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System and method for enabling characters to be manifested within a plurality of different virtual spaces

  • US 8,066,571 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2008
  • Issued: 11/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system configured to provide a virtual space that is accessible to one or more users, the system comprising:

  • a first server configured to execute an instance of a first virtual space and further configured to determine views of the first virtual space from the executed instance, wherein the first virtual space is a simulated physical space that has a topography, expresses real-time interaction by the one or more users, and includes one or more objects positioned within the topography that are capable of experiencing locomotion within the topography;

    a second server configured to execute an instance of a second virtual space and further configured to determine views of the second virtual space from the executed instance, wherein the second virtual space is a simulated physical space that has a topography, expresses real-time interaction by the one or more users, and includes one or more objects positioned within the topography that are capable of experiencing locomotion within the topography, and wherein the first virtual space is of a type comprising one or more of a two-dimensional space, a three-dimensional space, a social space, a first-person space, a third-person space, an action gaming space, a role-playing space, a real-time space, or a turn-based space, and wherein the second virtual space is of a different type than the first virtual space;

    a first client configured to receive a view of the first virtual space from the first server, and wherein the first client is further configured to provide the received view to a user;

    a second client configured to receive a view of the second virtual space from the second server, wherein the second client is further configured to provide the view of the second virtual space to the user; and

    a storage module remote from the first client and the second client that is configured to store information related to a first character associated with the user, wherein the storage module is further configured to store information related to a second character associated with the user, wherein the first server enables the first character to be manifested within the first virtual space based on the information related to the first character stored in the storage module, wherein the second server enables the second character to be manifested within the second virtual space based on the information related to the second character stored in the storage module,wherein the first client enables the user to input commands to the first server that control the first character within the instance of the first virtual space, wherein the second client further enables the user to input commands to the second server that control the second character within the instance of the second virtual space, and wherein at least a portion of the information stored in the storage module is persistent between the first virtual space and the second virtual space.

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