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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine the control entity of a first avatar in a virtual world.SOLUTION: A method for determining the control entity of a first avatar in a virtual world includes the steps of: receiving the access request of a resource via a first avatar; presenting a challenge to the first avatar in response to the reception of the request; receiving a challenge response via the first avatar in response to the presentation of the challenge; determining identity reliability on the basis of the challenge response; making identity determination about the control entity of the first avatar on the basis of the identity reliability; and approving or disapproving the access of the resource on the basis of the identity determination.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a system, and a computer program product for operating a web browser in an open browsing mode and a private browsing mode.SOLUTION: The method can includes a step of calculating privacy probability of inclusion of information that one web site likes to keep secret for a user by a computer processor. The privacy probability can be based at least partially upon a past use state of a private browsing mode by the user. Further, the method can include a step of comparing the privacy probability with some privacy threshold and automatically changing a browser from an open browsing mode to the private browsing mode for the web site when the privacy probability is larger than the privacy threshold.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize a time when a user is concentrating on a challenge/response type test.SOLUTION: Advertisements are introduced to a challenge/response type test so that a chance of improving a brand power can be presented to a user. When the user tries to perform an access to content, a CAPTCHA test is presented to the user. The CAPTCHA test includes advertisements (for example, a logo, label or the like) and relevant questions to be answered by the user. The advertisements are selected on the basis of information relevant to the user. When the user succeeds in responding to the questions and/or making a response within a fixed time, a reward can be determined. On the basis of a cumulative response to the CAPTCHA test, cumulative total points can be kept for the user. The difficulty of the CAPTCHA test to be presented to the user can be increased according to the reward.
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A web browser displays historical information about hyperlinks shown on web pages. Initially, a computer receives user instructions to download an internet web page, and begins the download. The computer identifies any hyperlinks present in the web page, and for each hyperlink, analyzes the hyperlink with respect to any of the user's past visits to the hyperlinked address. Analysis is performed with the following steps. First, the computer determines whether the user has previously selected that hyperlink, such by "mouse clicking" on the hyperlink. If so, the computer consults a database to identify characteristics of the underlying data obtained from past visits (or attempts) to the hyperlinked address. These characteristics are input into a presentation table to derive various enhanced presentation attributes for the hyperlink. The presentation table maps between each possible data characteristic and a corresponding enhanced presentation attribute. Presentation attributes may relate to text, graphics images, videos, sound, tactile sensations, etc. Ultimately, the computer displays the downloaded web page, each hyperlink with its enhanced presentation attributes.
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A system and method for collaborative vehicle crash planning employs a model-based approach for mitigating damage and injuries resulting from a vehicle collision. A real-time crash model is generated to determine an optimal crash sequence within a parallel computing environment.
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A system and method for collaborative vehicle crash planning employs a model-based approach for mitigating damage and injuries resulting from a vehicle collision. A real-time crash model is generated to determine an optimal crash sequence within a parallel computing environment.