Invention Grant
- Patent Title: User-specific search indexing within a virtual environment
- Patent Title (中): 虚拟环境中的用户特定搜索索引
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Application No.: US11869329Application Date: 2007-10-09
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Publication No.: US08131740B2Publication Date: 2012-03-06
- Inventor: Ryan Kirk Cradick , Zachary Adam Garbow , Ryan Robert Pendergast
- Applicant: Ryan Kirk Cradick , Zachary Adam Garbow , Ryan Robert Pendergast
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for searching for virtual objects of an immersive virtual environment based on user interactions within the virtual environment. Generally, embodiments provide an attribute index storing data describing attributes of virtual objects, and an interaction index storing data describing user interactions with virtual objects. Search queries may be evaluated using both the attribute index and interactions index. Thus, virtual objects may be searched in terms of object attributes as well as user interactions with the virtual objects.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090094225A1 User-Specific Search Indexing Within a Virtual Environment Public/Granted day:2009-04-09
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