Patent ID: 9254438
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A63F

Claim Text:
1. A method for associating an interactive virtual universe (VU) and a non-interactive movie, comprising obtaining metadata pertaining to either said non-interactive movie or said interactive VU, said metadata describing at least a first location in a scene of said non-interactive movie or a second location in a setting of said interactive VU, wherein said non-interactive movie and said interactive VU are accessible through a networked computer including a display; when said metadata pertain to said non-interactive movie, conducting a search of said interactive VU or an index therefor for a setting having at least a third location which matches said first location obtained in said obtaining step; when said metadata pertain to said interactive VU, conducting a search of scenes in said non-interactive movie or an index therefor for a scene with at least a fourth location which matches said second location obtained in said obtaining step; and while said display is displaying to a user either (i) a view of said scene of said non-interactive movie having said first location or (ii) a view of said setting in said interactive VU having said second location, wherein said non-interactive movie and said interactive VU are displayed only one at a time, and wherein said steps of obtaining metadata and conducting searches are performed autonomously by one or more networked computers prior to said step of receiving said transition command from said user.