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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
Michael J. Osias, Westtown, NY (US);
Brian W. Sledge, Shreveport, LA (US);
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
Michael J. Osias, Westtown, NY (US);
Brian W. Sledge, Shreveport, LA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for building collaboration work environments within the virtual world through computer generated (and possibly controlled) avatars and other three dimensional (3D) objects. It provides a solution to a problem where computer generated avatars and objects visually represent the execution, progress and output of a collaboration project. It provides the system and method for quickly visualizing collaboration activities and outputs to allow people to quickly and easily track progress of said activities. Visually representing collaboration activities allows observers to identify the number and different types of collaboration activities which are currently occurring, the progress of each collaboration activity, the system or component that the collaboration activity is creating or any problems or issues identified during activities supporting the collaboration work effort.