Automated selection of avatar characteristics for groups

J Arrasvuori, E Ollila - US Patent 8,832,552, 2014 - Google Patents
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Graphical representation of social network vitality

J Howard, B Trussel - 2009 - Google Patents
G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY
ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR …

Enabling an IM user to navigate a virtual world

DS Bill - US Patent 8,726,195, 2014 - Google Patents
Primary Examiner—Boris Pesin Assistant Examiner—John Heffington (74) Attorney, Agent,
or Firm—Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP (57) ABSTRACT A user is …

System and method for targeted recommendations using social gaming networks

S Krishnamoorthy, P Mathur, S Chaudhuri, TL Michel - 2009 - Google Patents
WO2009099496A1 - System and method for targeted recommendations using social gaming
networks - Google Patents WO2009099496A1 - System and method for targeted recommendations …

Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universe

IIRA Hamilton, BM O'Connell, CA Pickover… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
Int. C. The present invention provides a computer implemented G06T I3/00(2011.01) method
and apparatus to project a projected avatar associated G06T I5/00(2011.01) with an avatar …

Generating data for managing encounters in a virtual world environment

CL Bates, JCT Chen, ZA Garbow… - US Patent 10,627,983, 2020 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for providing information for avoiding
specific users of an immersive virtual environment. Generally, a primary user may specify …

Collaborative electronic game play employing player classification and aggregation

MS Muller - US Patent 9,227,140, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and system tracks, analyzes or sorts behaviors of user or players
across a network to draw correlations from, or characterizations of those user or players and …

Collaborative electronic game play employing player classification and aggregation

MS Muller - US Patent 8,651,961, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and system tracks, analyzes or sorts behaviors of Related US
Application Data user or players across a network to draw correlations from, or …

Managing interactions in a network communications environment

D Van Wie - US Patent 9,813,522, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A network communications environment has advanced interaction
management functionality that enables the opportunities for users to interact with one …

Transaction systems and methods for virtual items of massively multiplayer online games and virtual worlds

KN Mehta, DE Kolkowitz, SV Peruvemba - US Patent 8,888,598, 2014 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for trading, exchanging, and/or valuating virtual items that
exist in MMOGs or other types of virtual worlds. According to various embodiments, the …