RFID reader integration to virtual world monitoring

A computer program product for representing a physical object in a virtual world, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, to receive an update signal corresponding to an RFID tag, wherein a RFID tag is not in a line of sight of a RFID reader;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, to determine an RFID tag identifier, an RFID reader identifier, and an associated asset name from the update;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, to look up a virtual area associated with the RFID reader identifier;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, to teleport a virtual asset associated with the RFID tag identifier to the virtual area in the virtual world;
• and
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, to render a virtual asset in the virtual world based on an avatar perspective, wherein the virtual asset is a model of the asset, and
• wherein rendering further comprises rendering the RFID reader in the virtual area corresponding to the RFID reader in the virtual world based on an avatar perspective.

A data processing system comprising:

• a bus;
• a storage device connected to the bus, wherein computer usable code is located in the storage device;
• a communication unit connected to the bus;
• a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code for representing a physical object in a virtual world, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to receive an update signal corresponding to an RFID tag, wherein a RFID tag is not in a line of sight of a RFID reader;
• determine an RFID tag identifier, an RFID reader identifier, and an associated asset name from the update;
• look up a virtual area associated with the RFID reader identifier;
• teleport a virtual asset associated with the RFID tag identifier to the virtual area in the virtual world;
• and render a virtual asset in the virtual world based on an avatar perspective, wherein the virtual asset is a model of the asset, and wherein rendering further comprises rendering the RFID reader in the virtual area corresponding to the RFID reader in the virtual world based on an avatar perspective.