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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
George R. Dolbier, Banks, OR (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Neil A. Katz, Parkland, FL (US);
Brian M. O'connell, Cary, NC (US);
George R. Dolbier, Banks, OR (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Neil A. Katz, Parkland, FL (US);
Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, including providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond the base virtual world functionality, coupling the virtual world layer to the base virtual world and coupling the virtual world layer to the user. User access to the base virtual world functionality and to the virtual world layer functionality by the virtual world layer is provided.