Patent №
US 8,056,121
Granted
2011-11-08
Filed 2007
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11924769
A protection mechanism(s) for a virtual universe account maintains integrity of the virtual universe account as well as the virtual universe. An avatar associated with a virtual universe account may be misappropriated and/or used inappropriately by a non-comporting user against the wishes or without the knowledge of the virtual universe account owner. A non-comporting user (i.e., a user not authorized to use the virtual universe account, an authorized user who misuses a virtual universe account, etc.) can use an avatar to perform potentially damaging and/or damaging activities in the virtual universe (e.g., destroy property, impact reputation associated with the virtual universe account, reduce value of the virtual universe account, etc.) Embodiments of the inventive subject matter detect when a user misappropriates and/or misuses a virtual universe account (i.e., detects a non-comporting user), and attempts to restore state of the virtual universe prior to the misuse and/or misappropriation.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 200230042
Assignors
HAMILTON, RICK A., II, KOZLOSKI, JAMES R., O'CONNELL, BRIAN M., PICKOVER, CLIFFORD A., WALKER, KEITH R.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.