Virtual world teleportation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8584025
APP PUB NO 20090276718A1
SERIAL NO

12114228

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The present invention is directed to teleporting avatars between disparate virtual worlds. A system is disclosed that includes a facility for creating a persona profile for an avatar in a first virtual world when the avatar wants to be teleported out of the first virtual world; a facility for transferring persona profiles to and from a disparate virtual world; and a facility for instantiating an inbound avatar based on a received persona profile. Persona profiles may include, e.g., rendering information, trait information, and inventory information.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dawson, Christopher J Arlington, US 319 7505
Di, Luoffo Vincent V Sandy Hook, US 1 42
Hamilton,, II Rick A Charlottesville, US 885 15036
Seaman, James W Falls Church, US 213 6962

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