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US 2016/0255023 A1Published application
Themes Indicative of Participants in Persistent Communication
AssigneeSearete LLC
InventorsMark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, JR., Royce A. Levien, Paul G. Allen, Edward K.Y. Jung
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Abstract
An auditory theme represents at least one participant in a networked group interaction, and reflects an attribute of that participant. Systems for presenting auditory themes may perform one or more operations. Such operations may include, but are not limited to: determining at least one participant in a networked group interaction; and presenting an auditory theme representing the at least one participant.
Claims29
A method comprising:
- determining at least one participant in a networked group interaction;
- and
- presenting an auditory theme representing the at least one participant.
A user interface comprising:
- an auditory signal comprising at least one theme indicative of an attention status of at least one participant of a networked group interaction.
A method comprising:
- setting an auditory signal for a networked group interaction comprising at least one theme indicative of an organization status of at least one participant of the group.
A method comprising:
- setting an auditory signal for a networked group interaction comprising at least one theme indicative of an available status of at least one participant of the group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.