Multimedia communication in a virtual environment
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorsGilbert Cabasse, Fabrice Bonnaud
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Abstract
To set up a multimedia communication between a visiting user and a visited user who are initially present respectively in different virtual spaces in a virtual environment managed by a server (SC) to which the respective terminals (TC) of the visiting user and the visited user are connected via a packet network (RP), the server sets up a video communication between the visited user and the visiting user, following a virtual movement of the visiting user within a virtual space providing access to the space in which the visited user is present, and sets up an audio communication between the visited user and the visiting user, following a virtual movement of the visiting user into the space in which the visited user is present.
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A method for setting up a multimedia communication between a visited user and at least one visiting user who are initially present respectively within different virtual spaces in a virtual environment managed by a server (SC) to which respective terminals (TU) of the visiting and visited users are connected, wherein it comprises the following steps:
- following a virtual movement of the visiting user within a virtual space providing access to the virtual space in which the visited user is present, an audio communication is set up between the visited user and the visiting user, and
- following a virtual movement of the visiting user in the space in which the visited user is present, an audio communication is set up between the visited user and the visiting user.
A server (SC) for setting up a multimedia communication between a visited user and at least one visiting user who are initially present respectively within different virtual spaces in a virtual environment managed by the server (SC) to which respective terminals (TU) of the visiting and visited users are connected, wherein it comprises the following steps:
- means (MCM) for setting up a video communication between the visited user and the visiting user, following a virtual movement of the visiting user within a virtual space providing access to the virtual space in which the visited user is present, and
- means (MCM) for setting up an audio communication between the visited user and the visiting user, following a virtual movement of the visiting user within the virtual space within which the visited user is present.
A computer program capable of being implemented within a server (SC) for setting up a multimedia communication between a visited user and at least one visiting user who are initially present respectively within different virtual spaces in a virtual environment managed by the server (SC) to which respective terminals (TU) of the visiting and visited users are connected, said program being wherein it comprises instructions which, whenever the program is loaded and executed within said server, carry out the following steps:
- following a virtual movement of the visiting user within a virtual space providing access to the virtual space in which the visited user is present, an audio communication is set up between the visited user and the visiting user, and
- following a virtual movement of the visiting user in the space in which the visited user is present, an audio communication is set up between the visited user and the visiting user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.