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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Richard D. Dettinger, Rochester, MN (US);
Frederick A. Kulack, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin G. Paterson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Shannon E. Wenzel, Colby, WI (US);
Richard D. Dettinger, Rochester, MN (US);
Frederick A. Kulack, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin G. Paterson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Shannon E. Wenzel, Colby, WI (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for helping users determine the 'best' places to use and acquire inventory objects within a virtual environment, as well as to notify users of useful inventory items when an avatar is at a particular location in the virtual environment. An object index may be used to store data describing attributes of virtual objects, and a user index may be used to store data describing interactions users engage in with virtual objects.