Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual world integration with a collaborative application
- Patent Title (中): 虚拟世界与协作应用程序集成
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Application No.: US12017016Application Date: 2008-01-19
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Publication No.: US09331860B2Publication Date: 2016-05-03
- Inventor: Li-Te Cheng , John F. Patterson , Steven L. Rohall
- Applicant: Li-Te Cheng , John F. Patterson , Steven L. Rohall
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: CRGO Law
- Agent Steven M. Greenberg, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; H04L12/18

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for virtual world integration with a collaborative computing application. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for virtual world and collaborative computing application integration can be provided. The method can include loading a virtual world, detecting a posting in a collaborative application, and creating an object with the posting in the virtual world. The method further can include detecting a creation of an object in the virtual world including content, and creating a posting in the collaborative application with the content from the object in the virtual world. In one aspect of the embodiment, creating an object with the posting in the virtual world can include determining a topic for the posting, identifying a place in the virtual world corresponding to the topic, and creating the object in the identified place.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090187832A1 VIRTUAL WORLD INTEGRATION WITH A COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION Public/Granted day:2009-07-23
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