METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR EXPRESSING AND EXCHANGING OPINIONS ON VIRTUAL OBJECTS

• US 20150367237A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Icelero Inc.
• Original Assignee: Icelero Inc.
• Inventors: Ramchandran, Amit, Zarkesh, Amir Masoud
• Application Number:
  US14/404,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20150367237A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/48 Starting a game, e.g. activating a game device or waiting for other players to join a multiplayer session
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/825 Fostering virtual characters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/847 Cooperative playing, e.g. requiring coordinated actions from several players to achieve a common goal
• 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 2300/575 for trading virtual items
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/65 for computing the condition of a game character

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product for multi -player video gaming, including a virtual representation of a first user; a virtual object provided to the first user by a second user or a virtual representation of the second user; and the virtual object provided by the second user configured to influence a level of emotion and feeling, including health and happiness of the virtual representation of the first user.

Claims

1. A system for multi-player video gaming, the system comprising:

a virtual representation of a first user;

a virtual object provided to the first user by a second user or a virtual representation of the second user; and

the virtual object provided by the second user configured to influence a level of emotion and feeling, including health and happiness of the virtual representation of the first user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual representation of the first user is representative of likes and dislikes of the first user obtained through social collaborative filtering techniques.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual representation of the first user is configured to collect virtual objects received from other users or virtual representations of other users.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configure to allow the first user to view the virtual object being received by the virtual representation of the first user and make adjustments to the virtual representation of the first user so as to result in a change in a level of emotion or feeling of the virtual representation of the first user.

5. A method for multi-player video gaming, the method comprising:

generating a virtual representation of a first user;

generating a virtual object provided to the first user by a second user or a virtual representation of the second user; and

influencing with the virtual object provided by the second user a level of emotion and feeling, including health and happiness of the virtual representation of the first user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the virtual representation of the first user is representative of likes and dislikes of the first user obtained through social collaborative filtering techniques.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising collecting by the virtual representation of the first user virtual objects received from other users or virtual representations of other users.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising allowing the first user to view the virtual object being received by the virtual representation of the first user and make adjustments to the virtual representation of the first user so as to result in a change in a level of emotion or feeling of the virtual representation of the first user.

9. A computer program product for multi-player video gaming, and including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

generating a virtual representation of a first user;

generating a virtual object provided to the first user by a second user or a virtual representation of the second user; and

influencing with the virtual object provided by the second user a level of emotion and feeling, including health and happiness of the virtual representation of the first user.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the virtual representation of the first user is representative of likes and dislikes of the first user obtained through social collaborative filtering techniques.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising collecting by the virtual representation of the first user virtual objects received from other users or virtual representations of other users.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising allowing the first user to view the virtual object being received by the virtual representation of the first user and make adjustments to the virtual representation of the first user so as to result in a change in a level of emotion or feeling of the virtual representation of the first user.