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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2008
Applicants:

L. Scott Bloebaum, Cary, NC (US);

Justin Pierce, Cary, NC (US);

Inventors:

L. Scott Bloebaum, Cary, NC (US);

Justin Pierce, Cary, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods for providing a user state file enabling interactions between virtual and real world identities include determining a real world identity of a user and determining a virtual world identity of the user. An associated user designation is provided for a first and a second associated user. A real world identity and/or a virtual world identity is determined for the associated users. The first associated user has at least a real world identity and the second associated user has at least a virtual world identity. A communication history is established between the user and the first and second associated users, the communication history including communications in the real world and/or the virtual world. The user state file is generated based on the determined real world and virtual world identities of the user and the associated users and the communication history between the user and the associated users. The user state file is configured to be accessed by the user in both the real world and the virtual world.


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