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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Vittorio Castelli, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, NC (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Keith R. Walker, Austin, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system is provided for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths. More particularly, the method and system detects an item associated with an avatar of a virtual universe (VU) user in a VU and determine information associated with the item. Additionally, the method and system are operable to display the information in the VU in a high-resolution component of the VU.