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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
George R. Dolbier, Banks, OR (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Neil A. Katz, Parkland, FL (US);
Brian M. O'connell, Cary, NC (US);
George R. Dolbier, Banks, OR (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Neil A. Katz, Parkland, FL (US);
Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having a base virtual world functionality, includes providing first, second and third virtual world layers having respective first, second and third virtual world layer functionalities beyond the base virtual world functionality and providing user access to the base virtual world functionality and to the first and second virtual world functionalities by the second virtual world layer.