Method and system for representing audiences in ensemble experiences

摘要

The present invention contemplates a variety of methods and techniques for representing an audience during an ensemble experience. According to one aspect, an ensemble or group experience is provided to a plurality of users. The experience includes displaying content and other information (perhaps in layers) to a specific local user. The specific user is provided an audience representation layer or “swell” interface appearing translucently over the base layer. The audience representation layer includes a plurality of marks providing certain information related to the audience. Each mark is related to an entity such as an audience member, a group, a sponsor, or a celebrity. The local user mark is distinguishable from the other plurality of marks.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for representing an audience during an ensemble experience, the computer implemented method comprising:
providing an ensemble experience to an audience being a plurality of users, including displaying on a device of a specific user, content associated with the ensemble experience in a base layer; providing to the specific user an audience representation layer appearing translucently over the base layer, wherein the audience representation layer includes a plurality of marks providing certain information related to the audience, one of the plurality of marks being a specific user mark distinguishable from the other plurality of marks, the specific user mark indicative of the specific user; providing at a curved boundary of the audience representation layer user controls for adjusting size and opacity of the audience representation layer; wherein the device includes a touch screen, and providing user controls includes:
responding to a sensed touch gesture in a direction substantially perpendicular to the curved boundary of the audience representation layer by expanding or contracting the audience representation layer according to the gesture; andresponding to a sensed touch gesture in a direction substantially tangent to the curved boundary of the audience representation layer by decreasing or increasing opacity of the audience representation layer.