Method and System for Exploiting Interactions Via A Virtual Environment

• US 20100146395A1
• Filed: 12/08/2008
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Reyes, Gustavo de los, Macwan, Sanjay
• Application Number:
  US12/329,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20100146395A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

A method on a computer readable storage medium operable to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components, introduce a component having a predefined functionality to interact with the virtual representation and generate indications of a response of the virtual representation to the interactions of the component. A system having a memory configured to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components and a processor configured to introduce a component having a predefined functionality to interact with the virtual representation and generate indications of a response of the virtual representation to the interactions of the component.

Claims

1. A computer readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, the set of instructions being operable to:

store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components;

introduce a component having a predefined functionality to interact with the virtual representation; and

generate indications of a response of the virtual representation to the interactions of the component.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions are further operable to:

store the indications of the response.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions are further operable to:

display the indications of the response.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the response of the virtual representation is based on an actual response of one or more of the plurality of physical components.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the functionality includes mimicking an Internet Protocol (IP) packet that travels between representations of the physical components.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the functionality includes scanning the virtual representation for other components having predefined functionalities and reacting to the other components.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the functionality includes attacking one or more of the plurality of components.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the functionality includes interacting with users within the virtual representation and attempting to collect information from these users.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the functionality includes monitoring the virtual representation for changes.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the component generates additional functionality based on the interactions with the virtual representation and the response of the virtual representation.

11. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components; and

a processor configured to introduce a component having a predefined functionality to interact with the virtual representation and generate indications of a response of the virtual representation to the interactions of the component.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory is further configured to store the indications of the response.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a display to display the indications of the response.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the response of the virtual representation is based on an actual response of one or more of the plurality of physical components.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the functionality includes mimicking an Internet Protocol (IP) packet that travels between representations of the physical components.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the functionality includes scanning the virtual representation for other components having predefined functionalities and reacting to the other components.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the functionality includes attacking one or more of the plurality of components.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the functionality includes interacting with users within the virtual representation and attempting to collect information from these users.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the functionality includes monitoring the virtual representation for changes.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the component generates additional functionality based on the interactions with the virtual representation and the response of the virtual representation.