Patent ID: 8918728
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for filtering content in a virtual universe (VU) by a computer apparatus, comprising: receiving a request, by said computer apparatus, for content exposure restrictions for an avatar in the VU, the content exposure restrictions being based on employment data associated with the avatar; generating a set of rules, by said computer apparatus, that reflect the content exposure restrictions; establishing, by said computer apparatus, a virtual shield around content according to the content exposure restrictions, the virtual shield restricting the avatar from approaching a distance, from the content, beyond a predetermined threshold; tagging the avatar, by said computer apparatus, with at least one tag; comparing, by said computer apparatus, an action attempted by the avatar to the set of rules; determining, by said computer apparatus, whether the action will be allowed based on the set of rules and the at least one tag; evaluating, by said computer apparatus, whether the action, if allowed, would bring the avatar to a distance, from the content, beyond the predetermined threshold; and preventing, by said computer apparatus, access by the avatar to the content when a result of the evaluation is that the action, if allowed, would bring the avatar to the distance beyond the predetermined threshold.