公开(公告)号：US20110055733A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-03

申请号：US12553432

申请日：2009-09-03

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/048

CPC分类号： A63F13/85 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/55 ,  A63F2300/8082

摘要： The present invention provides a system and method for tagging Virtual Universe items as owned by a particular user and to use such tags to enable users and/or system administrators to locate lost or stolen items in a Virtual Universe. When items identified are located, the user/owners may be notified of the location or missing items; alternatively, the items may be automatically returned to the user/owners' inventories. By enabling differentiation between items that may be lost, stolen, or left intentionally in a Virtual Universe, the present invention addresses difficulties that may arise in managing the various items that populate a Virtual Universe, especially as a Virtual Universe expands or as Multiple Virtual Universes expand and partner with additional Virtual Universes.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于标记由特定用户拥有的虚拟宇宙项目的系统和方法，并且使用这样的标签来使得用户和/或系统管理员能够在虚拟宇宙中定位丢失或被盗物品。 当找到所识别的项目时，可以向用户/所有者通知位置或丢失的物品; 或者，项目可以自动地返回给用户/所有者的清单。 通过实现在虚拟宇宙中可能丢失，被盗或有意留下的项目之间的区分，本发明解决了在管理填充虚拟Universe的各种项目时可能出现的困难，特别是当虚拟Universe扩展时或多虚拟Universe 扩展并与其他虚拟Universe合作。

公开(公告)号：US20110055919A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-03

申请号：US12553501

申请日：2009-09-03

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： A63F13/5372 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/75 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/5586 ,  A63F2300/572 ,  A63F2300/575 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06Q50/10

摘要： The present invention enables items in a Virtual Universe to be tagged as available for pickup by one or more designated users. The present invention permits a designated user to be alerted that there is an item designated for that user/avatar and available for pick-up at a location in the Virtual Universe. A user may designate another user (or user's avatar), for example, a minor for whom the designating user has responsibility, as an “item” to be tracked. For privacy and other reasons, this and other features may be implemented on an opt-in basis.

摘要翻译： 本发明使虚拟宇宙中的项能够被标记为可被一个或多个指定用户拾取。 本发明允许指定的用户被警告，存在为该用户/头像指定的项目，并且可用于在虚拟宇宙中的位置拾取。 用户可以指定另一个用户（或用户的头像），例如指定用户对其负责的未成年人，作为要追踪的“项目”。 为了隐私和其他原因，这个和其他功能可以在选择的基础上实现。

公开(公告)号：US08788952B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-22

申请号：US12553432

申请日：2009-09-03

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： A63F13/85 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/55 ,  A63F2300/8082

摘要： The present invention provides a system and method for tagging Virtual Universe items as owned by a particular user and to use such tags to enable users and/or system administrators to locate lost or stolen items in a Virtual Universe. When items identified are located, the user/owners may be notified of the location or missing items; alternatively, the items may be automatically returned to the user/owners' inventories. By enabling differentiation between items that may be lost, stolen, or left intentionally in a Virtual Universe, the present invention addresses difficulties that may arise in managing the various items that populate a Virtual Universe, especially as a Virtual Universe expands or as Multiple Virtual Universes expand and partner with additional Virtual Universes.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于标记由特定用户拥有的虚拟宇宙项目的系统和方法，并且使用这样的标签来使得用户和/或系统管理员能够在虚拟宇宙中定位丢失或被盗物品。 当找到所识别的项目时，可以向用户/所有者通知位置或丢失的物品; 或者，项目可以自动地返回给用户/所有者的清单。 通过实现在虚拟宇宙中可能丢失，被盗或有意留下的项目之间的区分，本发明解决了在管理填充虚拟Universe的各种项目时可能出现的困难，特别是当虚拟Universe扩展时或多虚拟Universe 扩展并与其他虚拟Universe合作。

公开(公告)号：US09251318B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-02

申请号：US12553501

申请日：2009-09-03

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F21/10 ,  A63F13/30 ,  G06Q50/10

CPC分类号： A63F13/5372 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/75 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/5586 ,  A63F2300/572 ,  A63F2300/575 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06Q50/10

摘要： The present invention enables items in a Virtual Universe to be tagged as available for pickup by one or more designated users. The present invention permits a designated user to be alerted that there is an item designated for that user/avatar and available for pick-up at a location in the Virtual Universe. A user may designate another user (or user's avatar), for example, a minor for whom the designating user has responsibility, as an “item” to be tracked. For privacy and other reasons, this and other features may be implemented on an opt-in basis.

摘要翻译： 本发明使虚拟宇宙中的项能够被标记为可被一个或多个指定用户拾取。 本发明允许指定的用户被警告，存在为该用户/头像指定的项目，并且可用于在虚拟宇宙中的位置拾取。 用户可以指定另一个用户（或用户的头像），例如指定用户对其负责的未成年人，作为要追踪的“项目”。 为了隐私和其他原因，这个和其他功能可以在选择的基础上实现。

公开(公告)号：US08365076B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US12136276

申请日：2008-06-10

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/533 ,  A63F13/63 ,  A63F2300/308 ,  A63F2300/554 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/6054

摘要： An approach for cloning and merging avatars that are online in a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is an avatar identification component which is configured to create an identification number associated with a second avatar, a GUI partitioning component configured to partition the graphic user interface of a virtual universe, an avatar rendering component configured to render a second avatar, a communication channel component configured to manage the second avatar's communication channel, and an inventory management component configured to manage the second avatar's inventory.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于克隆和合并虚拟世界中联机的头像的方法。 在一个实施例中，存在化身识别组件，其被配置为创建与第二化身相关联的识别号码，被配置为分区虚拟宇宙的图形用户界面的GUI分割组件，被配置为呈现第二化身的化身渲染组件 配置为管理第二化身的通信信道的通信信道组件以及被配置为管理第二化身的库存的库存管理组件。

公开(公告)号：US20090307620A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-10

申请号：US12136276

申请日：2008-06-10

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/533 ,  A63F13/63 ,  A63F2300/308 ,  A63F2300/554 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/6054

摘要： An approach for cloning and merging avatars that are online in a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is an avatar identification component which is configured to create an identification number associated with a second avatar, a GUI partitioning component configured to partition the graphic user interface of a virtual universe, an avatar rendering component configured to render a second avatar, a communication channel component configured to manage the second avatar's communication channel, and an inventory management component configured to manage the second avatar's inventory.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于克隆和合并虚拟世界中联机的头像的方法。 在一个实施例中，存在化身识别组件，其被配置为创建与第二化身相关联的识别号码，被配置为分区虚拟宇宙的图形用户界面的GUI分割组件，被配置为呈现第二化身的化身渲染组件 配置为管理第二化身的通信信道的通信信道组件以及被配置为管理第二化身的库存的库存管理组件。

公开(公告)号：US10115113B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US12189220

申请日：2008-08-11

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： The invention generally relates to systems and methods for advertising, and, more particularly, to systems and methods for providing immersive advertising in a virtual universe. In one aspect of the invention, there is a method for presenting a virtual universe advertisement (VU-ad) in a virtual universe (VU), receiving input from a user associated with a user avatar of the VU, and altering the VU-ad in response to the input.

公开(公告)号：US09785909B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US12548462

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： G06Q99/00 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/087 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G06Q50/01

摘要： An invention for preventing propagation of malicious content within a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, a malicious content propagation prevention tool provides this capability. The malicious content propagation prevention tool includes a scanning component configured to scan a plurality of inventory items within a virtual universe. An identification component is configured to identify a set of malicious inventory from the plurality of inventory items. The malicious content propagation prevention tool further comprises an assurance component configured to prevent propagation of malicious content within the virtual universe by performing at least one of the following: isolating the set of malicious inventory items, and modifying a malicious behavior caused by the set of malicious inventory items.

公开(公告)号：US09665907B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US12330545

申请日：2008-12-09

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

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

IPC分类号： G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06Q40/02 ,  G06Q20/04 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/22 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07F13/02 ,  G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q40/02 ,  G06Q20/04 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/227 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/0603 ,  G06Q40/12 ,  G07F13/025 ,  Y02P90/845 ,  Y02P90/90

摘要： Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for linking and utilizing monetary and carbon credit accounts through a programmable arbitrating device providing a transaction interface to the buyer. A composite price is set for an item having a monetary portion and a carbon credit portion, a buyer executing a purchase of the item through an input to the arbitrating device transaction interface, the arbitrating device automatically charging a monetary payments from the buyer's monetary account, carbon credit payments from the buyer's carbon credit account, a difference between the payments and the composite price debited to the buyer's carbon credit account balance for a monetary value of the difference as a function of a monetary-carbon exchange rate, or to the buyer's monetary account for a carbon credit value of the difference as a function of the monetary-carbon exchange rate.

公开(公告)号：US09256346B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US12189223

申请日：2008-08-11

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： G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0277 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06Q30/0273 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/003 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T2219/024 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： Systems and methods for advertising, and, more particularly, systems and methods for managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe. A method for managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe (VU) includes causing a computer infrastructure to: render an ephemeral location upon a triggering in the VU; teleport a VU user avatar to the ephemeral location; permit the user avatar to interact in the ephemeral location; teleport the user avatar out of the ephemeral location; and un-render the ephemeral location.

摘要翻译： 用于广告的系统和方法，更具体地，用于管理虚拟宇宙中的临时位置的系统和方法。 用于管理虚拟宇宙（VU）中的临时位置的方法包括使计算机基础设施：在VU中触发时呈现临时位置; 将VU用户头像传送到短暂的位置; 允许用户头像在短暂的位置进行交互; 将用户头像传送出短暂的位置; 并取消渲染临时位置。