that are provided to:

the super entity, a partner entity.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the venue comprises at least a virtual super user lounge and a virtual partner lounge, wherein access from the virtual super user lounge to the virtual partner lounge is enabled to only the super user and the partner users.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the super user and the enabled user are enabled to invite another super user or an enabled user to form a sub peer-to-peer network.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is enabled to have a plurality of virtual events wherein at least two virtual events have a partial overlap.

14. A virtual environment center (VEC) server comprising:

a processing unit;

a memory unit coupled to the processing unit;

an interface to a network;

executable code in the memory unit the executable code provided accessible by an enabled user connected to the VEC server from a first remote terminal through the network for creating within a venue at least a portion of a virtual event of the venue for display on at least a second remote terminal of a visiting user that accesses at least the virtual event that is stored on the memory, and further enabling at least the enabled user and the visiting user to be connected as network peers of the venue;

wherein design constraints for the venue are enforced by at least a super user of a super entity, the venue enabling collaboration between users that are super users, enabled users and visiting users of the virtual event;

wherein a venue enables at least one of sharing of content between peers attending the virtual event and collaboration between peers attending the virtual event.

15. The VEC server of claim 14, wherein the enabled user is a super user or a partner user.

16. The VEC server of claim 14, wherein the visiting user is a super user, a partner user, or a visitor.

17. The VEC server of claim 14, further comprising:

a peer-to-peer network comprising at least two of;

the super user, the enabled user, and the visiting user.

18. The VEC server of claim 14, further comprising:

a profile stored in the memory.

19. The VEC server of claim 18, wherein the profile is a profile of:

the super entity, a partner entity, the enabled user, the visiting user.

20. The VEC server of claim 19, wherein the profile contains a value which corresponds to a number of links between the super user, or the enabled user, or the visiting user to other users of the VEC server.

21. The VEC server of claim 19, wherein the profile of the super entity or the partner entity contains a value which corresponds to an aggregation of links of all respective users of the super entity or a partner entity.

22. The VEC server of claim 18, wherein the server is enabled to access the profile for the purpose of searching for and creating a network of users of the venue.

23. The VEC server of claim 22, wherein creating the network of users further includes the generation of leads that are provided to:

the super entity, a partner entity.

24. The VEC server of claim 14, wherein the venue comprises at least a virtual super user lounge and a virtual partner lounge, wherein access from the virtual super user lounge to the virtual partner lounge is enabled to only the super user and the partner users.

25. The VEC server of claim 14, wherein each of the super user the first and the enabled user are enabled to invite another user which is a super user or an enabled user to form a sub peer-to-peer network.

26. The VEC server of claim 14, wherein the VEC server is enabled to have a plurality of virtual events wherein at least two virtual events have a partial overlap.

27. A method comprising:

creating by an enabled user of a venue of a virtual environment center (VEC) of at least a portion of a virtual event;

providing an access for a visiting user to view the at least portion of the virtual event;

forming a peer-to-peer network of the venue; and

connecting the enabled user and the visiting user to the peer-to-peer network of the venue, thereby causing the enabled user and the visiting user to interact in the venue based on at least their respective profiles;

wherein a venue enables at least one of sharing of content between peers attending the virtual event and collaboration between peers attending the virtual event.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

forming a sub peer-to-peer network including a sub set of peers of the peer-to-peer network of the venue.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the enabled user is a super user or a partner user.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the visiting user is a super user, a partner user, or a visitor.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein a profile of the super entity or a profile of the partner entity contains a value which corresponds to an aggregation of links of all respective users of the super entity or a partner entity.

32. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable code when executed causing a processor to perform the process of creating by an enabled user of a virtual environment center (VEC) at least a portion of a virtual event within a venue;

providing an access for a visiting user to view the at least portion of the virtual event;

forming a peer-to-peer network of the venue; and

connecting the enabled user and the visiting user to the peer-to-peer network of the venue, thereby causing the enabled user and the visiting user to interact in the venue based on at least their respective profile;

wherein a venue enables at least one of sharing of content between peers attending the virtual event and collaboration between peers attending the virtual event.