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Virtual meeting place system and method

  • US 9,268,398 B2
  • Filed: 09/05/2012
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • enabling, by a virtual meeting computer, a virtual meeting comprising online interaction among a plurality of meeting participants;

    periodically generating, by the computer, an interaction reward icon for display on a first user interface of a first user in the plurality of meeting participants,wherein the interaction reward icon is randomly displayed for a temporary duration,wherein selecting the interaction reward icon results in an increase in a user interaction rating,wherein a plurality of user interfaces comprises the first user interface;

    in response to the generating the interaction reward icon, displaying the interaction reward icon;

    receiving, by the computer and from the first user, a selection of the displayed interaction reward icon;

    in response to the receiving the selection, increasing, by the computer, the user interaction rating associated with the first user;

    receiving, by the virtual meeting computer, a scan request via a scan control of the first user interface, wherein the scan request includes a request to search for a subset of meetings related to a first topic and a meeting within the subset of meetings where certain multiple participants exist; and

    while iterating, by the virtual meeting computer and based upon the scan request, through a plurality of active meetings, wherein the iterating comprises providing first audio data associated with a first meeting to a user device of the first user for a predetermined period of time and, in response to the first predetermined period of time expiring, providing second audio data associated with a second meeting to the user device of the first user for the predetermined period of time, continuing to periodically generate the interaction reward icon.

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