公开(公告)号：US20090287640A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12122438

申请日：2008-05-16

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

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。

公开(公告)号：US20090265755A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-22

申请号：US12106050

申请日：2008-04-18

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Robert C. McGinley ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Robert C. McGinley ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： H04L63/0227 ,  G06F2221/2101 ,  G06F2221/2149 ,  H04L63/102

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。

公开(公告)号：US20090077161A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US11856526

申请日：2007-09-17

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Paul A. Moskowitz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Paul A. Moskowitz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F1/08

CPC分类号： A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/45 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/63 ,  A63F2300/66 ,  A63F2300/8082

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。

公开(公告)号：US10699282B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US12186266

申请日：2008-08-05

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Anne R. Sand ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Anne R. Sand ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code includes receiving advertising criteria, collecting advertisement cost data, and detecting virtual universe (VU) data. Additionally, the method includes determining optimal advertisement parameters based on the advertising criteria, the advertisement cost data and the VU data, and at least one of displaying the optimal advertisement parameters and invoking an advertisement in the VU in accordance with the optimal advertisement parameters.

公开(公告)号：US10229420B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US12133466

申请日：2008-06-05

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/00

摘要： The present invention relates to virtual universe product customer support. A method for providing customer service in a virtual universe in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: determining that a real-world product may have a problem; collecting information associated with the product; analyzing the collected information at a support location service in the virtual universe to determine a land location within the virtual universe of a product support center for the product; and providing an avatar with a teleportation invitation to the product support center.

公开(公告)号：US09529423B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-27

申请号：US12331650

申请日：2008-12-10

申请人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

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。

公开(公告)号：US09105034B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US13070065

申请日：2011-03-23

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Mauro Marzorati ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Mauro Marzorati ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0217 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0245 ,  G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/0269

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。

公开(公告)号：US09069550B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-30

申请号：US12954965

申请日：2010-11-29

申请人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Mauro Marzorati ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Mauro Marzorati ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F17/24

CPC分类号： G06F1/3228 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/2775 ,  Y02D10/153

摘要： In general, embodiments of the invention provide an approach to proactively adjust timeout settings on a display device based on user activity. Specifically, a system and method are presented to adaptively adjust the inactivity timeout settings on a display device based on the application being used, the content being displayed on the device, and an analysis of the user's history with the application. The present invention calculates an inactivity timeout modifier which is utilized to modify the default operating system timeout value.

摘要翻译： 通常，本发明的实施例提供了一种基于用户活动主动地调整显示设备上的超时设置的方法。 具体地，提出了一种系统和方法，以基于所使用的应用程序，显示在设备上的内容以及用户的应用程序的历史分析来自适应地调整显示设备上的不活动超时设置。 本发明计算用于修改默认操作系统超时值的非活动超时修改器。

公开(公告)号：US08972870B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US12548463

申请日：2009-08-27

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0481

CPC分类号： H04L43/16 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  H04L67/1002

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。

公开(公告)号：US08676975B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US12120791

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F15/16

摘要： The present invention is directed to a system, method and program product that allows a user to acquire resources from a local computer during a session with a virtual universe. Disclosed is a system that allows a user to: invocate a local operating system session that displays an operating system interface onto a client computer during a virtual universe session; navigate the operating system interface using an avatar; and acquire resources from the client computer via the operating system interface using the avatar.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种系统，方法和程序产品，其允许用户在与虚拟宇宙的会话期间从本地计算机获取资源。 公开了一种允许用户在虚拟宇宙会话期间调用在客户端计算机上显示操作系统接口的本地操作系统会话的系统; 使用头像导航操作系统界面; 并通过操作系统界面从该客户端计算机获取资源。