Method and apparatus for teaching about conception of power

• US 20050198163A1
• Filed: 10/18/2004
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Regents of The University of Minnesota (University of Minnesota)
• Original Assignee: Regents of The University of Minnesota (University of Minnesota)
• Inventors: Brunner, C. Cryss
• Application Number:
  US10/967,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20050198163A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5553 user representation in the game field, e.g. avatar
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/807 Role playing or strategy games
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/16 Arrangements for providing special services to substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15

Abstract

Method and apparatus for using computerized chat rooms to allow participants to interact with one another without revealing to other participants their true identity, wherein participants are given pseudo identities that are presented to other participants during a training exercise, and wherein the pseudo identities are revealed in one or more stages.

Claims

1. A method comprising using computerized chat rooms to allow participants to interact with each other without revealing to other participants their true identity, wherein participants are given pseudo identities that are presented to other participants during a training exercise, and wherein the pseudo identities are revealed in one or more stages.