A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AND MANAGING A SOCIAL PLATFORM THAT VISUALIZES VIRTUAL CROWD

摘要

A method and a system for visualizing and managing virtual audience over a data communication network, wherein virtual audience reflects and represents real human individuals while they are consuming and interacting with each other and/or with the same digital content item at the same time. The method comprising the steps of:
1. real time tracking and analysis of the user interactions2. determining dynamic crowd's reaction scale, based on users analyzed interaction3. measuring and/or calculating in real time the crowd's reactions level4. determining or updating visual customized grouping of the crowd for each user, such as at least a partial group of users is selected and grouped from the plurality of users, based on predefined grouping rules and the user's requests and preferences5. determining, updating and presenting, in real time, the crowd presentation and the content page, according to the viewers' reactions and the crowd's reaction level.

主权项

1. A method of visualizing and managing virtual audience over a data communication network, wherein virtual audience reflects and represents real human individuals while they are consuming and interacting with each other and/or with the same digital content item at the same time. the method comprising the steps of:
tracking and analyzing in real time or near real-time user interactions and behavior in relation to the consumed content item; determining dynamic crowd's reaction parameters and scale, based on users analyzed interaction and identified behavior; measuring and/or calculating in real time or near real-time at least partial group of the crowd's reactions level, according to the determined crowd's reaction measurement parameters and scale determining or updating visual customized grouping of the crowd for specific user, wherein for each user, at least a partial group of users is selected and grouped from the plurality of users, based on predefined grouping rules; and determining and updating for each user, in real time or near real time, the crowd presentation which includes: (1) the specific virtual crowd identities (avatars) of the customized groups which represent specific viewers, (2) position and layout of the avatars and (3) graphical effects reflecting crowd personal and/or partial group reactions, according to viewers' individuals reactions and/or to the measured crowd's reaction level;