Customized rule application as function of avatar data
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid C. Brillhart, Christopher J. Dawson, Michael D. Kendzierski, James W. Seaman
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Abstract
An avatar behavior rule is customized within a virtual universe environment as a function of individual avatar data. It is determined whether the activity of an avatar is relevant to a behavior rule for a virtual universe. If the activity is determined to be relevant to the rule, the rule is customized for the avatar as a function of individual avatar data associated with the avatar, and it is determined whether the activity exceeds a violation threshold of the customized rule. If the activity is determined to exceed the customized rule violation threshold, an appropriate action is taken as specified by the customized rule.
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A method for customizing an avatar behavior rule, the method comprising:
- a processing unit determining whether a current activity of an avatar of a user within a virtual universe violates a behavior rule for a commercial site within a virtual universe;
- the processing unit automatically relaxing the rule to be permissive of the current avatar activity and allow the avatar to engage in commercial activity within the commercial site if the avatar activity is determined to violate the rule and if determined that a history data of the avatar indicates a strong likelihood of a successful commercial transaction;
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- the processing unit updating the avatar history in response to steps of determining that the avatar activity violated the rule and relaxing the rule.
A system, comprising:
- a processing unit in communication with a computer readable memory and a computer-readable storage medium;
- wherein the processing unit, when executing program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory:
- determines whether a current activity of an avatar of a user within a virtual universe violates a behavior rule for a commercial site within a virtual universe;
- automatically relaxes the rule to be permissive of the current avatar activity and allow the avatar to engage in commercial activity within the commercial site if the avatar activity is determined to violate the rule and if determined that a history data of the avatar indicates a strong likelihood of a successful commercial transaction;
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- updates the avatar history in response to determining that the avatar activity violated the rule and relaxing the rule.
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a computer-readable tangible storage device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer system processing unit, cause the processing unit to:
- determine whether a current activity of an avatar of a user within a virtual universe violates a behavior rule for a commercial site within a virtual universe;
- automatically relax the rule to be permissive of the current avatar activity and allow the avatar to engage in commercial activity within the commercial site if the avatar activity is determined to violate the rule and if determined that a history data of the avatar indicates a strong likelihood of a successful commercial transaction;
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- update the avatar history in response to determining that the avatar activity violated the rule and relaxing the rule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.