COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING PRESENCE VISUALIZATIONS OF AVATORS AS PERSISTABLE VIRTUAL CONTACT OBJECTS

COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING PRESENCE VISUALIZATIONS OF AVATORS AS PERSISTABLE VIRTUAL CONTACT OBJECTS

Computer method and apparatus represent users by respective avatars in a subject virtual environment. The invention system displays the avatars in the virtual environment, and for each avatar, displays in proximity to the avatar, a respective trail of virtual contact objects. The respective trail of...

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Hauptverfasser: LE PHUONG B, CHENG LI-TE, IKURA MASATO, PATTERSON JOHN F, ROHALL STEVEN L
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:Computer method and apparatus represent users by respective avatars in a subject virtual environment. The invention system displays the avatars in the virtual environment, and for each avatar, displays in proximity to the avatar, a respective trail of virtual contact objects. The respective trail of virtual contact objects is associated with the user represented by the avatar and serves as a visual indication of presence and activeness (level of activity) of the user in the subject virtual environment. Each virtual contact object in the respective trail stores and provides user contact data of the user and is persistable upon end-user command.