Patent ID: 8184116
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for object based avatar tracking, the method comprising the steps of: a computer identifying a range for an object in a virtual universe, wherein the range comprises a viewable field of the object, wherein avatars in the viewable field of the object are capable of viewing the object, and wherein avatars outside the viewable field of the object are incapable of viewing the object; responsive to an avatar coming within the range of the object, the computer querying an object avatar rendering table for a session associated with an avatar unique identifier and an object unique identifier, wherein the object avatar rendering table comprises a set of object unique identifiers for a set of selected objects, and an avatar unique identifier for each avatar within a range of a selected object in the set of selected objects; the computer triggering an object initiation process associated with the object; and responsive to a determination that the object is adjacent to an obstructing object, the computer setting a focal point of the viewable field at a location that is a different location than a location of the object.