Controls and Interfaces for User Interactions in Virtual Spaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018095636-A1
Application number	US-201715722754-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 2, 2017
Priority date	Oct 4, 2016
Publication date	Apr 5, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes sending information configured to render a first view of a virtual space on a display device associated with a user, wherein the virtual space has a first location associated with a first social-commentary item and a second location associated with a second social-commentary item, wherein the first location is within the first view and the second location is outside the first view; sending information configured to render a first user-interface element comprising a representation of the first social-commentary item and a second user-interface element indicating a presence of the second social-commentary item; receiving an input from the user comprising a request to change the first view to a second view of the virtual space; and sending information configured to render the second view of the virtual space and a representation of the second social-commentary item within the second view.

First claim

1 . A method comprising, by a computing system:
sending information configured to render a first view of a virtual space on a display device associated with a user, wherein the virtual space has a first location associated with a first social-commentary item and a second location associated with a second social-commentary item, wherein the first location is within the first view and the second location is outside the first view; sending information configured to render a first user-interface element comprising a representation of the first social-commentary item and a second user-interface element indicating a presence of the second social-commentary item; receiving an input from the user comprising a request to change the first view to a second view of the virtual space; and sending information configured to render the second view of the virtual space and a representation of the second social-commentary item within the second view.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual space is a virtual room.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual space comprises a rendering of a photo.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual space comprises a rendering of a video.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the video is a live-streaming video, wherein the first and second social-commentary items are associated with the respective first and second locations as they are created by respective one or more users.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the first and second social-commentary items are each associated with respective temporal information that specifies respective time ranges in the video, and wherein the first and second user-interface elements appear only during the respective time ranges in the video.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the respective temporal information is based on a respective time-point at which a user created the respective social-commentary item.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user-interface element comprises an indication of a relative position of the second user-interface element with respect to the first view of the virtual space.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the indication is an arrow symbol.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user-interface element is rendered in a peripheral area of the first view, the peripheral area being in the direction of the second location.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the social-commentary item is a reaction of a user.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the social-commentary item is a comment of a user.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system comprises a remote server.

14 . One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
send information configured to render a first view of a virtual space on a display device associated with a user, wherein the virtual space has a first location associated with a first social-commentary item and a second location associated with a second social-commentary item, wherein the first location is within the first view and the second location is outside the first view; send information configured to render a first user-interface element comprising a representation of the first social-commentary item and a second user-interface element indicating a presence of the second social-commentary item; receive an input from the user comprising a request to change the first view to a second view of the virtual space; and send information configured to render the second view of the virtual space and a representation of the second social-commentary item within the second view.

15 . The media of claim 14 , wherein the virtual space comprises a rendering of a video.

16 . The media of claim 15 , wherein the first and second social-commentary items are each associated with respective temporal information that specifies respective time ranges in the video, and wherein the first and second user-interface elements appear only during the respective time ranges in the video.

17 . The media of claim 16 , wherein the respective temporal information is based on a respective time-point at which a user created the respective social-commentary item.

18 . The media of claim 14 , wherein the second user-interface element comprises an indication of a relative position of the second user-interface element with respect to the first view of the virtual space.

19 . The media of claim 14 , wherein the second user-interface element is rendered in a peripheral area of the first view, the peripheral area being in the direction of the second location.

20 . A system comprising: one or more processors; and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:
send information configured to render a first view of a virtual space on a display device associated with a user, wherein the virtual space has a first location associated with a first social-commentary item and a second location associated with a second social-commentary item, wherein the first location is within the first view and the second location is outside the first view; send information configured to render a first user-interface element comprising a representation of the first social-commentary item and a second user-interface element indicating a presence of the second social-commentary item; receive an input from the user comprising a request to change the first view to a second view of the virtual space; and send information configured to render the second view of the virtual space and a representation of the second social-commentary item within the second view.

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Valdivia Gabriel
• Warren Cliff
• Sohail Maheen
• Tauziet Christophe Marcel Rene
• Alexander Alexandros
• Booth Michael Stephen
• Sutton Charles Matthew

Classifications

• G06F3/012

  Head tracking input arrangements · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04815 Primary

  Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional [3D], e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object · CPC title

• G06F3/011 Primary

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title