SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERACTING SYSTEM

• US 20150156228A1
• Filed: 11/18/2014
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ronald Langston
• Original Assignee: Ronald Langston
• Inventors: LANGSTON, RONALD
• Application Number:
  US14/543,996
• Publication Number:
  US 20150156228A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate

Abstract

A computer-implemented is described. The method can include receiving, at a computing device having one or more processors, a first input from a first user. The first input can be indicative of a first avatar representing the first user. The method can also include receiving, at the computing device, a second input from a second user. The second input can be indicative of a second avatar representing the second user. The method can also include receiving, at the computing device, a third input from one of the first user and the second user. The third input can be indicative of a primary virtual environment for the first avatar and the second avatar. The method can also include outputting, at the computing device, a first video to the first user of the primary virtual environment. The first video can be representative of a first first-person viewpoint of the primary virtual environment. The method can also include outputting, at the computing device, a second video to the second user of the primary virtual environment. The second video can be representative of a second first-person viewpoint of the primary virtual environment different than the first first-person viewpoint. The method can also include including, at the computing device, only nonstrategic content in the first video and the second video.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a computing device having one or more processors, a first input from a first user, the first input indicative of a first avatar representing the first user;

receiving, at the computing device, a second input from a second user, the second input indicative of a second avatar representing the second user;

receiving, at the computing device, a third input from one of the first user and the second user, the third input indicative of a primary virtual environment for the first avatar and the second avatar;

outputting, at the computing device, a first video to the first user of the primary virtual environment, the first video representative of a first first-person viewpoint of the primary virtual environment;

outputting, at the computing device, a second video to the second user of the primary virtual environment, the second video representative of a second first-person viewpoint of the primary virtual environment different than the first first-person viewpoint; and

including, at the computing device, only nonstrategic content in the first video and the second video.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein including nonstrategic content is further defined as:

including, at the computing device, substantially similar nonstrategic content in the first video and the second video.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein including nonstrategic content is further defined as:

including, at the computing device, the content in the first video and the second video such that the content is observable and progresses to completion without requiring further input from either of the first user or second user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein including nonstrategic content is further defined as:

including, at the computing device, the content in the first video and the second video such that the computing device does require a series of maneuvers or stratagems from either the first user or the second user for obtaining a specific goal or result after receiving the third input.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a fourth input from the first user, the fourth input being a voice input including a voice of the first user, the fourth input received during outputting of the first video having nonstrategic content;

receiving, at the computing device, a fifth input from the second user, the fifth input being a voice input including a voice of the second user, the fifth input received during outputting of the second video having nonstrategic content;

outputting, at the computing device, first audio to the first user during outputting of the first video having nonstrategic content, the first audio being the fifth input received from the second user; and

outputting, at the computing device, second audio to the second user during outputting of the second video having nonstrategic content, the second audio being the fourth input received from the first user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 further comprising:

including, at the computing device, the second avatar in the first video; and

modifying, at the computing device, a display of the second avatar in the first video in response to receiving the fifth input, the display of the second avatar modified such that the second avatar is displayed as talking in the first video during outputting of the first audio to the first user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 further comprising:

outputting, at the computing device, the first audio and the second audio concurrently.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing, at the computing device, a plurality of different primary virtual environments having only nonstrategic content.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 wherein storing further comprises:

storing, at the computing device, at least one of a first primary virtual environment being a comedy club wherein the first video and second video include a performance of a comedian, a second primary virtual environment being a museum wherein the first video and second video include a sequential display of paintings, a third primary virtual environment being a theater wherein the first video and second video include a performance of a play, a fourth primary virtual environment being a theater wherein the first video and second video include playing of a movie, and a fifth primary virtual environment being a church wherein the first video and second video include a presentation of a sermon.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

including, at the computing device, advertising in the first video and the second video.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

outputting, at the computing device, an entry virtual environment to the first user and the second user before receiving the third input, the entry virtual environment displaying one or more primary virtual environments available to the first user and the second user, the entry virtual environment being a mall and the one or more primary virtual environments being represented as stores in the mall.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

outputting, at the computing device, an entry virtual environment to the first user and the second user before receiving the third input, the entry virtual environment displaying one or more primary virtual environments available to the first user and the second user, the entry virtual environment being a street of a town and the one or more primary virtual environments being represented as stores along the street.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a sixth input from the first user, the sixth input indicative of attributes of the first user, the attributes including preferences of the first user relative to other users.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a seventh input from the first user, the seventh input indicative of a search query of other users.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 wherein receiving the sixth input is further defined as:

receiving, at the computing device, the sixth input from the first user, the sixth input indicative of attributes of the first user, the attributes including limiting permissions associated with search queries of other users.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, an eighth input from the first user, the eighth input indicative of a message from the first user to the second user, the eighth input received before the third input, and the eighth input representative of a request to jointly participate in the primary virtual environment; and

outputting, at the computing device, a message request output to the second user in response to receiving the eighth input from the first user.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a ninth input from the second user, the ninth input indicative of acceptance of the message request output; and

outputting, at the computing device, a message output to the second user in response to receiving the ninth input from the second user, the message output representative of the eighth input.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 further comprising:

outputting, at the computing device, a third video to the first user of an entry virtual environment different than the primary virtual environment, the third video representative of a third first-person viewpoint of the entry virtual environment, the entry virtual environment displaying one or more representations of primary virtual environments available to the first user and the second user;

outputting, at the computing device, a fourth video to the second user of the entry virtual environment, the fourth video representative of a fourth first-person viewpoint of the entry virtual environment; and

wherein receiving, at the computing device, the third input occurs after outputting the third video and outputting the fourth video.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

including, at the computing device, the second avatar in the first video; and

including, at the computing device, the first avatar in the second video.

20. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising;

receiving a first input from a first user, the first input indicative of a first avatar representing the first user;

receiving a second input from a second user, the second input indicative of a second avatar representing the second user;

receiving a third input from one of the first user and the second user, the third input indicative of a primary virtual environment for the first avatar and the second avatar;

outputting a first video to the first user of the primary virtual environment, the first video representative of a first first-person viewpoint of the primary virtual environment;

outputting a second video to the second user of the primary virtual environment, the second video representative of a second first-person viewpoint of the primary virtual environment different than the first first-person viewpoint; and

including only nonstrategic content in the first video and the second video.