Patent ID: 8806337
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: A63F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: defining one or more physical features of an avatar related to a physical appearance of the avatar, wherein the one or more physical features related to the physical appearance of the avatar correspond to one or more personality attributes of a user; receiving one or more user inputs associated with the one or more personality attributes of the user, including receiving a first set of the one or more user inputs from a first set of users and receiving a second set of the one or more user inputs from a second set of users, wherein receiving the first set of the one or more user inputs from the first set of users and receiving the second set of the one or more user inputs from the second set of users includes perceptions of the first set of users and second set of users of how accurately the avatar represents the user; modifying the one or more physical features of the avatar based, at least in part, upon the one or more user inputs associated with the one or more personality attributes of the user; displaying the avatar, wherein the displayed avatar reflects the modifications to the one or more modified physical features of the avatar; and automatically providing different versions of the avatar to different sets of users based, at least in part, upon the received one or more user inputs associated with the one or more personality attributes of the user, wherein a first version of the avatar is provided based upon, at least in part, the one or more user inputs received from the first set of users and a second version of the avatar is provided based upon, at least in part, the one or more user inputs received from the second set of users.