Patent ID: 11972173
Assignee: SNAP INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a first client device of a first participant of a group of participants within a virtual working environment, interaction data relating to the first participant being present at the first client device, the group of participants having been selected from among plural participants of the virtual working environment;
determining, based on the interaction data, a change in presence of the first participant with respect to the first client device;
and
causing, in response to the determining, output of a sound on one or more second client devices of respective one or more second participants of the group of participants,
wherein the sound simulates a chair backing up and weight being released when the change of presence indicates the first participant leaving a desk,
wherein the sound simulates weight being applied to the chair and the chair moving forward when the change of presence indicates the first participant returning to the desk, and
wherein causing output of the sound is based on respectively positioning audio for each participant in the group of participants across a stereo field, such that the sound is audibly perceived as corresponding to the first participant.