INDICATING PHYSICAL SITE ENERGY USAGE THROUGH A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining comprehensive energy usage at a physical site where a client accessing a virtual universe is located;
determining that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds an energy usage threshold; and
notifying a virtual universe user account associated with the client that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds the energy usage threshold.
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Abstract
Real world energy usage can be reduced using a virtual environment. A virtual universe energy conservation system (“system”) can determine comprehensive energy usage at a physical site where a client accessing a virtual universe is located. The system can determine that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds an energy usage threshold. The system can also notify a virtual universe user account associated with the client that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds the energy usage threshold.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining comprehensive energy usage at a physical site where a client accessing a virtual universe is located; determining that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds an energy usage threshold; and notifying a virtual universe user account associated with the client that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds the energy usage threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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determining comprehensive energy usage at a physical site where a client accessing a virtual universe is located; determining that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds an energy usage threshold; and notifying a virtual universe user account associated with the client that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds the energy usage threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a client configured to access a virtual universe at a physical site, wherein the client comprises an energy conservation module configured to determine comprehensive energy usage at the physical site where the client is accessing the virtual universe, and determine that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds an energy usage threshold; and a server configured to support the virtual universe, wherein the server comprises an energy usage module configured to notify a virtual universe user account associated with the client that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds the energy usage threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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