Inventor · Charlottesville, VA, US

Rick A. Hamilton, II

1,068Patents
64h-index
329Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 10, 1997 → Oct 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8108774B2 Avatar appearance transformation in a virtual universe Human Necessities 569 Active
US8128487B2 Compensating participants of virtual environments Human Necessities 454 Active
US8648865B2 Variable rendering of virtual universe avatars Human Necessities 422 Active
US8458601B2 System and method for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths Physics 417 Active
US8140340B2 Using voice biometrics across virtual environments in association with an avatar's movements Physics 233 Active
US6915246B2 Employing speech recognition and capturing customer speech to improve customer service Physics 223 Expired
US7945802B2 Modifying time progression rates in a virtual universe Human Necessities 215 Active
US8140982B2 Method and system for splitting virtual universes into distinct entities Human Necessities 210 Active
US9462013B1 Managing security breaches in a networked computing environment Physics 169 Active
US8334871B2 Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universe Physics 162 Active
US7873485B2 Indicating physical site energy usage through a virtual environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 160 Active
US7792801B2 Controlling and using virtual universe wish lists Physics 156 Active
US7454191B2 Traffic shaping of cellular service consumption through delaying of service completion according to geographical-based pricing advantages Electricity 150 Expired
US8245283B2 Region access authorization in a virtual environment Physics 148 Active
US8051462B2 Secure communication modes in a virtual universe Electricity 140 Active
US7882222B2 Virtual environment module bundle Human Necessities 140 Active
US8127236B2 Virtual universe subject matter expert assistance Physics 138 Active
US8233005B2 Object size modifications based on avatar distance Physics 136 Active
US8001161B2 Cloning objects in a virtual universe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 135 Active
US8018462B2 Pack avatar for shared inventory in a virtual universe Human Necessities 135 Active
US8245241B2 Arrangements for interactivity between a virtual universe and the world wide web Physics 134 Active
US8692835B2 Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universe Physics 134 Active
US8199145B2 Managing use limitations in a virtual universe resource conservation region Physics 134 Active
US8013861B2 Reducing a display quality of an area in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources Physics 134 Active
US8056121B2 Virtual universe account protection Electricity 132 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.