GENERATING USER AND AVATAR SPECIFIC CONTENT IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
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1. A method for presenting a user and avatar specific content in a virtual world, comprising:
- generating a local attribute object comprising a set of geographic location attributes identifying at least one of the user'"'"'s real world location and the user'"'"'s avatar'"'"'s virtual world location;
allowing access to the local attribute object by a service provider in response to the user'"'"'s avatar entering the service provider'"'"'s virtual world space; and
presenting to the user'"'"'s avatar specific content based on the local attribute object.
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Abstract
Generation of user and avatar specific content in a virtual world may include generating a local attribute object. The local attribute object may comprise attributes identifying at least one of the user'"'"'s real world location and the user'"'"'s avatar'"'"'s virtual world location. Access to the local attribute object by virtual world operators may be controlled by the user and/or user'"'"'s avatar. Specific content, based on the local attribute object, is presented to the user'"'"'s avatar.
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1. A method for presenting a user and avatar specific content in a virtual world, comprising:
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generating a local attribute object comprising a set of geographic location attributes identifying at least one of the user'"'"'s real world location and the user'"'"'s avatar'"'"'s virtual world location; allowing access to the local attribute object by a service provider in response to the user'"'"'s avatar entering the service provider'"'"'s virtual world space; and presenting to the user'"'"'s avatar specific content based on the local attribute object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for presenting a user and avatar specific content in a virtual world, comprising:
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a processor; and a module for generating a local attribute object comprising a set of geographic location attributes identifying at least one of the user'"'"'s real world location and the user'"'"'s avatar'"'"'s virtual world location, wherein the module allows access to the local attribute object by a service provider in response to the user'"'"'s avatar entering the service provider'"'"'s virtual world space; and wherein the module presents to the user'"'"'s avatar specific content based on the local attribute object.
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23. A computer program product for presenting a user and avatar specific content in a virtual world, comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therein, the computer usable medium comprising; computer usable program code configured to generate a local attribute object comprising a set of geographic location attributes identifying at least one of the user'"'"'s real world location and the user'"'"'s avatar'"'"'s virtual world location; computer usable program code configured to allow access to the local attribute object by a service provider in response to the user'"'"'s avatar entering the service provider'"'"'s virtual world space; and computer usable program code configured to present to the user'"'"'s avatar specific content based on the local attribute object.
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