Interfacing with a spatial virtual communication environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9411489
APP PUB NO 20130104057A1
SERIAL NO

13666633

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A spatial layout of zones of a virtual area in a network communication environment is displayed. A user can have a respective presence in each of one or more of the zones. Navigation controls and interaction controls are presented. The navigation controls enable the user to specify where to establish a presence in the virtual area. The interaction controls enable the user to manage interactions with one or more other communicants in the network communication environment. A respective presence of the user is established in each of one or more of the zones on response to input received via the navigation controls. Respective graphical representations of the communicants are depicted in each of the zones where the communicants respectively have presence.

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  • SOCOCO, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brody, Paul J Palo Alto, US 59 1427
Leacock, Matthew Sunnyvale, US 33 677
Van, Wie David Eugene, US 104 1653

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