Alcatel Lucent

Hakim Hacid

Abdelkrim Hebbar

Abderrahmane Maaradji

Johann Stan

Maria Coralia Laura Maag

To manage at least one user tag (EtU) which is associated with a multimedia object (ObM) held by a user and stored in memory on an application server (SA), the user tag being liable to be accessed by at least one other user through a telecommunications network (RT), the application server (SA) semantically analyzing the user tag (EtU) to determine a structured set (VoS) of confidentiality tags (EtC). When another user accesses the user tag (EtU), the application server determines the social category of the other user in relation to the user and selects a confidentiality tag (EtC) from the structured set (VoS) relating to the user tag (EtU) based on the determined social category. The selected confidentiality tag (EtC) is sent to the other user.

Management of tags relating to shared multimedia objects in a telecommunications network

When processing images in a virtual environment in which a plurality of avatars respectively representing associated users evolve, an image processing method is employed comprising the following stages: an adaptation request is received for the display of the avatars on the terminal of a given user, the request comprising at least one adaptation criterion to distinguish the display of the avatars. The data representing the avatars is modified based on the adaptation criterion, and the modified data for an adapted display of the avatars is sent to the terminal of the given user. Additionally, the display of avatars in a virtual environment may be adapted. A corresponding image processing processor, virtual world server and communication terminal for implementing such methods are also provided.

Image processing method, avatar display adaptation method and corresponding image processing processor, virtual world server and communication terminal

The invention pertains to a method for displaying a virtual world in which the avatar of a user of a virtual reality service evolves, said method being operative to use a standard mode for displaying said virtual world, to identify objects visible to the avatar within the displayed virtual world, and, for at least one of said identified objects, to determine whether a relationship exists within the virtual reality service's social network between said object and the user, and if so, to determine a display mode to apply to said object depending on said relationship, the display of said object being altered by applying said determined mood.

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Nozay, France

Hakim Hacid