ATTACHING EXTERNAL VIRTUAL UNIVERSES TO AN EXISTING VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    111.
    发明申请
    ATTACHING EXTERNAL VIRTUAL UNIVERSES TO AN EXISTING VIRTUAL UNIVERSE 有权
    连接外部虚拟大学到现在的虚拟大学

    公开(公告)号:US20090235183A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-17

    申请号:US12046771

    申请日:2008-03-12

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F3/048

    摘要: The present invention is directed to attaching an external virtual universe to an existing virtual universe. A method for enhancing a preexisting virtual universe (VU) in a computerized system may include providing an external virtual universe in a second computerized system, where the external virtual universe is configured so as to be attachable to the first, preexisting virtual universe. As a result, residents of virtual universes can create, run, and/or host their real estate, inventory items, and/or avatars (including all necessary geometries, textures, scripts, etc.) using their own computing devices, which may be inserted, attached, and detached from the VU grid.

    摘要翻译: 本发明旨在将外部虚拟宇宙附加到现有的虚拟宇宙。 用于增强计算机化系统中的预先存在的虚拟宇宙(VU)的方法可以包括在第二计算机化系统中提供外部虚拟宇宙,其中外部虚拟宇宙被配置为可附接到第一预先存在的虚拟宇宙。 因此,虚拟世界的居民可以使用自己的计算设备创建,运行和/或托管其房地产,库存物品和/或化身(包括所有必需的几何图形,纹理,脚本等),这些设备可能是 插入,连接和从VU网格分离。

    PICTORIAL NAVIGATION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT
    112.
    发明申请
    PICTORIAL NAVIGATION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT 有权
    图形导航方法,系统和程序产品

    公开(公告)号:US20090055093A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US11843748

    申请日:2007-08-23

    IPC分类号: G01C21/32 G01C21/00 G01C21/34

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30265 G01C21/3647

    摘要: Methods, systems and program products provide pictorial information relevant to a geographic location, through selecting characteristics relevant to geographic locations, searching pictorial image databases for images having an embedded tags associated with the characteristics, retrieving image files from databases having embedded tags correlated to characteristics and visually depicting a physical appearance or an attribute of a location, analyzing characteristics image files and responsively selecting preferred image data, formatting preferred image data for presentation to a user, associating formatted preferred data with geographic locations, and presenting associated formatted data to a user in association with geographic locations. Characteristic include global positioning satellite coordinates. Image data may be selected having preferred image resolutions or perspectives. Formatting pictorial information may comprise synthesizing photographs into a constructs. Associated image data may indicate a distance and direction from a geographic location. Routing system applications are enabled to present pictorial information with each navigation route points.

    摘要翻译: 方法,系统和程序产品通过选择与地理位置相关的特征来提供与地理位置相关的图形信息,搜索图形图像数据库以获得具有与特征相关联的嵌入标签的图像,从具有与特征相关的嵌入标签的数据库检索图像文件,以及 可视地描绘位置的物理外观或属性,分析特征图像文件和响应性地选择优选图像数据,格式化优选图像数据以呈现给用户,将格式化的优选数据与地理位置相关联,以及向用户呈现相关联的格式化数据 与地理位置的关联。 特征包括全球定位卫星坐标。 可以选择具有优选图像分辨率或透视图像的图像数据。 格式化图形信息可以包括将照片合成到构造中。 相关联的图像数据可以指示距地理位置的距离和方向。 路由系统应用程序能够显示每个导航路线点的图形信息。

    AVATAR-BASED UNSOLICITED ADVERTISEMENTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    113.
    发明申请
    AVATAR-BASED UNSOLICITED ADVERTISEMENTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE 有权
    虚拟大学中基于AVATAR的不合理广告

    公开(公告)号:US20080204450A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-28

    申请号:US11679449

    申请日:2007-02-27

    IPC分类号: G06T15/00

    CPC分类号: G06T13/00 G06Q30/02

    摘要: A system, method and program product for providing a virtual universe in which unsolicited advertisements are embodied in automated avatars. A system is provided that includes: a registration system for introducing an advertisement avatar into the virtual universe; a targeting system for targeting a user avatar for delivery of advertising content by the advertisement avatar; a movement system for defining how the advertisement avatar is to move within the virtual universe; and an advertisement delivery system for defining how the advertisement avatar is to deliver the advertising content to the user avatar.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供虚拟宇宙的系统,方法和程序产品,其中非请求的广告体现在自动化身中。 提供了一种系统,其包括:用于将广告化身引入虚拟宇宙的注册系统; 用于定位用于通过广告头像传送广告内容的用户头像的定位系统; 用于定义广告头像如何在虚拟宇宙内移动的运动系统; 以及广告传送系统,用于定义广告头像如何将广告内容传送到用户头像。

    System and Methods for Applying Social Computing Paradigm to Software Installation and Configuration
    114.
    发明申请
    System and Methods for Applying Social Computing Paradigm to Software Installation and Configuration 有权
    将社会计算范式应用到软件安装和配置的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080155534A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-26

    申请号:US11614291

    申请日:2006-12-21

    IPC分类号: G06F9/445

    CPC分类号: G06F8/61 G06F9/44505

    摘要: A method for installation and configuration of a software product includes installing a software product and determining configuration settings of the software product based upon a social network of peers. A system for installation and configuration of at least one software product includes at least one client install package capable of utilizing a social network for at least one of installing software; transmitting configuration settings; transmitting post-installation configuration settings; or responding to post-installation configuration modifications; and a server that stores and aggregates the configuration settings of a plurality of users, forming at least one social network.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于安装和配置软件产品的方法包括基于对等体的社交网络安装软件产品并确定软件产品的配置设置。 用于安装和配置至少一个软件产品的系统包括至少一个能够利用社交网络至少一个安装软件的客户端安装包; 发送配置设置; 传输安装后配置设置; 或响应安装后配置修改; 以及存储和聚合多个用户的配置设置的服务器,形成至少一个社交网络。

    System and method to modify audio components in an online environment
    117.
    发明授权
    System and method to modify audio components in an online environment 有权
    在线环境中修改音频组件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09529423B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-27

    申请号:US12331650

    申请日:2008-12-10

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F3/01

    CPC分类号: G06F3/011

    摘要: A system and method to modify audio components in an online environment based on avatar characteristics and/or inventory items. The system includes a component to allow one or more audio modification algorithms to be selected. The system also includes a component to identify one or more avatar characteristics and a component to identify one or more avatar inventory items. The system further comprises a component to modify an audio communication in a virtual universe based on at least one of the one or more audio modification algorithms, the one or more avatar characteristics, and the one or more avatar inventory items.

    摘要翻译: 一种基于化身特征和/或库存项目来修改在线环境中的音频组件的系统和方法。 该系统包括允许选择一个或多个音频修改算法的组件。 该系统还包括用于识别一个或多个化身特征的组件和用于识别一个或多个化身库存物品的组件。 该系统还包括基于一个或多个音频修改算法,一个或多个化身特征和一个或多个化身库存项目中的至少一个来修改虚拟世界中的音频通信的组件。

    Implementing computer interaction response tests
    118.
    发明授权
    Implementing computer interaction response tests 有权
    实施计算机交互响应测试

    公开(公告)号:US09105034B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-11

    申请号:US13070065

    申请日:2011-03-23

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/02

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for enhancing computer interaction challenge-response tests (e.g., Completely Automatic Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart, or CAPTCHA). Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for introducing advertising in such challenge-response tests, such that users are presented with opportunities to learn about or reinforce brands. In a typical embodiment, when a user attempts to access content (e.g., web content), the user will be presented with a CAPTCHA test. The CAPTCHA test typically includes an advertisement (e.g., logo, label, etc.) and an associated question for the user to answer. Along these lines, the advertisement is generally selected based on the user's demographics (e.g., interests, gender, age, etc.). If the user successfully responds to the question and/or responds within a certain amount of time, a reward can be determined (e.g., access to the content, preferred placement in a queue for computing resources, etc.). In one embodiment, a cumulative points total can be maintained for the user based on cumulative responses to CAPTCHA tests. In this embodiment, the CAPTCHA tests presented to the user can have increasing levels of difficulty with corresponding rewards.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了一种用于增强计算机交互挑战 - 响应测试(例如,完全自动公众图灵测试以告知计算机和人类之外或CAPTCHA)的方法。 此外,本发明的实施例提供了一种在这样的挑战 - 响应测试中引入广告的方法,使得用户被呈现机会来了解或加强品牌。 在典型的实施例中,当用户尝试访问内容(例如,web内容)时,将向用户呈现CAPTCHA测试。 CAPTCHA测试通常包括广告(例如,标志,标签等)和用户回答的相关问题。 沿着这些方式,广告通常基于用户的人口统计(例如,兴趣,性别,年龄等)来选择。 如果用户在一定时间内成功地回答了问题和/或响应,则可以确定奖励(例如,对内容的访问,用于计算资源的队列中的首选位置等)。 在一个实施例中,可以基于对CAPTCHA测试的累积响应来为用户维持累积点总数。 在该实施例中,呈现给用户的CAPTCHA测试可以具有相应奖励的难度增加。

    Providing alternative representations of virtual content in a virtual universe
    120.
    发明授权
    Providing alternative representations of virtual content in a virtual universe 有权
    在虚拟世界中提供虚拟内容的替代表示

    公开(公告)号:US08972870B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-03

    申请号:US12548463

    申请日:2009-08-27

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F3/0481

    摘要: An invention for automatically reducing a load on a server functioning with a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is an alternative representation tool, including a detection component configured to detect a load on a server, and a determination component configured to determine whether the load on the server exceeds a predefined threshold. The alternative representation tool further comprises a rendering component configured to provide an alternative representation of a virtual content renderable in the virtual universe to reduce the load on the server in the case that the load on the server exceeds the predefined threshold.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于自动减少在虚拟宇宙中运行的服务器上的负载的发明。 在一个实施例中,存在替代表示工具,其包括被配置为检测服务器上的负载的检测组件以及被配置为确定服务器上的负载是否超过预定阈值的确定组件。 替代表示工具还包括呈现组件,其被配置为提供虚拟内容中可呈现的虚拟内容的替代表示,以在服务器上的负载超过预定阈值的情况下减少服务器上的负载。