Managing a Virtual Object
First Claim
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1. A method of managing a virtual object, said method comprising:
- storing said virtual object in a database accessible to a server device; and
in response to a non-subscriber user performing a first action on said virtual object, sending a message from said server device to at least one user that subscribes to said virtual object.
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Abstract
Managing a virtual object in a server device includes storing the virtual object in a database accessible to the server device and, in response to a non-subscriber user performing a first action on the virtual object, sending a message from the server device to at least one user that subscribes to the virtual object.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing a virtual object, said method comprising:
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storing said virtual object in a database accessible to a server device; and in response to a non-subscriber user performing a first action on said virtual object, sending a message from said server device to at least one user that subscribes to said virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing a virtual object, said method comprising:
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rendering said virtual object in a virtual environment implemented by at least one server device, said virtual environment being accessible to a plurality of users of said virtual environment; maintaining in said at least one server device a database of said users that subscribe to said virtual object; and in response to a non-subscriber said user performing a first action on said virtual object in said virtual environment, sending a message from said at least one server device to at least one of said users that subscribe to said virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 11. The method of clam 10, wherein each of said users interacts with said virtual environment through a computer-implemented avatar.
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18. A server device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to said processor;
said memory comprising executable code that causes said processor, upon execution of said executable code, to;maintain a database comprising a virtual object; maintain a database of users that subscribe to said virtual object; and in response to receiving a request from a non-subscriber user to perform a first action on said virtual object, send a message to at least one of said users that subscribe to said virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for managing a virtual object, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to store said virtual object in a database; and computer readable program code configured to, in response to a non-subscriber user performing a first action on said virtual object, send a message to at least one user that subscribes to said virtual object.
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