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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Peter Frederick Haggar, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brian Ronald Bokor, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew Bryan Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Daniel Edward House, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Bruce Nicol, Ii, Durham, NC (US);
Peter Frederick Haggar, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brian Ronald Bokor, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew Bryan Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Daniel Edward House, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Bruce Nicol, II, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for avoiding non-intentional separation of avatars in a virtual world may include detecting a first avatar seeking to enter a first location and determining if a second avatar is related to the first avatar based on a first predetermined rule. The method may also include determining that the first and second avatars are seeking to enter the first location together. The method may further include determining whether to allow the first avatar and the second avatar to enter the first location based on a second predetermined rule.