SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT IN VIRTUAL WORLDS
First Claim
1. A method for identifying virtual objects having inappropriate content in a virtual universe (VU) having one or more regions, the VU having one or more virtual objects, each of the one or more virtual objects having content, the method comprising:
- rating each virtual object based upon its content;
tagging each virtual object with its rating;
storing each virtual object rating in an object tagging database;
storing policies associated with the ratings and the regions in a policy database;
monitoring movement of each virtual object;
scanning each virtual object to determine the rating of each virtual object; and
enforcing the policies of the policy database based upon the rating of each virtual object and its respective region.
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Abstract
A system for detecting inappropriate content in a virtual world environment has and a corresponding method utilizes a rating unit for rating each of one or more virtual objects based upon its content. The system has and the method utilizes a tagging unit for tagging each of the one or more virtual objects with its respective rating, an object tagging database for storing ratings of the one or more virtual objects, and a policy database for storing policies associated with the ratings and the regions. Further the system has and the method utilizes an object monitor for monitoring the movement of each of the one or more virtual objects, a security scanner for scanning each of the one or more virtual objects to determine the rating of each of the one or more virtual objects, and an enforcement module to enforce the policies of the policy database based upon the rating and the respective region.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for identifying virtual objects having inappropriate content in a virtual universe (VU) having one or more regions, the VU having one or more virtual objects, each of the one or more virtual objects having content, the method comprising:
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rating each virtual object based upon its content; tagging each virtual object with its rating; storing each virtual object rating in an object tagging database; storing policies associated with the ratings and the regions in a policy database; monitoring movement of each virtual object; scanning each virtual object to determine the rating of each virtual object; and enforcing the policies of the policy database based upon the rating of each virtual object and its respective region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for identifying virtual objects having inappropriate content in a virtual universe (VU), the VU having one or more virtual objects, the VU further having one or more regions, the system comprising:
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a rating unit for rating each of the one or more virtual objects based upon its content; a tagging unit for tagging each of the one or more virtual objects with its respective rating; an object tagging database for storing ratings of the one or more virtual objects; a policy database for storing policies associated with the ratings and the regions; an object monitor for monitoring movement of each of the one or more virtual objects; a security scanner for scanning each of the one or more virtual objects to determine the rating of each of the one or more virtual objects; and an enforcement module to enforce the policies of the policy database based upon the rating of each virtual object and its respective region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium for operating in a system comprising a processing unit, a memory, a bus, and one or more input/output (I/O) interfaces, for implementing a method for identifying virtual objects having inappropriate content in a virtual universe (VU) having one or more regions, the VU having one or more virtual objects, each of the one or more virtual objects having content, the method comprising:
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rating each virtual object based upon its content; tagging each virtual object with its rating; storing each virtual object rating in an object tagging database; storing policies associated with the ratings and the regions in a policy database; monitoring movement of each virtual object; scanning each virtual object to determine the rating of each virtual object; and enforcing the policies of the policy database based upon the rating of each virtual object and its respective region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for deploying a computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a process for identifying virtual objects having inappropriate content in a virtual universe (VU) having one or more regions, the VU having one or more virtual objects, each of the one or more virtual objects having content, the process comprising:
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rating each virtual object based upon its content; tagging each virtual object with its rating; storing each virtual object rating in an object tagging database; storing policies associated with the ratings and the regions in a policy database; monitoring movement of each virtual object; scanning each virtual object to determine the rating of each virtual object; and enforcing the policies of the policy database based upon the rating of each virtual object and its respective region.
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