Virtual Space Audio Sharing Control for Privacy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual space technologies struggle to control audio sharing effectively, particularly when confidential information needs to be protected from other users, as they either prevent audio input to shared service avatars or cause disturbances due to multiple users using the same avatar.
Innovation Solution
A system that temporarily cancels audio sharing with other users when a user avatar comes into contact with a shared service avatar, using proximity detection and private mode settings to manage audio sharing states and prevent unwanted audio transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If audio input is enabled to shared service avatars in virtual spaces, then communication with the service avatar is improved, but audio privacy is compromised when other user avatars are nearby
Solution Approach 1:
The audio sharing state is dynamically changed based on the user avatar's position. When the user avatar approaches the shared service avatar, the system transitions to a private audio state, blocking audio from other users. When the user avatar moves away, audio sharing is restored. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by adapting audio privacy settings to the current spatial context.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (audio sharing control system) that mediates between the user's communication needs and privacy requirements. This intermediary detects the user's position relative to the service avatar and automatically adjusts audio sharing settings, enabling the user to communicate with the service avatar while preventing audio leakage to other users.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users use the same shared service avatar simultaneously, then service accessibility is improved, but audio disturbance occurs between users
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts audio sharing settings based on which user avatar is in contact with the shared service avatar. When a user avatar is in contact, audio sharing is activated for that user. When no user is in contact or different users are present, audio sharing is blocked. This dynamic control allows multiple users to access the same service avatar without audio disturbance between them.
3Productivity
If audio sharing is continuously enabled, then communication efficiency is improved, but security risks increase when confidential information needs to be protected
Solution Approach 1:
The audio sharing state transitions from continuous/active to blocked based on the user's proximity to the shared service avatar. When the user avatar is near the service avatar, the system automatically blocks audio sharing to protect confidential information. When the user moves away, audio sharing is restored to maintain communication efficiency. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between productivity and reliability.
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AI summary
A virtual space provision system providing a virtual space and a shared service avatar capable of receiving contact from a user avatar in the virtual space has a sharing state management unit that controls audio sharing between a plurality of users respectively operating a plurality of user avatars if a plurality of user avatars operated by users are present in a virtual space. In response to detection of contact with the shared service avatar by a user avatar of the plurality of user avatars, the sharing state management unit performs control such that audio sharing with the plurality of users via a user avatar which has come into contact with the shared service avatar is temporarily canceled.