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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:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2008
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Robert C. Mcginley, Olympia, WA (US);
Brian M. O'connell, Cary, NC (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Keith R. Walker, Austin, TX (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Robert C. McGinley, Olympia, WA (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
An invention for communication integration between users of a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is a communication integration interface tool that provides communication integration between users within the virtual universe. In this embodiment, there is a response component for identifying an object of interest in the virtual universe, the object of interest comprising at least one of the following: a first user, or an asset associated with the first user that is within the virtual universe, and generating a response from the object of interest in the virtual universe. The communication integration interface tool further includes a communication link component for establishing a communication link between a second user and at least at least one of the following: the first user, a representative of the first user, or a third user in the virtual universe associated with the asset based on the generated response.