公开(公告)号：US20130073978A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-21

申请号：US13604400

申请日：2012-09-05

申请人： Robert J. Butler ,  Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  F. Randall Farmer

发明人： Robert J. Butler ,  Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  F. Randall Farmer

IPC分类号： G06F3/01

CPC分类号： H04L12/4641 ,  A63F13/79 ,  G06Q10/101 ,  H04L51/043 ,  H04L67/38

摘要： Apparatus and methods of managing a virtual area based on communicant capabilities are described. The communicant capabilities are updated based on rules in response to events in the virtual area. An action by one communicant can affect the capabilities of another communicant. Communicant capabilities can be stored in respective server-side proxies and the virtual area can be managed without transmitting any of the capabilities to the communicants' client network nodes. Capability-based permissions checks can be performed against communicant capabilities with wildcarded attribute fields.

公开(公告)号：US20120324001A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13229395

申请日：2011-09-09

申请人： Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

发明人： Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/043 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/38

摘要： Other communicants in a network communications environment who have relationship ties with a user that satisfy a particular relationship predicate and who are present in a zone of a respective other virtual area that is assigned to the other communicant are determined. Indications of presence of the determined other communicants in the zones of the other virtual areas is transmitted to the user. Each virtual area is associated with a respective communicant who is present in the virtual area and has a relationship tie with the user that satisfies a relationship predicate. Responsive to user input referencing a selected virtual area, a request to establish a presence for the user in the selected virtual area is transmitted. Responsive to user input referencing a particular communicant, a request to establish a network communications link between the respective network nodes operated by the user and the particular communicant is transmitted.

摘要翻译： 确定与网络通信环境中的与满足特定关系谓词并且存在于分配给另一通信者的相应其他虚拟区域的区域中的用户有关系的其他通信者。 在其他虚拟区域的区域中确定的其他通信者的存在的指示被发送给用户。 每个虚拟区域与存在于虚拟区域中并且与满足关系谓词的用户有关系的相应通信者相关联。 响应于参考所选虚拟区域的用户输入，发送在所选择的虚拟区域中为用户建立存在的请求。 响应于参考特定通信者的用户输入，发送在由用户操作的各个网络节点和特定通信者之间建立网络通信链路的请求。

公开(公告)号：US20120254858A1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-04

申请号：US13432784

申请日：2012-03-28

申请人： Josh Moyers ,  Matthew Leacock ,  Paul J. Brody ,  David Van Wie ,  Seth Miller

发明人： Josh Moyers ,  Matthew Leacock ,  Paul J. Brody ,  David Van Wie ,  Seth Miller

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/40 ,  G06F8/61 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L67/42

摘要： Examples that are described herein provide systems and methods for creating virtual areas for realtime communications. Some examples provide a quick and easy process for creating a virtual area for a set of communicants and provisioning those communicants for realtime communications in the virtual area. Some examples provide a quick and easy way for a user to wrap a realtime communications framework around a network service. Through seamless integration of realtime communications (e.g., realtime audio, video, chat, screen sharing, and file transfer) in persistent virtual areas, these examples are able to enhance and improve communicants' experiences with a network service relative to traditional browser based methods of collaborating on network service based projects.

摘要翻译： 这里描述的示例提供用于创建用于实时通信的虚拟区域的系统和方法。 一些示例提供了一个快速简单的过程，用于为一组通信者创建虚拟区域并为虚拟区域中的实时通信提供这些通信者。 一些示例为用户围绕网络服务包装实时通信框架提供了一种快速简便的方法。 通过将持续虚拟区域中的实时通信（例如实时音频，视频，聊天，屏幕共享和文件传输）无缝集成在一起，这些示例能够相对于传统的基于浏览器的方法，可以增强和改善与网络服务相关的通信者体验 合作开展基于网络服务的项目。

公开(公告)号：US20120246582A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13487159

申请日：2012-06-02

申请人： Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

发明人： Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L51/043

摘要： In a network communications environment supporting realtime communications between respective network nodes of a user and other communicants in virtual areas associated with respective sets of communicant members, a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided in connection with the user's network node. The GUI includes controls for establishing presence in respective ones of the virtual areas, managing realtime communications with other communicants in respective ones of the virtual areas, and presenting different views of communicants associated with the network communications environment. Based on user input in connection with the GUI, a presence is established for the user in a selected one of the virtual areas, realtime communications are administered between the user and one or more communicants who are present in the selected virtual area, and a visualization that shows graphical representations, locations of presence, and realtime activities of communicants across respective ones of the virtual areas is displayed.

摘要翻译： 在支持用户的各个网络节点和与相应的通信员成员组相关联的虚拟区域中的其他通信者之间的实时通信的网络通信环境中，与用户的网络节点相关联地提供图形用户界面（GUI）。 GUI包括用于在相应的虚拟区域中建立存在的控制，管理与虚拟区域中的相应虚拟区域中的其他通信者的实时通信，以及呈现与网络通信环境相关联的通信者的不同视图。 基于与GUI相关联的用户输入，在所选虚拟区域中为用户建立存在，在用户与存在于所选虚拟区域中的一个或多个通信者之间管理实时通信，以及可视化 显示图形表示，存在的位置以及穿过各个虚拟区域的通信者的实时活动。

公开(公告)号：US20090113066A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US11923629

申请日：2007-10-24

申请人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

发明人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/605 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L67/38

摘要： Switching real-time data stream connections between network nodes sharing a virtual area is described. In one aspect, the switching involves storing a virtual area specification. The virtual area specification includes a description of one or more switching rules each defining a respective connection between sources of a respective real-time data stream type and sinks of the real-time data stream type in terms of positions in the virtual area. Real-time data stream connections are established between network nodes associated with respective objects each of which is associated with at least one of a source and a sink of one or more of the real-time data stream types. The real-time data stream connections are established based on the one or more switching rules, the respective sources and sinks associated with the objects, and respective positions of the objects in the virtual area.

摘要翻译： 描述在共享虚拟区域的网络节点之间切换实时数据流连接。 在一个方面，切换涉及存储虚拟区域规范。 虚拟区域规范包括一个或多个切换规则的描述，每个切换规则每个定义相应的实时数据流类型的源和虚拟区域中的位置之间的实时数据流类型的接收器之间的相应连接。 在与相应对象相关联的网络节点之间建立实时数据流连接，每个对象与一个或多个实时数据流类型的源和汇的至少一个相关联。 基于一个或多个切换规则，与对象相关联的各个源和宿以及虚拟区中的对象的相应位置来建立实时数据流连接。

公开(公告)号：US08930472B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13209812

申请日：2011-08-15

申请人： Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

发明人： Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/58

CPC分类号： H04L65/403 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L51/043 ,  H04L51/066 ,  H04L67/142

摘要： In a network communication environment in which communicants operating from respective client network nodes connect to different server applications, communicants who are related to a target communicant are ascertained, statuses of the related communicants with respect to the different server applications are determined, and indications of the related communicants and the determined statuses of the related communicants are transmitted to the target communicant. Graphical representations of the related communicants and graphical indications of the statuses of the related communicants with respect to connections to the different server applications may be displayed on a display. A contact list including a respective graphical representation of each of one or more of the communicants also may be displayed in association with visual cues representing the ascertained types of current interaction activities respectively engaged in by the one or more communicants. A single universal user identifier may be used to identify each communicant.

摘要翻译： 在从各个客户网络节点运行的通信者连接到不同的服务器应用的网络通信环境中，确定与目标通信者相关的通信者，确定相对于不同服务器应用的相关通信者的状态， 相关的沟通者和相关的沟通者的确定状态被传送到目标通信者。 可以在显示器上显示相关通信者的图形表示和相关通信者关于与不同服务器应用的连接的状态的图形指示。 可以与代表由一个或多个通信者分别参与的当前交互活动的确定类型的视觉提示相关联地显示包括一个或多个通信者中的每一个的相应图形表示的联系人列表。 可以使用单个通用用户标识符来标识每个通信者。

公开(公告)号：US08732593B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13422757

申请日：2012-03-16

申请人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

发明人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F17/3087 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L67/38 ,  H04N7/157

摘要： Improved systems and methods for navigating and interacting in virtual communication environments are described. At least some of these systems and methods provide a framework that includes one or more virtual areas and supports realtime communications between the communicants. At least some of these systems and methods provide an interface that includes navigation controls that enable a user to navigate virtual areas and interaction controls that enable the user to interact with other communicants in the one or more virtual areas.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在虚拟通信环境中导航和交互的改进的系统和方法。 这些系统和方法中的至少一些提供了包括一个或多个虚拟区域并且支持通信者之间的实时通信的框架。 这些系统和方法中的至少一些提供了一种界面，其包括使得用户能够导航虚拟区域和交互控制的导航控件，使得用户能够与一个或多个虚拟区域中的其他通信者交互。

公开(公告)号：US08621079B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-31

申请号：US12855210

申请日：2010-08-12

申请人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

发明人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L65/605 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L67/38

摘要： In one aspect, one or more real-time data stream connections that deliver a set of real-time data streams to a given network node are determined based at least in part on bandwidth capabilities of the given network node. In another aspect, for each of one or more recipient network nodes, a respective link over which to transmit a respective transmission set of one or more real-time data streams is determined. For each of the links, the respective link bandwidth is apportioned between one or more channels that are respectively allocated to the one or more real-time data streams in the respective transmission set.

摘要翻译： 在一个方面，至少部分地基于给定网络节点的带宽能力来确定将一组实时数据流传递给给定网络节点的一个或多个实时数据流连接。 在另一方面，对于一个或多个接收方网络节点中的每一个，确定发送一个或多个实时数据流的相应传输集合的相应链路。 对于每个链路，相应链路带宽在分别分配给相应传输组中的一个或多个实时数据流的一个或多个信道之间分配。

公开(公告)号：US20120216131A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13399775

申请日：2012-02-17

申请人： Josh Moyers ,  Matthew Leacock ,  Paul J. Brody ,  David Van Wie ,  Robert J. Butler

发明人： Josh Moyers ,  Matthew Leacock ,  Paul J. Brody ,  David Van Wie ,  Robert J. Butler

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L41/0803 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L65/4053 ,  H04L67/1059 ,  H04L67/1095

摘要： Apparatus and methods relating to persistent network resource and virtual area associations for realtime collaboration include managing and displaying an object associated with a virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective client network nodes. Examples of the object include an object that has one or more user-modifiable property fields and an object that is associated with screen sharing functionality of the client network node.

摘要翻译： 与实时协作的持久性网络资源和虚拟区域关联相关的装置和方法包括管理和显示与支持建立相应的存在的各个客户端网络节点的通信者的虚拟区域相关联的对象。 对象的示例包括具有一个或多个用户可修改的属性字段的对象和与客户机网络节点的屏幕共享功能相关联的对象。

公开(公告)号：US20120179672A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-12

申请号：US13422757

申请日：2012-03-16

申请人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

发明人： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F17/3087 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L67/38 ,  H04N7/157

摘要： Improved systems and methods for navigating and interacting in virtual communication environments. At least some of these systems and methods provide a framework that includes one or more virtual areas and supports realtime communications between the communicants. At least some of these systems and methods provide an interface that includes navigation controls that enable a user to navigate virtual areas and interaction controls that enable the user to interact with other communicants in the one or more virtual areas.

摘要翻译： 改进的虚拟通信环境中导航和交互的系统和方法。 这些系统和方法中的至少一些提供了包括一个或多个虚拟区域并且支持通信者之间的实时通信的框架。 这些系统和方法中的至少一些提供了一种界面，其包括使得用户能够导航虚拟区域和交互控制的导航控件，使得用户能够与一个或多个虚拟区域中的其他通信者交互。