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US08554841B2 Dialog server for handling conversation in virtual space method and computer program for having conversation in virtual space
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用于在虚拟空间中处理会话的对话服务器方法和用于在虚拟空间中进行对话的计算机程序
- Patent Title: Dialog server for handling conversation in virtual space method and computer program for having conversation in virtual space
- Patent Title (中): 用于在虚拟空间中处理会话的对话服务器方法和用于在虚拟空间中进行对话的计算机程序
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Application No.: US13406954Application Date: 2012-02-28
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Publication No.: US08554841B2Publication Date: 2013-10-08
- Inventor: Gakuto Kurata , Tohru Nagano , Michiaki Tatsubori
- Applicant: Gakuto Kurata , Tohru Nagano , Michiaki Tatsubori
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Agency: Pillsbury Wintrhop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Priority: JP2008-038422 20080220
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

Abstract:
A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars.
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