Patent Document ID: 8131740
Application ID: 11869329

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for responding to a search request for non-avatar virtual objects present in an immersive virtual environment, comprising: receiving, from a user, a search query for non-avatar virtual objects of the virtual environment, wherein the search query includes one or more attribute conditions identifying characteristics of at least one non-avatar virtual object of the virtual environment, and wherein the search query includes at least one interaction condition describing the user's past interaction with non-avatar virtual objects of the virtual environment; determining a collection of non-avatar virtual objects present in the virtual environment satisfying the one or more attribute conditions of the search query; filtering the collection of non-avatar virtual objects, based on the one or more interaction conditions, to produce a set of search results responsive to the search query; and returning the set of search results to the user.

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Claim 4:
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interaction condition specifies when in time the user saw a given virtual object while interacting with the virtual environment.