Virtual Area Platform Assembly Detection and Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems lack effective methods for encapsulating and visualizing real-time network communications, particularly in virtual areas, which limits the ability to capture and summarize interactions and information from assemblies such as meetings.
Innovation Solution
The development of a virtual area platform that administers real-time communications by detecting assemblies, generating meeting objects, and providing visualizations of these interactions, allowing communicants to access and filter information by virtual location, participants, and time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional telephony or instant messaging systems are used for communication, then basic communication needs are met, but the ability to capture and visualize real-time interactions in virtual areas is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a hierarchical structure where virtual area assemblies are nested within communication sessions, which are nested within the broader network communication system. Meeting objects encapsulate assembly information, which in turn contains interaction data. This nested organization preserves comprehensive interaction information while managing complexity through structured containment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces meeting objects as intermediary entities that mediate between the complex virtual area communication system and the information capture requirements. These meeting objects serve as containers that aggregate and structure interaction information from multiple communicants, making the information accessible without requiring direct access to the underlying complex communication infrastructure.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive assembly information is captured and visualized, then information availability increases, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments assembly information into distinct meeting objects, each representing a specific assembly event. These meeting objects are further segmented into structured fields such as assembly metadata, participant information, interaction data, and associated resources. This segmentation allows comprehensive information capture while organizing data into manageable, queryable units that reduce processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms complex assembly data into standardized parameters and attributes within meeting objects. By converting diverse interaction information into structured parameters (timestamps, participant IDs, interaction types, locations), the system achieves comprehensive information capture while enabling efficient processing through consistent data formats that can be filtered and queried systematically.
3Productivity
If real-time detection and visualization of assemblies is implemented, then communication effectiveness improves, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring and detecting assembly formations in real-time as communicants enter virtual areas. Meeting objects are instantiated and populated with assembly information as assemblies form, rather than requiring post-processing analysis. This preliminary capture of assembly data enables immediate visualization and information access without retrospective processing delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where the communication platform automatically detects assemblies, creates meeting objects, and structures information without requiring external intervention. The system autonomously monitors communicant positions, identifies assembly formations based on proximity criteria, and generates structured assembly information, eliminating manual processing time while maintaining real-time responsiveness.
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AI summary
Realtime communications between communicants in a virtual area are administered. Assemblies of copresent communicants in the virtual area are detected. For each of respective ones of the detected assemblies, a respective meeting object linked to information relating to communicant interactions in the assembly is generated. Respective meeting summary data is determined based on the information linked to selected ones of the meeting objects meeting objects. The determined meeting summary data is transmitted to a network node for display. A visualization of summaries of respective assemblies of copresent communicants in the virtual area is presented on a display.