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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Rosa M. Bolger, Austin, TX (US);
Ann Corrao, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Brian M. O'connell, Cary, NC (US);
Brian J. Snitzer, Lancaster, PA (US);
Rosa M. Bolger, Austin, TX (US);
Ann Corrao, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, NC (US);
Brian J. Snitzer, Lancaster, PA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An invention that pre-fetches virtual content in a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is a pre-fetching tool, including a ranking component configured to rank each of a plurality of members belonging to a social network of an avatar according to predefined ranking criteria. The pre-fetching tool further includes a pre-fetching component configured to pre-fetch a virtual content within a proximity of each of the plurality of members belonging to the social network of the avatar based on the ranking.