Multiple avatar personalities
US7636755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Perception of multiple online personas is enabled in an instant messaging communications session. At least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed are identified. A first persona of a user is enabled to be projected to a first of the identities while a second persona of the same user is enabled to be concurrently projected to a second of the identities. The first and second personas each include an avatar capable of being animated, and the first persona and the second persona differ.
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