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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Brian R. Bokor, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew B. Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Peter F. Haggar, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel E. House, Raleigh, NC (US);
William B. Nicol, Ii, Durham, NC (US);
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
Brian R. Bokor, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew B. Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Peter F. Haggar, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel E. House, Raleigh, NC (US);
William B. Nicol, II, Durham, NC (US);
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Collaborative virtual business object (VBO) social sharing that may include generating a VBO responsive to an avatar performing a transaction, and providing access to the VBO to other avatars desiring access. Access to the VBO may be provided by registering information regarding accessing the VBO in an inventory of the avatar, registering information regarding accessing the VBO in a centralized registry, allowing some portions of the VBO to be searchable, or uploading a modified copy of the VBO to a centralized VBO data upload facility. Portions of the VBO may be identified as private or public and access provided to only the public portions. An apparatus for collaborative virtual business object (VBO) social sharing may include an interface configured to access virtual world and a processor configured to generate a VBO responsive to a transaction in the virtual world and provide access to the VBO.