Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources
    51.
    发明授权
    Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources 有权
    虚拟世界中区域的折叠区域,以节省计算资源

    公开(公告)号:US08214750B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-03

    申请号:US11931826

    申请日:2007-10-31

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048

    摘要: Described herein are processes and devices that collapse areas in a region of a virtual universe to conserve computing resources. One of the devices described is a virtual resource conserver. The virtual resource conserver determines a first area of a region in a virtual universe. The first area has objects or avatars. A first computing resource processes data for presenting and controlling the objects or avatars in the first area. The virtual resource conserver determines a second area of the region that is similar in topology to the first area. The virtual resource conserver moves the objects or avatars from the first area to the second area and transfers data for presenting and controlling the avatars or objects from the first computing resource to a second computing resource. Finally, the virtual resource conserver reduces usage of the first computing resource, thus conserving resources in the virtual universe.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了折叠虚拟宇宙区域中的区域以节省计算资源的过程和设备。 所描述的设备之一是虚拟资源保护。 虚拟资源保存器确定虚拟Universe中区域的第一个区域。 第一个区域有物体或化身。 第一计算资源处理用于呈现和控制第一区域中的对象或化身的数据。 虚拟资源保存器确定与第一区域相似的区域的第二区域。 虚拟资源保存器将对象或头像从第一区域移动到第二区域,并且将用于呈现和控制化身或对象的数据从第一计算资源传送到第二计算资源。 最后,虚拟资源节约器减少了第一个计算资源的使用,从而节省了虚拟世界中的资源。

    Reducing a display quality of an area in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources
    52.
    发明授权
    Reducing a display quality of an area in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources 有权
    降低虚拟世界中区域的显示质量,以节省计算资源

    公开(公告)号:US08013861B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-06

    申请号:US11932114

    申请日:2007-10-31

    IPC分类号: G06T13/00

    摘要: Described herein are processes and devices that reduce a display quality of an area of a virtual universe to conserve computing resources. One of the devices described is a virtual resource conserver. The virtual resource conserver determines, or selects, an area in the virtual universe. A computing resource processes data for presenting the area in the virtual universe. The virtual resource conserver evaluates significance factors about the area to determine a significance of how the area is being used, or an extent to which an area is being viewed by an avatar. The virtual resource conserver reduces a display quality of the area based on the significance of how the area is being used or viewed. The virtual resource conserver thus reduces usage of the computing resource.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了降低虚拟世界的区域的显示质量以节省计算资源的过程和设备。 所描述的设备之一是虚拟资源保护。 虚拟资源保存器确定或选择虚拟Universe中的区域。 计算资源处理用于呈现虚拟宇宙中的区域的数据。 虚拟资源保护者评估关于该区域的重要性因素,以确定该区域如何被使用的重要性,或者通过头像观察一个区域的程度。 虚拟资源节约者基于区域的使用或查看的重要性来降低区域的显示质量。 因此,虚拟资源节约器减少了计算资源的使用。

    USER-RESPONSIVE RENDERING OF A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE ENVIRONMENT
    53.
    发明申请
    USER-RESPONSIVE RENDERING OF A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE ENVIRONMENT 失效
    虚拟大气环境的用户响应式渲染

    公开(公告)号:US20110128281A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-02

    申请号:US12627113

    申请日:2009-11-30

    IPC分类号: G06T15/00

    摘要: Methods, services, program products and devices are provided for user-defined configuration of a rendering of a virtual universe domain environment. A first user of a virtual universe domain environment selects or defines an artifact tag comprising rendering data and a protocol for applying the tag to an artifact of the virtual universe domain, the protocol comprising a compliance prerequisite for rendering the tag information to another second user of the virtual universe domain environment. A first user requesting application of a tag to an artifact item within the virtual universe domain, causes a setting or updating of a protocol compliance value. An avatar of another, second second user engaging the artifact item causes a virtual universe client of the engaging second user avatar to render the item to the second user in compliance with the tag rendering data if a set or updated compliance value meets a compliance prerequisite.

    摘要翻译: 提供了方法,服务,程序产品和设备,用于虚拟Universe域环境呈现的用户定义配置。 虚拟Universe域环境的第一用户选择或定义包括呈现数据的工件标签和用于将标签应用于虚拟Universe域的工件的协议,该协议包括用于将标签信息呈现给另一个第二用户的标准信息 虚拟宇宙域环境。 请求向虚拟Universe域中的工件项目应用标签的第一个用户导致协议合规性值的设置或更新。 如果设定或更新的合规值满足合规先决条件,则接合第二用户头像的另一第二第二用户的化身导致接合的第二用户头像的虚拟世界客户端将该项目呈现给符合标签呈现数据的第二用户。

    CONTROLLING AND USING VIRTUAL UNIVERSE WISH LISTS
    54.
    发明申请
    CONTROLLING AND USING VIRTUAL UNIVERSE WISH LISTS 有权
    控制和使用虚拟大学智慧名单

    公开(公告)号:US20110010270A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-13

    申请号:US12793417

    申请日:2010-06-03

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 G06F3/048

    摘要: Described herein are processes and devices that control and use virtual universe wish lists. One of the devices described is a virtual wish list device. The virtual wish list device determines an item in a virtual universe that is a desired by an avatar. The virtual wish list device designates the item as a desired item in a wish list. The wish list may be stored in the avatar's virtual universe inventory. The wish list device determines details about the desired item, such as whether the item is desired in the virtual universe or in the real world. The wish list device stores the details about the desired item in the wish list. The virtual wish list device may use the details to conduct transactions related to the desired item.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了控制和使用虚拟宇宙愿望清单的过程和设备。 描述的设备之一是虚拟愿望清单设备。 虚拟愿望列表设备确定虚拟宇宙中由化身所期望的项目。 虚拟愿望清单设备将该项目指定为愿望清单中的所需项目。 愿望列表可以存储在化身的虚拟宇宙库存中。 愿望列表设备确定关于期望项目的细节,诸如在虚拟宇宙中或在现实世界中是否期望项目。 愿望清单装置将希望物品的详细信息存储在愿望清单中。 虚拟愿望清单设备可以使用细节来进行与期望项目相关的交易。

    VIRTUAL UNIVERSE AVATAR ACTIVITIES REVIEW
    55.
    发明申请
    VIRTUAL UNIVERSE AVATAR ACTIVITIES REVIEW 失效
    虚拟大都会活动审查

    公开(公告)号:US20100082798A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12238529

    申请日:2008-09-26

    IPC分类号: G06F11/34 G06F13/00

    摘要: Methods, services, program products and devices are provided for tracking avatar activities within a virtual universe domain. A proximity threshold of an avatar is defined with respect to proximity to an artifact located within a virtual universe domain. Activity by the avatar within the virtual universe domain is tracked, with activity data generated from the tracking. The activity data is analyzed to determine proximity of the avatar to the artifact within the proximity threshold, and a report is generated from the analyzing, the report noting a determined proximity of the avatar to the artifact within the proximity threshold. In one aspect, the report is provided to a supervisory entity.

    摘要翻译: 提供了方法,服务,程序产品和设备,用于跟踪虚拟Universe域中的化身活动。 相对于位于虚拟宇宙域内的工件的接近度,定义化身的接近阈值。 跟踪虚拟宇宙域中的头像的活动,跟踪中生成活动数据。 分析活动数据以确定化身与接近阈值内的伪像的接近度,并且从分析生成报告,该报告注意到化身与接近阈值内的假象的确定的接近度。 一方面,该报告提供给监督实体。

    CONTROLLING AND USING VIRTUAL UNIVERSE WISH LISTS
    56.
    发明申请
    CONTROLLING AND USING VIRTUAL UNIVERSE WISH LISTS 有权
    控制和使用虚拟大学智慧名单

    公开(公告)号:US20090100076A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-16

    申请号:US11871490

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: Described herein are processes and devices that control and use virtual universe wish lists. One of the devices described is a virtual wish list device. The virtual wish list device determines an item in a virtual universe that is a desired by an avatar. The virtual wish list device designates the item as a desired item in a wish list. The wish list may be stored in the avatar's virtual universe inventory. The wish list device determines details about the desired item, such as whether the item is desired in the virtual universe or in the real world. The wish list device stores the details about the desired item in the wish list. The virtual wish list device may use the details to conduct transactions related to the desired item.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了控制和使用虚拟宇宙愿望清单的过程和设备。 描述的设备之一是虚拟愿望清单设备。 虚拟愿望列表设备确定虚拟宇宙中由化身所期望的项目。 虚拟愿望清单设备将该项目指定为愿望清单中的所需项目。 愿望列表可以存储在化身的虚拟宇宙库存中。 愿望列表设备确定关于期望项目的细节,诸如在虚拟宇宙中或在现实世界中是否期望项目。 愿望清单装置将希望物品的详细信息存储在愿望清单中。 虚拟愿望清单设备可以使用细节来进行与期望项目相关的交易。

    CREATING DOCUMENTS FROM OBJECTS WITH TEXT IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    57.
    发明申请
    CREATING DOCUMENTS FROM OBJECTS WITH TEXT IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE 审中-公开
    从虚拟大学文本创建文本

    公开(公告)号:US20090083624A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-26

    申请号:US11861264

    申请日:2007-09-25

    IPC分类号: G06F15/163

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: Described herein are processes and devices that create and manage documents in a virtual universe. One of the devices described is a virtual document converter. The virtual document converter can determine a plurality of text objects associated with a document graphic. The plurality of text objects present text, such as of a multiple page virtual document in a virtual universe. The virtual document converter generates a single, multi-page document file, for example, by encoding the text presented by the plurality of text objects into the document file.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了在虚拟宇宙中创建和管理文档的过程和设备。 所描述的设备之一是虚拟文档转换器。 虚拟文档转换器可以确定与文档图形相关联的多个文本对象。 多个文本对象呈现文本,例如虚拟宇宙中的多页虚拟文档。 虚拟文档转换器例如通过将由多个文本对象呈现的文本编码到文档文件中来生成单个多页文档文件。

    AUTOMATIC AVATAR TRANSFORMATION FOR A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    58.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATIC AVATAR TRANSFORMATION FOR A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE 审中-公开
    虚拟大学的自动AVATAR转换

    公开(公告)号:US20090058862A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-05

    申请号:US11845178

    申请日:2007-08-27

    IPC分类号: G06T15/70

    CPC分类号: G06T13/40

    摘要: An approach that automatically transforms an avatar characteristic of an avatar that is online in a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is an avatar locator component configured to locate an avatar that is online in the virtual universe. An avatar characteristics transforming component is configured to automatically transform the avatar characteristic associated with the located avatar according to predetermined transformation criteria.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种在虚拟宇宙中自动转换在线的化身的头像特征的方法。 在一个实施例中,存在配置成在虚拟宇宙中定位在线的化身的化身定位器组件。 化身特征变换组件被配置为根据预定的变换标准自动地变换与所定位的化身相关联的化身特征。

    TRANSMISSION OF BROADCASTS BASED ON RECIPIENT LOCATION
    59.
    发明申请
    TRANSMISSION OF BROADCASTS BASED ON RECIPIENT LOCATION 有权
    基于接收位置传输广播

    公开(公告)号:US20130052940A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-28

    申请号:US13220905

    申请日:2011-08-30

    IPC分类号: H04H40/00

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for transmitting/broadcasting messages/content (e.g., audio) by routing such messages to an intended audience/recipient(s), and optionally applying audio preferences to broadcast characteristics. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention may receive a message/broadcast in a queue, and identify a set of intended recipients of the broadcast (e.g., based on the content therein). Once the intended recipients have been identified, a set of locations of the intended recipients may be determined. Based on the locations, at least one output device is selected (e.g., based on proximity of the output device(s) to the intended recipients). Thereafter, the broadcast may be transmitted to the intended recipients via the selected output device(s), while any associated audio preferences are applied. In one embodiment, if an intended recipient is listening to other content, such content may be muted and/or paused so that the transmitted broadcast may be heard.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了一种通过将这样的消息路由到预期的受众/接收者,以及可选地对广播特征应用音频偏好来发送/广播消息/内容(例如,音频)的方法。 具体地,本发明的实施例可以在队列中接收消息/广播,并且识别广播的一组预期接收者(例如,基于其中的内容)。 一旦确定了预期的接收者,就可以确定预期接收者的一组位置。 基于位置,选择至少一个输出设备(例如,基于输出设备与预期接收者的接近度)。 此后,可以通过所选择的输出设备将广播发送到预期的接收者,同时应用任何相关联的音频偏好。 在一个实施例中,如果预期接收者正在收听其他内容,则这样的内容可以被静音和/或暂停,从而可以听到所发送的广播。