Avatar email and methods for communicating between real and virtual worlds

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8502825
APP PUB NO 20080235582A1
SERIAL NO

11682299

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A method for and system for communicating using a virtual world are disclosed. In the method an avatar may be associated with a source of an email. An email may be generated within the virtual world and one or more images of an avatar may be associated with the email. The email may be sent to a real device and the one or more images may be presented at a destination of the email. The system may comprise one or more processors configured to generate a virtual world; associate an avatar with a source of an email; generate an email within the virtual world; associate one or more images of an avatar with the email; send the email to a real device; and present the one or more images at a destination of the email.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED;SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gillo, Tomas Brighton, GB 10 884
Goodwin, Mitchell London, GB 9 1099
Vass, Attila Foster City, US 51 1458
Waugaman, Scott London, GB 7 918
Zalewski, Gary Oakland, US 90 5425

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