ENHANCED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL SPACE

• US 20160179297A1
• Filed: 02/26/2016
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellifect Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Intellaffect, Inc.
• Inventors: LUNDIN, John A., WESTFALL, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 10,061,468 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/825 Fostering virtual characters
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• 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: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/40 of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings

Abstract

A system and method for providing a virtual space determines a representation of the virtual space based on information defining a personality of a character within the virtual space and/or information indicating a user'"'"'s personality. The system and method may also determine the information defining the character'"'"'s personality based on information regarding the user and/or information regarding the character. In some examples, the system and method may further determine information to facilitate a development of the user based on the information describing the user'"'"'s personality. The system and method may also determine the user'"'"'s personality based on information indicating user'"'"'s personality. In some examples, the user'"'"'s personality may be determined based on user'"'"'s experiences within the virtual space. In some other examples, the user'"'"'s personality may be determined based on information regarding the user that is acquired from sources external to the virtual space.

Claims

1. A method for providing a virtual space, comprising:

analyzing, on one or more processors, information associated with a user to determine a first personality associated with the user;

determining, on the one or more processors, a second personality associated with an avatar that represents the user within the virtual space based at least in part on the first personality associated with the user; and

generating, on the one or more processors, a representation associated with the virtual space based at least in part on the second personality associated with the avatar that represents the user within the virtual space.