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US 2013/0155169 A1Published application
Method and system for providing virtual conferencing
AssigneeVerizon Corporate Services Group Inc.
InventorsScott J. Hoover, Joseph A. Hilburn, Paul V. Hubner
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Abstract
An approach for providing virtual conferencing is described. A virtual conference platform receives, in real-time, images representing users of the respective mobile devices, selects a virtual environment among a plurality of virtual environments, and integrates the images into the selected virtual environment.
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A method comprising:
- initiating a video conferencing session involving a plurality of mobile devices;
- receiving, in real-time, images representing users of the respective mobile devices;
- selecting a virtual environment among a plurality of virtual environments;
- and
- integrating the images into the selected virtual environment.
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A method comprising:
- initiating a video conferencing session, wherein the video conferencing session involves a plurality of mobile devices;
- sending, in real-time, images representing a user of a particular mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the sent images and images representing one or more users of the respective one or more mobile devices are integrated into a virtual environment;
- receiving, in real-time, images relating to the video conferencing session, wherein the received images are integrated images of the virtual environment and the images representing the one or more users of the respective one or more mobile devices.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- initiate a video conferencing session involving a plurality of mobile devices;
- receive, in real-time, images representing users of the respective mobile devices;
- select a virtual environment among a plurality of virtual environments;
- and
- integrate the images into the selected virtual environment.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- initiate a video conferencing session, wherein the video conferencing session involves a plurality of mobile devices;
- send, in real-time, images representing a user of a particular mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the sent images and images representing one or more users of the respective one or more mobile devices are integrated into a virtual environment;
- receive, in real-time, images relating to the video conferencing session, wherein the received images are integrated images of the virtual environment and the images representing the one or more users of the respective one or more mobile devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.