Multiple avatar personalities
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session, the method comprising:
- identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages are directed;
associating, using at least one processor, a persona with a first of the identities and a different persona with a group of the identities with which the first of the identities is associated; and
enabling a first persona of a user to be projected to the first of the identities while enabling a second persona of the user to be concurrently projected to the second of the identities, wherein;
the persona associated with the first of the identities overrides the different persona associated with the group of the identities to the extent a conflict exists;
the first user persona comprises an amalgamation of the persona associated with the first of the identities and the different persona associated with the group of the identities;
the first and second user personas comprise animated avatars; and
the first user persona and the second user persona differ.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Perception of multiple online personas is enabled in an instant messaging communications session. At least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed are identified. A first persona of a user is enabled to be projected to a first of the identities while a second persona of the same user is enabled to be concurrently projected to a second of the identities. The first and second personas each include an avatar capable of being animated, and the first persona and the second persona differ.
-
Citations
24 Claims
-
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session, the method comprising:
-
identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages are directed; associating, using at least one processor, a persona with a first of the identities and a different persona with a group of the identities with which the first of the identities is associated; and enabling a first persona of a user to be projected to the first of the identities while enabling a second persona of the user to be concurrently projected to the second of the identities, wherein; the persona associated with the first of the identities overrides the different persona associated with the group of the identities to the extent a conflict exists; the first user persona comprises an amalgamation of the persona associated with the first of the identities and the different persona associated with the group of the identities; the first and second user personas comprise animated avatars; and the first user persona and the second user persona differ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for enabling perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session, the method comprising:
-
identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages are directed; associating a persona with a first of the identities and a different persona with a group of the identities with which the first of the identities is associated; and enabling a first persona of a user to be projected to the first of the identities while enabling a second persona of the user to be concurrently projected to the second of the identities, wherein; the persona associated with the first of the identities overrides the different persona associated with the group of the identities to the extent a conflict exists; the first user persona comprises an amalgamation of the persona associated with the first of the identities and the different persona associated with the group of the identities; the first and second user personas comprise animated avatars; and the first user persona and the second user persona differ. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A system for enabling perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session, comprising:
-
a storage device; and at least one processor coupled to the storage device, wherein the storage device stores a program for controlling the at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor, being operative with the program, is configured to; identify at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be are directed; associate a persona with a first of the identities and a different persona with a group of the identities with which the first of the identities is associated; and enable a first persona of a user to be projected to the first of the identities while enabling a second persona of the user to be concurrently projected to the second of the identities, wherein; the persona associated with the first of the identities overrides the different persona associated with the group of the identities to the extent a conflict exists; the first user persona comprises an amalgamation of the persona associated with the first of the identities and the different persona associated with the group of the identities; the first and second user personas comprise animated avatars; and the first user persona and the second user persona differ. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
Specification