Abstract:
An apparatus, a method and a computer program product for seamless transition between WiFi networks (including in particular WiFi Internet networks) includes within a mobile communication apparatus a mobility layer that is tunneled to a mobility server within a network infrastructure. The mobile communications apparatus includes a wireless network capability, a global positioning system capability, an internal network protocol address and a routing capability. The apparatus, the method and the computer program product also provide that the mobility layer is programmed to sequentially and automatically tunnel to the mobility server at an available geographically defined WiFi network access location predicated upon a global positioning system determined position of the mobile communication apparatus. Embodiments also provide seamless transitions between WiFi networks and cellular networks.
Abstract:
A user who has a foreign profile associated with a foreign virtual world may be represented in a local virtual world that is distinct from the foreign virtual world. A request for entry into the local virtual world, which identifies the user and the foreign virtual world, is received from the user. The user's foreign profile associated with the foreign virtual world is requested from a system maintaining the foreign virtual world. The user's foreign profile, which is compatible with the foreign virtual world and incompatible with the local virtual world, is received from the system maintaining the foreign virtual world. The user's foreign profile is analyzed, and a visitor profile accurately representing data from the user's foreign profile that is relevant to the local virtual world is generated in a format compatible with the local virtual world. The visitor profile is then stored.