Invention Grant
US08312223B2 Pre-fetching virtual environment in a virtual universe based on previous traversals
有权
基于以前的遍历,在虚拟Universe中预取虚拟环境
- Patent Title: Pre-fetching virtual environment in a virtual universe based on previous traversals
- Patent Title (中): 基于以前的遍历,在虚拟Universe中预取虚拟环境
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Application No.: US12342543Application Date: 2008-12-23
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Publication No.: US08312223B2Publication Date: 2012-11-13
- Inventor: Rosa M. Bolger , Ann Corrao , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Brian M. O'Connell , Brian J. Snitzer
- Applicant: Rosa M. Bolger , Ann Corrao , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Brian M. O'Connell , Brian J. Snitzer
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Keohane & D'Alessandro PLLC
- Agent William E. Schiesser; Ronald A. D'Alessandro
- Main IPC: G06F12/02
- IPC: G06F12/02

Abstract:
An approach is provided for pre-fetching of virtual content in a virtual universe based on previous traversals. In one embodiment, there is a pre-fetching tool, including a ranking component configured to rank each of a plurality of parcels of locations previously visited by an avatar according to predefined ranking criteria. The pre-fetching tool further includes a pre-fetching component configured to pre-fetch a virtual content of said parcels of locations based on the ranking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100161906A1 PRE-FETCHING VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE BASED ON PREVIOUS TRAVERSALS Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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