Automatic profile-based avatar generation
OwnerRajesh NARAYANAN, Maud Cahuzacinventors
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Abstract
A system, method and device for providing an avatar for interaction in a virtual environment. A user provides a user identifier and a user profile not associated with an avatar is retrieved based on the user identifier. Avatar characteristics are determined based on the retrieved user profile. The virtual environment is rendered with an avatar based on the determined avatar characteristics. The retrieved user profile may include at least one of a default profile, an advertiser supplied profile, a profile associated with a given user and a profile associated with the virtual environment.
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A method of providing an avatar for interaction in a virtual environment, the method comprising acts of:
- providing a user identifier;
- retrieving a user profile not associated with an avatar based on the user identifier;
- determining avatar characteristics based on the retrieved user profile;
- and
- rendering the virtual environment and an avatar based on the determined avatar characteristics.
An application embodied on a computer readable medium arranged to provide an avatar for interaction in a virtual environment, the application comprising:
- a portion configured to provide a user identifier;
- a portion configured to retrieve a user profile not associated with an avatar based on the user identifier;
- a portion configured to determine avatar characteristics based on the retrieved user profile;
- and
- a portion configured to render the virtual environment and an avatar based on the determined avatar characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.