MODIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL CHAT DISTANCE BASED ON AMOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHAT IN AN AREA OF A VIRTUAL WORLD
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a chat amount within a time window of a predetermined amount of time in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar;
determining a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based on the determined chat amount within the time window; and
modifying the chat distance associated with the environmental chat in response to a change in the chat amount within a subsequent time window of the predetermined amount of time in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat.
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Abstract
A mechanism for modifying a chat distance associated with an environmental chat based on a determined chat amount within a time window of a predetermined amount of time in an area of a virtual universe associated with the environmental chat. An initial environmental chat distance may be determined based on the determined chat amount within an initial time window in the virtual universe area associated with the environmental chat. The initial environmental chat distance may be modified in response to a change in the chat amount within a subsequent time window. The environmental chat distance may be modified such that the environmental chat distance is inversely proportional to the determined chat amount in the virtual universe area associated with the environmental chat
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a chat amount within a time window of a predetermined amount of time in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar; determining a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based on the determined chat amount within the time window; and modifying the chat distance associated with the environmental chat in response to a change in the chat amount within a subsequent time window of the predetermined amount of time in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining a chat amount within a time window of a predetermined amount of time in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar; selecting a chat distance from a plurality of predefined chat distances associated with the environmental chat based on the determined chat amount within the time window in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat; determining a chat amount within a subsequent time window of the predetermined amount of time in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat; and modifying the chat distance associated with the environmental chat in response to a change in the chat amount within the subsequent time window from a first chat amount associated with a first range of chat amounts to a different chat amount associated with a second range of chat amounts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more machine-readable media having stored therein a program product, which when executed a set of one or more processor units causes the set of one or more processor units to perform operations that comprise:
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determining a chat amount within a time window of a predetermined amount of time in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar; determining a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based on the determined chat amount within the time window; and modifying the chat distance associated with the environmental chat in response to a change in the chat amount within a subsequent time window of the predetermined amount of time in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processing units; and a memory unit coupled to the one or more processing units, the memory unit having stored therein program instructions that are executable by the one or more processing units to; determine a chat amount within a time window of a predetermined amount of time in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar; determine a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based on the determined chat amount within the time window; and modify the chat distance associated with the environmental chat in response to a change in the chat amount within a subsequent time window of the predetermined amount of time in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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