Patent ID: 11954404
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 26:
27. A method of providing communication in a virtual world, comprising:
receiving voice data of a user corresponding to an avatar in the virtual world;
selecting a communication mode based on (i) a comparison of an intensity of the voice data to a first threshold and a second threshold, and (ii) a proximity or orientation of the avatar to each of a plurality of other avatars in the virtual world, wherein:
the proximity or the orientation is to support a conversation among the user and at least one device of a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of other avatars; and
the selecting comprises:
selecting a unicast communication mode when the intensity of the voice data of the user is less than the first threshold;
selecting a multicast communication mode when the intensity of the voice data of the user is less than the second threshold and greater than or equal to the first threshold; and
selecting a broadcast communication mode when the intensity of the voice data of the user is greater than or equal to the second threshold; and

communicating the voice data of the user, using the selected communication mode, to the at least one device of the plurality of devices.