Multiple avatar personalities
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsPatrick D. Blattner, John D. Robinson, Andrew C. Weaver
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Abstract
Perception of multiple online personas is enabled in an instant messaging communications session. At least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed are identified. A first persona of a user is enabled to be projected to a first of the identities while a second persona of the same user is enabled to be concurrently projected to a second of the identities. The first and second personas each include an avatar capable of being animated, and the first persona and the second persona differ.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for enabling perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session, the method comprising:
- associating a first persona with a first group;
- associating a second persona with a second group;
- identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to which messages may be directed, the at least two identities including a first identity and a second identity;
- identifying that the first identity is a member of the first group and the second group;
- identifying that the second identity is a member of the first group;
- determining, as a result of membership in the second group by the first identity, to project the second persona to the first identity by overriding the first persona with the second persona;
- projecting the second persona to the first identity;
- concurrent with projecting the second persona to the first identity, determining to project the first persona to the second identity as a result of the membership in the first group by the second identity,
- concurrent with projecting the second persona to the first identity, projecting the first persona to the second identity;
- wherein the first persona includes a first graphical representation capable of being displayed during the instant message communications session, the second persona includes a second graphical representation capable of being displayed during the instant message system communications session, and the first persona and the second persona differ.
A system for enabling perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session, the system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- memory, operatively connected to the at least one processor and containing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method, the method comprising:
- associating a first persona with a first group;
- associating a second persona with a second group;
- identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed, the at least two identities including a first identity and a second identity;
- identifying that the first identity is a member of the first group and the second group;
- identifying that the second identity is a member of the first group;
- determining, as a result of membership in the second group by the first identity, to project a second persona to the first identity by overriding the first persona with the second persona;
- projecting the second persona to the first identity;
- concurrent with projecting the second persona to the first identity, determining, as a result of the membership in the first group by the second identity, to project the first persona to the second identity;
- concurrent with projecting the second persona to the first identity, projecting the first persona to the second identity;
- wherein:
- the first persona includes a first graphical representation capable of being displayed during the instant message communications session,
- the second persona includes a second graphical representation capable of being displayed during the instant message system communications session, and
- the first persona and the second persona differ.
A system for enabling perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session, the system comprising a processor connected to a storage device and one or more input/output devices, wherein the processor is configured to:
- associate a first persona with a first group;
- associate a second persona with a second group;
- identify at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed, the at least two identities including a first identity and a second identity;
- identify that the first identity is a member of the first group and the second group;
- identify that the second identity is a member of the first group;
- determine, as a result of membership in the second group by the first identity, to project a second persona to the first identity by overriding the first persona with the second persona;
- project the second persona to the first identity;
- concurrent with projecting the second persona to the first identity, determine, as a result of the membership in the first group by the second identity, to project the first persona to the second identity;
- concurrent with projecting the second persona to the first identity, project the first persona to the second identity;
- wherein
- the first persona and the second differ.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.