Patent ID: 8562440
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A63F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer controlled method comprising: accumulating, by a computer, a presence history of an entity within a persistent virtual environment by repeated gathering of virtual presence information, the virtual presence information comprising an entity identification value and a sampling time value; processing, by the computer, the presence history by performing a general least-squares-fit to a non-periodic event function that models a historical response to a determinable modification to the persistent virtual environment, wherein performing the general least-squares-fit produces a coefficient vector that represents a temporal profile consistent with the presence history, said coefficient vector comprising a plurality of coefficients whose values parameterize the temporal profile for the entity's past presence in the persistent virtual environment responsive to the determinable modification to the persistent virtual environment; characterizing, by the computer, the entity's temporal profile based on the coefficient vector; and presenting, to the entity, a graph illustrating the characterization of the entity's temporal profile.