Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication support method, system, and server device
- Patent Title (中): 通信支持方式,系统和服务器设备
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Application No.: US12331945Application Date: 2008-12-10
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Publication No.: US08954849B2Publication Date: 2015-02-10
- Inventor: Jun Doi , Kaori Fujiwara , Michiaki Tatsubori
- Applicant: Jun Doi , Kaori Fujiwara , Michiaki Tatsubori
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: JP2007-320862 20071212
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L12/18

Abstract:
A method for supporting communication among avatars representing users in a virtual world shared by a plurality of users' client terminals and a server connected with each other through a network. The method includes the steps of: accumulating statistical information, which includes (i) a combination of a component of a message transmitted by one or more avatars and avatar motion matching the component, and (ii) a degree of usage of the combination; generating a keyword group from the components of a message transmitted by the one or more avatars in response to the transmission of the message; searching through the statistical information; obtaining one or more avatar motion candidates; and presenting the candidates to the user of the avatar. A system for supporting communication among avatars and a communication support server device in a virtual world are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090158175A1 COMMUNICATION SUPPORT METHOD, SYSTEM, AND SERVER DEVICE Public/Granted day:2009-06-18
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