MANAGING EPHEMERAL LOCATIONS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
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1. A method for managing at least one ephemeral location in a virtual universe (VU), comprising causing a computer infrastructure to:
- render an ephemeral location upon a triggering in the VU;
teleport a VU user avatar to the ephemeral location;
permit the user avatar to interact in the ephemeral location;
teleport the user avatar out of the ephemeral location; and
un-render the ephemeral location.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for advertising, and, more particularly, systems and methods for managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe. A method for managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe (VU) includes causing a computer infrastructure to: render an ephemeral location upon a triggering in the VU; teleport a VU user avatar to the ephemeral location; permit the user avatar to interact in the ephemeral location; teleport the user avatar out of the ephemeral location; and un-render the ephemeral location.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for managing at least one ephemeral location in a virtual universe (VU), comprising causing a computer infrastructure to:
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render an ephemeral location upon a triggering in the VU; teleport a VU user avatar to the ephemeral location; permit the user avatar to interact in the ephemeral location; teleport the user avatar out of the ephemeral location; and un-render the ephemeral location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for advertising in a virtual universe (VU), comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure structured and arranged to; detect a trigger of a VU-ad by a user in a VU grid; render an ephemeral location in the VU; transport a user avatar from the VU grid to the ephemeral location; present the VU-ad to the user at the ephemeral location; transport the user avatar from the ephemeral location back to the VU grid; and un-render the ephemeral location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program embodied in the medium, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computing device is operable to cause the computing device to:
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detect a trigger of a VU-ad by a user in a VU grid; render an ephemeral location in a VU; present the VU-ad to the user at the ephemeral location; and un-render the ephemeral location. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system comprising hardware and software arranged to:
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render an ephemeral location upon a triggering in the VU; teleport a VU user avatar to the ephemeral location; permit the user avatar to interact in the ephemeral location; teleport the user avatar out of the ephemeral location; and un-render the ephemeral location.
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