Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths
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Application No.: US16534260Application Date: 2019-08-07
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Publication No.: US10937067B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- Inventor: Vittorio Castelli , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Brian M. O'Connell , Clifford A. Pickover , Keith R. Walker
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C.
- Agent Brian Restauro; Andrew M. Calderon
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02 ; H04L12/58 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06T13/40

Abstract:
A method and system is provided for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths. More particularly, the method and system detects an item associated with an avatar of a virtual universe (VU) user in a VU and determine information associated with the item. Additionally, the method and system are operable to display the information in the VU in a high-resolution component of the VU.
Information query