公开(公告)号：US20230344878A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18336795

申请日：2023-06-16

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： Eric Cozzi ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  Matthew Leacock

IPC: H04L65/1069 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04L65/65 ,  H04L65/1104 ,  H04L67/52 ,  H04L67/54 ,  H04L67/131

CPC classification number: H04L65/1069 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04L65/65 ,  H04L65/1104 ,  H04L67/52 ,  H04L67/54 ,  H04L67/131

Abstract: A persistent virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective network nodes connected to the virtual area even after all network nodes have disconnected from the virtual area is maintained. A presence in the virtual area is established for a user of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) terminal device. Transmission of data associated with the virtual area to the PSTN terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US20210399922A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17367887

申请日：2021-07-06

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： Robert J. Butler ,  Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  F. Randall Farmer

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  A63F13/79 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of managing a virtual area based on communicant capabilities are described. The communicant capabilities are updated based on rules in response to events in the virtual area. An action by one communicant can affect the capabilities of another communicant. Communicant capabilities can be stored in respective server-side proxies and the virtual area can be managed without transmitting any of the capabilities to the communicants' client network nodes. Capability-based permissions checks can be performed against communicant capabilities with wildcarded attribute fields.

公开(公告)号：US20210349604A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17246843

申请日：2021-05-03

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  H04L12/18 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04N7/15

Abstract: Improved systems and methods for navigating and interacting in virtual communication environments. At least some of these systems and methods provide a framework that includes one or more virtual areas and supports realtime communications between the communicants. At least some of these systems and methods provide an interface that includes navigation controls that enable a user to navigate virtual areas and interaction controls that enable the user to interact with other communicants in the one or more virtual areas.

公开(公告)号：US11025679B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16120026

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： Eric Cozzi ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  Matthew Leacock

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A persistent virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective network nodes connected to the virtual area even after all network nodes have disconnected from the virtual area is maintained. A presence in the virtual area is established for a user of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) terminal device. Transmission of data associated with the virtual area to the PSTN terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US20190109731A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16198516

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： Robert J. Butler ,  Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  F. Randall Farmer

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/58 ,  A63F13/79 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06Q10/10

CPC classification number: H04L12/4641 ,  A63F13/79 ,  G06Q10/101 ,  H04L51/043 ,  H04L67/38

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of managing a virtual area based on communicant capabilities are described. The communicant capabilities are updated based on rules in response to events in the virtual area. An action by one communicant can affect the capabilities of another communicant. Communicant capabilities can be stored in respective server-side proxies and the virtual area can be managed without transmitting any of the capabilities to the communicants' client nodes. Capability-based permissions checks can be performed against communicant capabilities with wildcarded attribute fields.

公开(公告)号：US12192259B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18296099

申请日：2023-04-05

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  Joseph W. Jennings

IPC: H04L65/403 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04812 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L67/30 ,  H04L67/54 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

公开(公告)号：US20230339816A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18338141

申请日：2023-06-20

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： Eric Cozzi ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  Matthew Leacock

IPC: C04B35/119 ,  C04B35/03 ,  C04B37/02 ,  H01L23/15

CPC classification number: C04B35/119 ,  C04B35/03 ,  C04B37/021 ,  C04B37/025 ,  H01L23/15 ,  C04B2235/3222 ,  C04B2235/5436

Abstract: A web browser interface for visualizing realtime network communications in spatial communication environments allows communicants to interact with other communicants in an immersive spatial communication environment without having to install any specialized communication software and without requiring special proxies or firewall additions or exceptions.

公开(公告)号：US20210168179A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17169222

申请日：2021-02-05

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody ,  Joseph W. Jennings

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

公开(公告)号：US10659511B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15702665

申请日：2017-09-12

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/18 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: Switching real-time data stream connections between network nodes sharing a virtual area is described. In one aspect, the switching involves storing a virtual area specification. The virtual area specification includes a description of one or more switching rules each defining a respective connection between sources of a respective real-time data stream type and sinks of the real-time data stream type in terms of positions in the virtual area. Real-time data stream connections are established between network nodes associated with respective objects each of which is associated with at least one of a source and a sink of one or more of the real-time data stream types. The real-time data stream connections are established based on the one or more switching rules, the respective sources and sinks associated with the objects, and respective positions of the objects in the virtual area.

公开(公告)号：US20200020135A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-16

申请号：US16521501

申请日：2019-07-24

Applicant: Sococo, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Leacock ,  David Van Wie ,  Paul J. Brody

IPC: G06T11/00 ,  G06F16/44 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F7/08 ,  G06F17/22 ,  G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/27 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: In a network communications environment supporting realtime communications between respective network nodes of a user and other communicants in virtual areas each of which is associated with its own respective set of communicant members, a graphical user interface is provided in connection with the user's network node. The graphical user interface includes controls for establishing presence in respective ones of the virtual areas, managing realtime communications with other communicants in respective ones of the virtual areas, and presenting different views of communicants associated with the network communications environment. Based on user input in connection with the graphical user interface, a presence is established for the user in a selected one of the virtual areas, realtime communications are administered between the user and one or more communicants who are present in the selected virtual area, and a visualization that shows graphical representations, locations of presence, and realtime activities of communicants across respective ones of the virtual areas is displayed.