Managing interactions in a virtual world environment
US9300612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/1025
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus associate a computed trust level to avatars that interact with one another in a simulated environment. The avatars may represent legitimate users of the virtual world or spammers. System monitoring of each avatar provides ability to recognize potential spammers and create an alternate indication of the spammers. A user index may be used to store data describing attributes of each avatar for analysis using programs stored in memory.
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