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Providing Users With Location Information Within a Virtual World

  • US 20100064253A1
  • Filed: 09/11/2008
  • Published: 03/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving a triggering event indicating a requirement to present a user of a virtual world with one or more selectable location options, wherein the user is represented by an avatar in the virtual world, and wherein selecting one of the one or more selectable location options results in the avatar moving to a corresponding location within the virtual world;

    matching a plurality of locations visited by the user to at least some locations described in a stored data structure, wherein the stored data structure describes characteristics of previous location visits by multiple users of the virtual world;

    determining one or more locations currently available to the user within the virtual world;

    determining, based on the matching stored pattern, a favorability rating for each of the one or more locations currently available to the user;

    determining, based on the determined favorability rating, one or more favorability indicators associated to each of the one or more locations currently available to the user, wherein the one or more favorability indicators indicate the favorability of the associated location to the user; and

    presenting the user with one or more selectable location options, wherein each selectable location option corresponds to one of the one or more locations currently available to the user, and wherein each selectable location option is presented along with the associated one or more favorability indicators.

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