PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF A REAL-WORLD EVENT TO A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE USER
    41.
    发明申请
    PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF A REAL-WORLD EVENT TO A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE USER 失效
    向虚拟用户提供真实世界事件的通知

    公开(公告)号:US20090287640A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-19

    申请号:US12122438

    申请日:2008-05-16

    IPC分类号: G06F9/46 G06F7/02 G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06F9/542 G06F9/541 G06Q90/00

    摘要: An approach that provides transmission and notification of a real-world event to a virtual universe user is described. In one embodiment, there is a method for notifying a resident that is on-line in a virtual universe of an occurrence of a real-world event. The method includes receiving an indication of the occurrence of the real-world event, mapping the indication of the real-world event into one of a plurality of communication representations, and notifying the resident in the virtual universe in accordance with the mapped communication representation.

    摘要翻译: 描述了向虚拟宇宙用户提供真实世界事件的传输和通知的方法。 在一个实施例中,存在用于通知在真实世界事件的发生的虚拟宇宙中的驻留在线的方法。 该方法包括接收现实世界事件的发生的指示,将现实世界事件的指示映射到多个通信表示中的一个,以及根据映射的通信表示通知虚拟宇宙中的驻留。

    MANAGING ENERGY USAGE BY DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE RESOURCE CONSERVATION
    42.
    发明申请
    MANAGING ENERGY USAGE BY DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE RESOURCE CONSERVATION 有权
    管理与虚拟大学资源保存相关的设备的能源使用

    公开(公告)号:US20090281743A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-12

    申请号:US12115958

    申请日:2008-05-06

    IPC分类号: G01R21/00

    摘要: A virtual universe can include regions that conserve natural resource usage. A virtual universe natural resource conservation system can determine a measure of comprehensive energy usage of a plurality of devices associated with a controlled energy use region in a virtual universe. The system can determine that the measure of comprehensive energy usage approaches a usage threshold for the controlled energy use region. The system can also impose one or more conservation limitations on at least one of the plurality of devices to maintain the comprehensive energy usage within the usage threshold.

    摘要翻译: 虚拟世界可以包括节约自然资源使用的地区。 虚拟宇宙自然资源保护系统可以确定与虚拟宇宙中的受控能量使用区域相关联的多个设备的综合能量使用的度量。 该系统可以确定综合能源使用量的度量接近受控能源使用区域的使用阈值。 该系统还可以对多个设备中的至少一个设备施加一个或多个保护限制,以将综合能量使用维持在使用阈值内。

    MANAGING USE LIMITATIONS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE RESOURCE CONSERVATION REGION
    43.
    发明申请
    MANAGING USE LIMITATIONS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE RESOURCE CONSERVATION REGION 有权
    管理虚拟大学资源保护区域的使用限制

    公开(公告)号:US20090278841A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-12

    申请号:US12115963

    申请日:2008-05-06

    IPC分类号: G06T15/00 G06Q30/00

    摘要: A virtual universe can include regions that conserve natural resource usage. A virtual universe natural resource conservation system (“system”) can determine that an avatar is accessing a natural resource conservation region in a virtual universe. The natural resource conservation region is supported with one or more devices that adhere to restrictions on natural resource usage. The system can also apply one or more virtual universe restrictions while the avatar is accessing the natural resource conservation region.

    摘要翻译: 虚拟世界可以包括节约自然资源使用的地区。 虚拟宇宙自然资源保护系统(“系统”)可以确定化身正在访问虚拟宇宙中的自然资源保护区域。 自然资源保护区由一个或多个坚持对自然资源使用限制的设备提供支持。 当化身正在访问自然资源保护区域时,该系统还可以应用一个或多个虚拟宇宙限制。

    FIREWALL METHODOLOGIES FOR USE WITHIN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
    44.
    发明申请
    FIREWALL METHODOLOGIES FOR USE WITHIN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS 审中-公开
    在虚拟环境中使用的防火方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090265755A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-22

    申请号:US12106050

    申请日:2008-04-18

    IPC分类号: G06F21/00

    摘要: In some embodiments a method comprises receiving a virtual universe request, and determining properties of the virtual universe request. The method can also comprise determining a virtual universe firewall security policy, wherein the virtual universe firewall security policy identifies allowable properties associated with the virtual universe request. The method can also include comparing the properties of the virtual universe request to the properties of the virtual universe firewall security policy, and blocking the virtual universe request based on the comparison of the virtual universe request's properties to the virtual universe firewall security policy's allowable properties.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,一种方法包括接收虚拟宇宙请求,以及确定虚拟宇宙请求的属性。 该方法还可以包括确定虚拟Universe防火墙安全策略,其中虚拟Universe防火墙安全策略识别与虚拟Universe请求相关联的允许属性。 该方法还可以包括将虚拟Universe请求的属性与虚拟Universe防火墙安全策略的属性进行比较,并根据虚拟Universe请求的属性与虚拟Universe防火墙安全策略的允许属性进行比较来阻止虚拟Universe请求。

    PREVENTING FRAUD IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    45.
    发明申请
    PREVENTING FRAUD IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE 审中-公开
    在虚拟大学预防欺诈

    公开(公告)号:US20090222274A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-03

    申请号:US12039215

    申请日:2008-02-28

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q99/00 G06Q30/0185

    摘要: A solution for preventing frauds in a virtual universe is disclosed. A user interface may be deployed to a user of the virtual universe which enables the user to report a fraudulent activity of a virtual entity. Such a report is processed by an administration center, and the fraudulent virtual entity may be publically tagged such that further frauds can be prevented.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于防止虚拟宇宙中的欺诈的解决方案。 可以将用户界面部署到虚拟宇宙的用户,使得用户能够报告虚拟实体的欺诈活动。 这样的报告由管理中心处理,并且欺诈性虚拟实体可以被公开地标记,使得可以防止进一步的欺诈。

    ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERACTIVITY BETWEEN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB
    46.
    发明申请
    ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERACTIVITY BETWEEN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB 有权
    虚拟大学与世界各地的互动互动的安排

    公开(公告)号:US20090089364A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-02

    申请号:US11866077

    申请日:2007-10-02

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30873

    摘要: In one embodiment, a method for interaction between a web browser and virtual environment applications is disclosed. The method can include creating an attribute file or a cookie file in a virtual universe application and in browser applications, then sharing such files between these applications to enhance a user experience. Both the browser applications and the virtual universe applications can search for the attribute files in numerous locations including local memory, web based memory and even a third party service provider via the Internet.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,公开了一种用于web浏览器和虚拟环境应用之间的交互的方法。 该方法可以包括在虚拟Universe应用程序和浏览器应用程序中创建属性文件或cookie文件,然后在这些应用程序之间共享此类文件,以增强用户体验。 浏览器应用程序和虚拟Universe应用程序都可以通过Internet在多个位置搜索属性文件,包括本地内存,基于Web的内存,甚至第三方服务提供商。

    MODIFYING TIME PROGRESSION RATES IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    47.
    发明申请
    MODIFYING TIME PROGRESSION RATES IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE 有权
    修改虚拟大学的时间进度

    公开(公告)号:US20090077161A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    申请号:US11856526

    申请日:2007-09-17

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F1/08

    摘要: Described herein are processes and devices that intentionally modify time progression rates in a virtual universe. One of the devices described is a temporal variation device. The temporal variation device can determine an area, in a virtual universe, in which time progresses at a specific time progression rate. The temporal variation device can modify the time progression rate to be faster or slower in the area. By modifying the time progression rate in the area, rates at which action occur also change in a way that is correlated to the change in the time progression rate. The temporal variation device can maintain areas beyond the borders of the area at a time progression rate that is not modified. Therefore, the temporal variation device can create a relative time dilation between the determined area and other areas in the virtual universe outside of the determined area.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了有意地修改虚拟宇宙中的时间进化速率的过程和设备。 所描述的装置之一是时间变化装置。 时间变化装置可以确定在虚拟宇宙中的区域,在该时间段内以特定时间进度进行。 时间变化装置可以将时间进步速率修改为在该区域中更快或更慢。 通过修改该区域的时间进展速度,发生动作的速率也以与时间进展速率变化相关的方式发生变化。 时间变化装置可以在未被修改的时间进度上保持超出区域边界的区域。 因此,时间变化装置可以在所确定的区域和确定区域外的虚拟宇宙中的其他区域之间产生相对时间扩张。

    Managing multiple virtual world accounts from a single virtual lobby interface
    48.
    发明授权
    Managing multiple virtual world accounts from a single virtual lobby interface 有权
    从单个虚拟大厅界面管理多个虚拟世界帐户

    公开(公告)号:US09396260B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-19

    申请号:US13616530

    申请日:2012-09-14

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30861

    摘要: A virtual lobby client automatically interfaces with multiple virtual world instances, each provided by a separate virtual world provider from among multiple virtual world providers, each interfaced with to access a separate virtual world account, to retrieve a separate selection of inventory items from each virtual world account. The virtual lobby client renders an inventory directory index of each separate selection of inventory items within a single lobby interface with at least one selectable option for managing each of the items in the inventory directory from the single lobby interface. The virtual lobby client renders, within the single lobby interface, a separate graphical portal for each virtual account, wherein entry of each of the separate graphical portals triggers the virtual lobby client to automatically open a virtual world specific interface window into a particular virtual world instance provided under the particular virtual world account associated with the entered graphical portal.

    摘要翻译: 虚拟大厅客户端自动与多个虚拟世界实例进行接口,每个虚拟世界实例由多个虚拟世界提供商中的单独的虚拟世界提供者提供,每个虚拟世界提供者接口连接到独立的虚拟世界帐户,以从每个虚拟世界中检索一个单独的库存项目选择 帐户。 虚拟大厅客户端在单个大厅界面内呈现每个单独选择的库存项目的库存目录索引,其具有用于从单个大厅接口管理库存目录中的每个项目的至少一个可选择选项。 虚拟大厅客户端在单个大厅界面内呈现用于每个虚拟帐户的单独的图形门户,其中每个单独图形门户的输入触发虚拟大厅客户端,以将虚拟世界特定的界面窗口自动打开到特定的虚拟世界实例中 在与输入的图形门户相关联的特定虚拟世界帐户下提供。

    Pictorial navigation
    50.
    发明授权
    Pictorial navigation 有权
    图形导航

    公开(公告)号:US08983773B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-17

    申请号:US13611465

    申请日:2012-09-12

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30265 G01C21/3647

    摘要: Pictorial information is provided 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 traveler, associating formatted preferred data with geographic locations, and presenting associated formatted data to the traveler in association with geographic locations. Characteristics 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 navigation route points.

    摘要翻译: 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,并且可视地描绘物理外观或 分析特征图像文件和响应性地选择优选图像数据,格式化用于呈现给旅行者的优选图像数据,将格式化的优选数据与地理位置相关联,以及将相关联的格式化数据与地理位置相关联地呈现给旅行者。 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具有导航路线点的图形信息。