Methods and Systems to Determine Availability for Real Time Communications via Virtual Reality
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- associating an avatar with an advertisement;
determining a location of the avatar in a virtual reality world; and
determining whether an advertiser of the advertisement is available for real time communications based at least in part on the location of the avatar in the virtual reality world.
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Abstract
Methods and systems to determine availability of people for real time communications via a virtual reality environment. One embodiment includes: associating an avatar with an advertisement; determining a location of the avatar in a virtual reality world; and determining whether an advertiser of the advertisement is available for real time communications based at least in part on the location of the avatar in the virtual reality world. In one embodiment, the availability of the advertiser is determined for real time communications via the virtual reality world and for real time communications outside the virtual reality world based on an online presence status of the avatar, a schedule of the advertiser, and/or the location of the avatar in the virtual reality world.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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associating an avatar with an advertisement; determining a location of the avatar in a virtual reality world; and determining whether an advertiser of the advertisement is available for real time communications based at least in part on the location of the avatar in the virtual reality world. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine readable media embodying instructions, the instructions causing a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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associating an avatar with an advertisement; determining a location of the avatar in a virtual reality world; and determining whether an advertiser of the advertisement is available for real time communications based at least in part on the location of the avatar in the virtual reality world.
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20. A data processing system, comprising:
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means for associating an avatar with an advertisement; means for determining a location of the avatar in a virtual reality world; and means for determining whether an advertiser of the advertisement is available for real time communications based at least in part on the location of the avatar in the virtual reality world.
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