Virtual social supervenue for sharing multiple video streams
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1. A method for sharing multiple video streams with others within a virtual social venue, 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,accessing a social graph associated with the user, the social graph being provided by a social network to which the user belongs, the social graph including a list of friends of the user;
leveraging the social graph to enable the user to selectively invite friends from the user'"'"'s social network to participate in the virtual social venue;
providing a plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces within the virtual three-dimensional space;
enabling the user and/or the user'"'"'s friends to select multiple video streams to feed into the virtual three-dimensional space;
instantiating the multiple selected video streams onto the plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces; and
simultaneously displaying the multiple selected video streams on the plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces to the users 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 enables users to select multiple videos to display simultaneously within the virtual social venue. User selection of a clickable advertisement within the virtual social venue causes a web browser to launch with a point-of-sale opportunity related to the advertisement.
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1. A method for sharing multiple video streams with others within a virtual social venue, 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, accessing a social graph associated with the user, the social graph being provided by a social network to which the user belongs, the social graph including a list of friends of the user; leveraging the social graph to enable the user to selectively invite friends from the user'"'"'s social network to participate in the virtual social venue; providing a plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces within the virtual three-dimensional space; enabling the user and/or the user'"'"'s friends to select multiple video streams to feed into the virtual three-dimensional space; instantiating the multiple selected video streams onto the plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces; and simultaneously displaying the multiple selected video streams on the plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces to the users within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for leveraging a social network to create virtual social media experiences within a virtual three-dimensional space, the method comprising:
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providing a user with an interface that provides a shareable virtual three-dimensional space and enables the user to invite friends from a social network to which he or she belongs; enabling the user to select two-dimensional media content to share within that space; connecting to the user'"'"'s social network, wherein the social network provides a social graph with a list of friends of the user; leveraging the social graph to enable the user to invite friends from the social network to share the two-dimensional media within the shareable virtual three-dimensional space; providing a virtual screen, window, or other viewing surface within the virtual three-dimensional space; instantiating the selected media content onto the virtual screen, window, or other viewing surface; and displaying the selected media content to a user within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space; within the virtual social venue, providing one or more displays containing one or more advertisements for one or more products or services related to the selected media content, the one or more advertisements being selectable by the user; upon selection by a user of an advertisement, opening a browser window to a point-of-sale webpage where the user can purchase a corresponding product or service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A social media platform comprising:
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a user interface providing a virtual social venue represented in virtual three-dimensional space and powered by a three-dimensional graphics engine; the user interface enabling users to select multiple video streams to feed into the virtual three-dimensional space; a data interface between the virtual social venue and a social network that enables invitation of users from the social network to participate in the virtual social venue; and a plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space; wherein the user interface is operable to instantiate the multiple selected video streams onto the plurality of virtual screens, windows, or other viewing surfaces and simultaneously display them to the users within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A social media platform comprising:
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a virtual social venue comprising a three-dimensional graphics engine providing a virtual three-dimensional space; a data interface between the virtual social venue and a social network that enables invitation of users from the social network to participate in the virtual social venue; a virtual screen, window, or other viewing surface within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space; a clickable advertisement instantiated onto the virtual screen, window, or other viewing surface; and a user interface that displays the clickable advertisement to each admitted user within the context of the virtual three-dimensional space; wherein selection by a user of an advertisement launches a browser window to a point-of-sale webpage where the user can purchase a corresponding product or service.
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