Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Personal service assistance in a virtual universe
- Patent Title (中): 虚拟世界中的个人服务援助
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Application No.: US12144877Application Date: 2008-06-24
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Publication No.: US08655674B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Peter G. Finn , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Neil A. Katz , James W. Seaman
- Applicant: Peter G. Finn , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Neil A. Katz , James W. Seaman
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Lisa Ulrich
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00 ; G06F17/00 ; G06N5/00 ; G06N5/04

Abstract:
A method of providing personal service assistance in a virtual universe is disclosed. The method provides a customer avatar (CA) access to a personal assistance avatar or personal customer service representative (PCSR) avatar, hereinafter PCSR avatar. Through the PCSR avatar, the CA communicates a need or requests for personal service assistance from a business or organization. The communication of the received request is processed to identify an appropriate business, organization or vendor that meets the need or request. The identified business, organization or vendor is contacted for a representative from the business to accede to the request from the CA. The representative from the business is allowed to assume control of the PCSR avatar to conduct the session necessary for rendering the assistance or transaction. Upon completion of the session, control of the PCSR avatar is reverted to that prior to the session.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090319286A1 PERSONAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE Public/Granted day:2009-12-24
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