COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A VIRTUAL AREA AND A PHYSICAL SPACE

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13554084

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Examples of systems and methods of communicating between a virtual area and a physical space bridge the virtual area into the physical space and bridge the physical space into the virtual area through physical apparatus located in the physical space. A virtual area may include a zone that defines a respective persistent context for realtime communications between network nodes of respective communicants who are present in the zone. A respective presence in the zone typically is established for each of a physical apparatus and a communicant associated with a network node. An object represents the physical apparatus in the virtual area and an avatar represents the communicant in the virtual area. The object typically is associated with an interface for interacting with the physical apparatus. At least one data stream connection typically is provisioned between the physical apparatus and the network node.

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SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY207 E 5TH AVE EUGENE OR 97401-2762

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Brody, Paul J Palo Alto, US 61 1614
Van, Wie David Eugene, US 110 1903

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