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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Richard J. Newhook, Egg Harbor Township, NJ (US);
M. Shafer Ramsey, Westminster, MD (US);
James W. Seaman, Falls Church, VA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G09C 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/335 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2107 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2109 (2013.01); G09C 5/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01);
Abstract
An avatar in a virtual world is provided with credentials for access to various parts of the virtual world by embedding information derived from avatar identification and authorized credential information in the form of a graphic image associated with the avatar. The embedded information is preferably encrypted.