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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Gary Zalewski, Oakland, CA (US);
Tomas Gillo, Brighton, GB;
Mitchell Goodwin, London, GB;
Scott Waugaman, London, GB;
Attila Vass, Foster City, CA (US);
Gary Zalewski, Oakland, CA (US);
Tomas Gillo, Brighton, GB;
Mitchell Goodwin, London, GB;
Scott Waugaman, London, GB;
Attila Vass, Foster City, CA (US);
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, London, GB;
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for and system for communicating using a virtual world are disclosed. In the method an avatar may be associated with a source of an email. An email may be generated within the virtual world and one or more images of an avatar may be associated with the email. The email may be sent to a real device and the one or more images may be presented at a destination of the email. The system may comprise one or more processors configured to generate a virtual world; associate an avatar with a source of an email; generate an email within the virtual world; associate one or more images of an avatar with the email; send the email to a real device; and present the one or more images at a destination of the email.