PERSPECTIVE BASED TAGGING AND VISUALIZATION OF AVATARS IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
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1. A method for perspective based tagging and visualization of avatars in a virtual world, comprising:
- determining if another avatar has moved within a predetermined proximity range of a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world; and
allowing the user to tag the other avatar with information in response to the other avatar being within the predetermined proximity range of the user'"'"'s avatar.
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Abstract
A method for perspective based tagging and visualization of avatars in a virtual world may include determining if another avatar has moved within a predetermined proximity range of a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world. The method may also include allowing the user to tag the other avatar with information in response to the other avatar being within the predetermined proximity range of the user'"'"'s avatar.
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1. A method for perspective based tagging and visualization of avatars in a virtual world, comprising:
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determining if another avatar has moved within a predetermined proximity range of a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world; and allowing the user to tag the other avatar with information in response to the other avatar being within the predetermined proximity range of the user'"'"'s avatar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for perspective based tagging and visualization of avatars in a virtual world, comprising:
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determining if another avatar has moved within a predetermined proximity range of a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world; determining if the user has previously tagged the other avatar with tagged information; and presenting the tagged information in response to the other avatar coming within the predetermined proximity range of the user'"'"'s avatar and the user having previously tagged the other avatar with the tagged information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for perspective based tagging and visualization of avatars in a virtual world, comprising:
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determining if another avatar has moved within a predetermined proximity range of a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world; determining if the user has previously tagged the other avatar with tagged information, wherein the tagged information includes information that is pertinent from a perspective of the user; and presenting the tagged information in response to the other avatar coming within the predetermined proximity range of the user'"'"'s avatar and the user having previously tagged the other avatar with the tagged information; and permitting the user to perform at least one of; tag the other avatar with information that is pertinent to the perspective of the user in the virtual world in response to the other avatar coming within the predetermined proximity range of the user'"'"'s avatar and the user not having previously tagged the other avatar with information; and edit the tagged information in response to the other avatar coming within the predetermined proximity range of the user'"'"'s avatar and the user having previously tagged the other avatar with information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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