SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR TEMPORAL TELEPORT IN A VIRTUAL WORLD ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method for temporally teleporting an avatar in a virtual world environment, the method comprising:
- at a first time in a virtual world environment, receiving a request from a user associated with an avatar to temporally teleport the avatar to a temporal destination at an earlier, second time in the virtual world environment;
creating for the avatar a recreated virtual world based on the temporal destination at the earlier, second time;
receiving input from the user associated with interaction between the user'"'"'s avatar and the recreated virtual world; and
allowing the user'"'"'s avatar to interactively participate in the recreated virtual world during the temporal teleport.
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Abstract
Generally speaking, systems, methods and media for providing temporal teleport capability in a virtual world environment are disclosed. Embodiments of a method for temporally teleporting an avatar in a virtual world environment (VWE) may include, at a first time in a VWE, receiving a request from a user associated with an avatar to temporally teleport the avatar to a temporal destination at an earlier, second time in the VWE. Embodiments of the method may also include creating for the avatar a recreated virtual world based on the temporal destination at the earlier, second time. Embodiments may also include receiving input from the user associated with interaction between the user'"'"'s avatar and the recreated virtual world and allowing the user'"'"'s avatar to interactively participate in the recreated virtual world during the temporal teleport.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for temporally teleporting an avatar in a virtual world environment, the method comprising:
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at a first time in a virtual world environment, receiving a request from a user associated with an avatar to temporally teleport the avatar to a temporal destination at an earlier, second time in the virtual world environment; creating for the avatar a recreated virtual world based on the temporal destination at the earlier, second time; receiving input from the user associated with interaction between the user'"'"'s avatar and the recreated virtual world; and allowing the user'"'"'s avatar to interactively participate in the recreated virtual world during the temporal teleport. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a computer-useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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at a first time in a virtual world environment, receiving a request from a user associated with an avatar to temporally teleport the avatar to a temporal destination at an earlier, second time in the virtual world environment; creating for the avatar a recreated virtual world based on the temporal destination at the earlier, second time; receiving input from the user associated with interaction between the user'"'"'s avatar and the recreated virtual world; and allowing the user'"'"'s avatar to interactively participate in the recreated virtual world during the temporal teleport. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A data processing system having a machine-accessible medium storing a plurality of program modules, the system comprising:
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a data capture system stored on a machine-accessible medium to record events in a virtual world environment; and a temporal teleport manager stored on a machine-accessible medium to facilitate users of the virtual world environment temporally teleporting an avatar to an earlier time, the temporal teleport manager comprising; a user interface module to receive requests from a user to temporally teleport an avatar associated with the user to a temporal destination at an earlier time in the virtual world environment; a temporal teleport database interface module to access, from a temporal teleport database, stored virtual world environment information associated with the earlier time; and an interactive replay module to create a recreated virtual world based on the temporal destination at the earlier time and to allow the user'"'"'s avatar to interactively participate in the recreated virtual world during a temporal teleport. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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