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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Michele P. Brignull, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Anne R. Sand, Peyton, CO (US);
James W. Seaman, Falls Church, VA (US);
Michele P. Brignull, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Anne R. Sand, Peyton, CO (US);
James W. Seaman, Falls Church, VA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for researching virtual markets and using the research to optimize product placements and displays. The system includes a monitoring engine configured to monitor information about user reactions and/or at least one product. The system also includes a recommendation engine configured to recommend a location within a virtual universe to display the at least one product based on the information monitored by the monitoring engine and a display engine configured to display the at least one product at a recommended location.