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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
David B. Baszucki, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Erik S. Cassel, San Mateo, CA (US);
John Shedletsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matt Dusek, Belmont, CA (US);
David B. Baszucki, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Erik S. Cassel, San Mateo, CA (US);
John Shedletsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matt Dusek, Belmont, CA (US);
ROBLOX CORPORATION, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for providing a dynamic and scalable topology for virtual world environments. In one embodiment, the method may include determining, in response to a request of a user computer system to transfer from a first place to a second place in a virtual environment, an instance of a second place that satisfies the request. The method may also include directing the user computer system to a game server that provides the determined instance of the second place.