US2016255023A1PendingUtilityA1

Themes Indicative of Participants in Persistent Communication

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Assignee: SEARETE LLCPriority: Jul 30, 2004Filed: Jan 25, 2016Published: Sep 1, 2016
Est. expiryJul 30, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mark A. MalamudJohn D. Rinaldo, Jr.Royce A. LevienPaul G. AllenEdward K.Y. Jung
H04L 67/131H04L 65/403H04L 51/043G06F 3/165G06Q 50/50H04L 12/1813H04L 12/18
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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.

Claims

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what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 determining at least one participant in a networked group interaction; and   presenting an auditory theme representing the at least one participant.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein presenting an auditory theme representing the at least one participant further comprises:
 presenting an auditory theme representing the at least one participant and an interaction status of the at least one participant. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein presenting an auditory theme representing the at least one participant further comprises:
 presenting an auditory theme representing at least one of the participant's status in the interaction, status in an organization, an interaction context of the at least one participant, or at least one attribute of the at least one participant. 
 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the at least one attribute of the at least one participant status in the interaction further comprises:
 at least one of a participant age, affiliation, gender, or location. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the at least one participant status in the interaction further comprises:
 at least one joined status, foreground mode status, background mode status, dropped status, or unable to accept communications status. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the at least one attribute of the at least one participant further comprises:
 at least one participant membership in a group or an organization. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the interaction context further comprises at least one of:
 a level of the participant's interaction aggression, virtual interaction proximity of the participant to other participants of the interaction, or a role of the participant in the interaction. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the auditory theme further comprises at least one of:
 one or more tones, one or more songs, one or more tunes, one or more spoken words, one or more sound clips, or one or more jingles.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 3  wherein presenting the auditory signal further comprises:
 setting at least one of a gain, tempo, tone, key, orchestration, orientation or distribution of sound, echo, or reverb effect of the auditory signal according to at least one of the participant status in the interaction, status in an organization, an interaction context of the at least one participant, or at least one attribute of the at least one participant. 
 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the auditory signal is presented in an ongoing fashion during the participant's participation in the interaction. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the auditory signal is presented in a transitory fashion in response to an interaction event. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein setting the gain of the auditory signal further comprises:
 setting the gain according to whether the at least one participant status is a foreground mode status or a background mode status. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein setting the gain of the auditory signal further comprises:
 attenuating the auditory signal when the at least one participant status is a background mode status. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising:
 terminating presenting the theme when at least one participant status changes to dropped status. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 3  further comprising:
 mixing the auditory signal with a second auditory signal representing an unable to accept communications status. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the second auditory signal further comprises:
 a busy signal. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising:
 the at least one participant status in an organization determined from an organization chart. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising:
 setting a gain of the auditory signal according to the at least one participant status in an organization. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein setting a gain of the auditory signal further comprises:
 setting the gain according to at least one participant corresponding position in an organization chart. 
 
     
     
         20 . 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.   
     
     
         22 . The user interface of  claim 20  wherein the attention status is indicative of a level of participation in the interaction. 
     
     
         22 . The user interface of  claim 20  further comprising:
 a volume of at least one theme of the auditory signal indicative of the attention status of the at least one participant. 
 
     
     
         23 . The user interface of  claim 20  wherein the at least one theme further comprises:
 at least one theme indicative of a status in an organization of the at least one participant. 
 
     
     
         24 . The user interface of  claim 23  further comprising:
 a volume of the at least one theme indicative of the status of the at least one participant in the organization. 
 
     
     
         25 . 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.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising:
 a volume of the at least one theme indicative of the status of the at least one participant in the organization. 
 
     
     
         27 . 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.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27  further comprising:
 a volume of the at least one theme indicative of the available status of the at least one participant. 
 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the at least one theme further comprises:
 a busy signal.

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