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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Richard J. Walsh, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kunal Kandekar, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Evans, Apex, NC (US);
Qurio Holdings, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for enabling information sharing in a distributed virtual world. In general, a virtual world client associated with a user participating in a virtual world operates to obtain one or more annotations associated with virtual world constructs identified as being of interest to the user. The virtual world constructs of interest to the user may be identified by the user or identified automatically by the virtual world client. In one embodiment, the one or more annotations are defined by other users participating in the virtual world. Once the one or more annotations are obtained, the virtual world client may, for example, present the one or more annotations to the user, present a portion of the one or more annotations to the user, notify the user that the one or more annotations are available, or the like.