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Patent No.:

US 7970837 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011

Filed:

May. 12, 2008

Method to invite users to a virtual world using instant messaging

Applicants:

Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);

Ulysses Lamont Cannon, Durham, NC (US);

Angela Richards Jones, Durham, NC (US);

Susan Stanford Mcvey, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);

Ulysses Lamont Cannon, Durham, NC (US);

Angela Richards Jones, Durham, NC (US);

Susan Stanford McVey, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

Stephen A. Terrile

Primary Examiner:

Kyung-Hye Shin

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for initiating a session in a virtual world. An instant messaging system (IMS) comprises a registry of IMS user identifiers cross-referenced to their corresponding virtual world user identifiers. A first IMS user implements a virtual world invitation module as a result of an IMS session to invite a second IMS user to participate in a virtual world session. The first IMS user selects the IMS user identifier of the second IMS user, followed by selection of a target virtual world and a virtual world identifier. Once completed, the invitation is sent the IMS user identifier of the second IMS user, who receives the invitation and signifies their acceptance or declination. If accepted, the cross-referenced virtual world user identifiers of the first and second IMS users are used to log them into the agreed-upon virtual world venue and initiate a virtual world session.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lyle, Ruthie. (2011). Method to invite users to a virtual world using instant messaging (U.S. Patent No. 7970837). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7970837

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