Time dependent virtual universe avatar rendering
First Claim
1. A method for displaying multiple virtual universe avatar states, comprising:
- a second avatar of a second virtual universe user engaging a first avatar of a first user in a virtual universe domain, wherein the engaged first avatar is graphically displayed to the second user in an initial visual appearance state comprising an initial appearance of a visual attribute;
selecting and retrieving at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar as a function of an associated time of a prior engagement, wherein the at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state was visually displayed to the second avatar user within the virtual universe domain during the associated prior engagement with the first avatar and comprises another appearance of the visual attribute that is different from and visually distinct from the initial appearance of the visual attribute, wherein the at least one another visual appearance state is selected from at least one previous appearance state of the first avatar stored in a storage medium, wherein each of the at least one previous appearance states have different visually and distinct display appearances of the visual attribute and are stored in the storage medium in association with different respective times that they were visually displayed to a user within the virtual universe domain;
graphically displaying the engaged first avatar to the second user in the selected and retrieved at least one other visual appearance state to the second user in association with the time of the prior engagement; and
storing the initial visual appearance of the first avatar in the storage medium associated with a time of display of the initial visual appearance state to the second avatar during the engaging.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, program products and systems are disclosed for displaying multiple virtual universe avatar states. Each of a plurality of avatar states of a first avatar of a first virtual universe user are stored in a storage medium as a function of a time of each state. A first avatar is displayed in a current state to a second user of an engaging second avatar, the engaging instigating a selecting and a retrieving of a subset of plurality of states from the storage medium, each of the subset states different from each other and the current state. Selected subset states are visually displayed to the second user, each of the displayed states visually distinct from another and the current state. The first avatar current state is stored in the storage medium associated with the engagement.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for displaying multiple virtual universe avatar states, comprising:
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a second avatar of a second virtual universe user engaging a first avatar of a first user in a virtual universe domain, wherein the engaged first avatar is graphically displayed to the second user in an initial visual appearance state comprising an initial appearance of a visual attribute; selecting and retrieving at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar as a function of an associated time of a prior engagement, wherein the at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state was visually displayed to the second avatar user within the virtual universe domain during the associated prior engagement with the first avatar and comprises another appearance of the visual attribute that is different from and visually distinct from the initial appearance of the visual attribute, wherein the at least one another visual appearance state is selected from at least one previous appearance state of the first avatar stored in a storage medium, wherein each of the at least one previous appearance states have different visually and distinct display appearances of the visual attribute and are stored in the storage medium in association with different respective times that they were visually displayed to a user within the virtual universe domain; graphically displaying the engaged first avatar to the second user in the selected and retrieved at least one other visual appearance state to the second user in association with the time of the prior engagement; and storing the initial visual appearance of the first avatar in the storage medium associated with a time of display of the initial visual appearance state to the second avatar during the engaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing a service for displaying multiple virtual universe avatar states, the method comprising:
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providing a computer infrastructure comprising a processing unit in communication with a computer readable memory and a tangible computer-readable storage device, wherein the processing unit, when executing program instructions stored on the tangible computer-readable storage device via the computer readable memory; in response to a second avatar of a second virtual universe user engaging a first avatar of a first user in a virtual universe domain, graphically displays the engaged first avatar to the second user in an initial visual appearance state comprising an initial appearance of a visual attribute; selects and retrieves at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar as a function of an associated time of a prior engagement, wherein the at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state was visually displayed to the second avatar user within the virtual universe domain during the associated prior engagement with the first avatar and comprises another appearance of the visual attribute that is different from and visually distinct from the initial appearance of the visual attribute, wherein the at least one another visual appearance state is selected from at least one previous appearance state of the first avatar stored in a storage medium, wherein each of the at least one previous appearance states have different visually and distinct display appearances of the visual attribute and are stored in the storage medium in association with different respective times that they were visually displayed to a user within the virtual universe domain; graphically displays the prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar during the prior engagement to the second user in association with the time of the prior engagement; and stores the initial visual appearance of the first avatar in the storage medium associated with a time of display of the initial visual appearance state to the second avatar during the engagement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer readable tangible storage device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to; in response to a second avatar of a second virtual universe user engaging a first avatar of a first user in a virtual universe domain, graphically display the engaged first avatar to the second user in an initial visual appearance state comprising an initial appearance of a visual attribute; select and retrieve at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar as a function of an associated time of a prior engagement, wherein the at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state was visually displayed to the second avatar user within the virtual universe domain during the associated prior engagement with the first avatar and comprises another appearance of the visual attribute that is different from and visually distinct from the initial appearance of the visual attribute, wherein the at least one another visual appearance state is selected from at least one previous appearance state of the first avatar stored in a storage medium, wherein each of the at least one previous appearance states have different visually and distinct display appearances of the visual attribute and are stored in the storage medium in association with different respective times that they were visually displayed to a user within the virtual universe domain; graphically display the prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar during the prior engagement to the second user in association with the time of the prior engagement; and store the initial visual appearance of the first avatar in the storage medium associated with a time of display of the initial visual appearance state to the second avatar during the engagement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a processing unit in communication with a computer readable memory and a tangible computer-readable storage device; wherein the processing unit, when executing program instructions stored on the tangible computer-readable storage device via the computer readable memory; in response to a second avatar of a second virtual universe user engaging a first avatar of a first user in a virtual universe domain, graphically displays the engaged first avatar to the second user in an initial visual appearance state comprising an initial appearance of a visual attribute; selects and retrieves at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar as a function of an associated time of a prior engagement, wherein the at least one other prior engagement visual appearance state was visually displayed to the second avatar user within the virtual universe domain during the associated prior engagement with the first avatar and comprises another appearance of the visual attribute that is different from and visually distinct from the initial appearance of the visual attribute, wherein the at least one another visual appearance state is selected from at least one previous appearance state of the first avatar stored in a storage medium, wherein each of the at least one previous appearance states have different visually and distinct display appearances of the visual attribute and are stored in the storage medium in association with different respective times that they were visually displayed to a user within the virtual universe domain; graphically displays the prior engagement visual appearance state of the first avatar during the prior engagement to the second user in association with the time of the prior engagement; and stores the initial visual appearance of the first avatar in the storage medium associated with a time of display of the initial visual appearance state to the second avatar during the engagement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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