Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Directed communication in a virtual environment
- Patent Title (中): 在虚拟环境中定向通信
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Application No.: US12113250Application Date: 2008-05-01
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Publication No.: US08875026B2Publication Date: 2014-10-28
- Inventor: Rick A. Hamilton, II , John P. Karidis , Brian M. O'Connell , Clifford A. Pickover , Keith R. Walker
- Applicant: Rick A. Hamilton, II , John P. Karidis , Brian M. O'Connell , Clifford A. Pickover , Keith R. Walker
- 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: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/0484 ; A63F13/30 ; H04L29/06
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to directed communication in a virtual environment. A method for method for providing directed communication between avatars in a virtual environment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: determining a relative location of a first avatar and a second avatar in a virtual environment; and adjusting an aspect of a communication between the first avatar and the second avatar based on the relative location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090276707A1 DIRECTED COMMUNICATION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2009-11-05
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