Personalized 3D avatars in a virtual social venue
First Claim
1. A method for interacting in a three-dimensional platform, the method comprising:
- providing a user with an interface comprising a virtual three-dimensional space;
connecting to one or more social networks to which the user belongs, each social network providing a social graph with a list of friends of the user;
leveraging the social graph to enable the user to invite friends from the one or more social networks to interact in the three-dimensional space;
providing avatars to the user and friends of the user who enter the virtual social venue;
further leveraging the social graph to import a user profile picture from the one or more social networks to which the user belongs;
superimposing at least a portion of the user profile picture onto the user'"'"'s avatar; and
displaying the avatars with the superimposed profile picture within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space.
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Abstract
A social media platform is provided for interacting in a three-dimensional platform. The platform leverages a social graph from a user'"'"'s social network to enable the user to invite social networking friends to interact within a three-dimensional virtual social venue. The platform also provides avatars to the user and friends who enter the virtual social venue. The platform also leverages the social graph to import user profile pictures from the social network, superimpose them onto the avatars, and display the avatars with the superimposed profile pictures within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space. Alternatively, the platform imports streaming images of the users from cameras, superimpose them onto the avatars, and display the avatars with their superimposed streaming images within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for interacting in a three-dimensional platform, the method comprising:
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providing a user with an interface comprising a virtual three-dimensional space; connecting to one or more social networks to which the user belongs, each social network providing a social graph with a list of friends of the user; leveraging the social graph to enable the user to invite friends from the one or more social networks to interact in the three-dimensional space; providing avatars to the user and friends of the user who enter the virtual social venue; further leveraging the social graph to import a user profile picture from the one or more social networks to which the user belongs; superimposing at least a portion of the user profile picture onto the user'"'"'s avatar; and displaying the avatars with the superimposed profile picture within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for interacting in a three-dimensional platform, the method comprising:
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providing a user within the view field of a camera with an interface comprising a virtual three-dimensional space; connecting to one or more social networks to which the user belongs, each social network providing a social graph with a list of friends of the user; leveraging the social graph to enable the user to invite friends from the one or more social networks to interact in the three-dimensional space; providing avatars to the user and friends of the user who enter the virtual social venue; importing streaming images of the user from the camera; superimposing at least a portion of the streaming images onto the avatar of the user; providing a virtual screen, window, or other viewing surface within the virtual three-dimensional space; and displaying the avatar with the user'"'"'s superimposed streaming images within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A social media platform comprising:
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a three-dimensional graphics engine providing a virtual social venue comprising a virtual three-dimensional space; a user interface to the virtual social venue providing three-dimensional avatars to users to represent the users within the three-dimensional space; and a data interface between the virtual social venue and a social network that enables invitation of contacts from the social network to participate in the virtual social venue; wherein the data interface is operable to import user profile pictures from the social network; wherein the three-dimensional graphics engine is operable to superimpose at least a portion of the profile picture onto the user'"'"'s avatar and display the avatar with the superimposed profile picture within the virtual social venue. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A social media platform comprising:
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a three-dimensional graphics engine providing a virtual social venue comprising a virtual three-dimensional space; a user interface to the virtual social venue providing three-dimensional avatars to users to represent the users within the three-dimensional space; a data interface between the virtual social venue and a social network that enables invitation of contacts from the social network to participate in the virtual social venue; and a camera operable to capture streaming images of the user; wherein the three-dimensional graphics engine is operable to superimpose at least a portion of the streaming images of the user onto the user'"'"'s avatar and display the avatar with the superimposed streaming images within the virtual social venue. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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