Patent ID: 9256896
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A63F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for operating a virtual universe on a computer system or network, comprising steps of: changing a location and orientation of an avatar in said virtual universe by teleportation; selecting a group of objects that can be rendered within a perimeter of said avatar; comparing properties and attributes of respective objects of said group of objects with selected metadata corresponding to said avatar, wherein said selected metadata with which said comparison is made includes a history of avatar activities and locations visited including time durations previously spent by said avatar doing respective activities or at respective locations visited, and wherein said comparing includes applying different weights to said activities and locations visited based on one or more of a time duration threshold and how recently said avatar performed respective activities or visited respective locations; comparing properties and attributes of said respective objects with at least one of a request of said avatar and an objective of said avatar; developing an ordered list of said group of objects based on results of said comparing step of said selected metadata corresponding to said avatar and based on results of said comparing step of said at least one of said request of said avatar and said objective of said avatar; supplying as a service to a user or resident of said avatar prioritized rendering of at least some objects of said group of objects in the order in which they appear in said ordered list, said supplying being performed in a way which permits said user or resident to know the service to be in use; and displaying said at least some prioritized rendered objects of said group of objects in a field of view of said avatar, whereby an additional premature change of said location and orientation of said avatar in said virtual universe by teleportation is avoided and falsification of metadata to attract avatars is discouraged by indicating to the user or resident a likelihood that an object actually sought is present at the location based on what objects are first presented by said steps of supplying and displaying.