The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2000
Harry R. Chesley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Greg Kimberly, Seattle, WA (US);
Anoop Gupta, Medina, WA (US);
Manuel Vellon, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Harry R. Chesley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Greg Kimberly, Seattle, WA (US);
Anoop Gupta, Medina, WA (US);
Manuel Vellon, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A database of objects is distributed between a server computer and multiple client computers as an object oriented virtual world environment (VWE) with multimedia presentation features. A primary database is maintained on the server and includes at least one entry for each object disposed within the VWE. In one implementation a presentation virtual world environment has a multi-user virtual presentation room object (ShowRoom) in which presentation or information element objects (ShowItems) are presented from a server to multiple viewers at multiple client computers. The presentation room object and presentation element objects are global objects in that they are provided from server to client computers as part of a presentation VWE. The presentation element objects provide a model representing a presentation in the presentation VWE. Interface objects at the client computers provide a view of the presentation, with user interface and control elements, which view is separate from the model provided by the presentation element objects.